Do any of you have a tough time after going to a Gig?

[thisisAB]

Well I only went to one concert before and I was just exctatic for a few days, and talked about it for like a month lol. If it was Green Day though, I'd be like Santa on prozac in Disneyland getting laid happy and talk about it for I guess a year, lol, but I'd get upset really quickly after. It's a normal feeling but I'd try to look forward to something after.

[LilyMarie]

Yeah, I have this, too. I'm pissed that I'd never managed to get to a show before this one, I'm bummed that this is the only one I'll get to go to on this tour (single mom, can't afford to follow them around), and figuring it'll be at least a year or two before they come back through here.

However, I'm kicking my own ass for this reaction. It's bullshit, and I don't want to focus on the negative. I resolve to be thrilled to death that I got to see them at all. For now, I'm just wallowing in all the pics/vids I can find, and I put the MP3's from that night on my ipod.

[Soo]

I get a wee bit like that, usually the day or night after, but only if I sit around and think about it. Then the next week, I always think "this time last week....." My usual post gig ritual is to go on and on and on about it to my best friend, (we are both into the exact same music and the 2 of us always go to gigs together - partially because we don't know anyone else crazy enough to queue for a zillion hours before the gig has even started!), then I tend to look at my photos a lot and watch a lot of stuff on youtube. My family tolerate me wittering on for a bit so it's not too bad. I know I will have this feeling after seeing them in October as I am looking forward to it SO much. I have a fortnight off work, starting on the day of the Glasgow gig and I am trying to talk myself out of wanting to get tickets for other shows! Already thinking about the next leg of the tour too! I really should learn to live in the moment and not wish my life away!!!

[Minority_GD]

You're talking about post-show depression, and it happens to everyone. Usually the night after the show, I'm so jacked up and excited that I can't sleep. I stay up really late and talk about the show with whoever I went with and eat food. It's a tradition. But the next day, and sometimes for a week, I start feeling depressed. It's sad knowing that I won't see another show that awesome for a long time (unless I'm lucky enough to go to multiple shows on a tour). Eventually that feeling goes away.

Wow, I thought I was the only one feeling that way after concerts.

I have this post-show depression always after concerts and I hate it!

I even cry when I hear songs that remind me of the show when I have this post-show depression.

It's annoying.

The worst psd I had was after the secret gd gig , cause it was the best day of my life and I knew I'd never have the chance of being so close to gd again.

[Nimrod99]

I found myself going through the post-concert depression this time around. Probably because I went all the way to Seattle and spent the night in a hotel (which I've never done before). For me, it was more like "it sucks that I have to go back to my boring, do nothing, same old same old, kind of life.". I would love to go to multiple shows like a bunch of people are doing, but I don't have the funds to (and I was very lucky to even get to go to Seattle). I'm starting to fall back into the routine now, but every now and then the slight depression will hit me). BUT, hopefully I'll have a show next summer to look forward to.

[Brian]

I literally stayed up ALL day after i saw them. I just listened to all their albums to try to relive it!

[Tripe]

wife not a fan?? how do you cope?

I think that's more common than not! My husband is totally not a fan. He did go to the concert with me in 2005 and will probably catch one of the ones with me on the second round of the tour through the US if they come closer to home, but he would never travel like I have for gigs out of state. What he is, fortunately for me, is largely tolerant and very supportive. Don't get me wrong - he does get his snarky comments in sometimes. But I figure it's a cheap price to pay to be able to dump three kids and a very busy lifestyle with him every so often and go off into Green Day World.

[Sharmellow]

Before going to the Green Day concert on July 7, I had a somewhat boring summer so far. Then, after the Green Day show, I just felt so happy to have finally see my favorite band live (mind you, I have been waiting 5 years. I missed them on the AI tour due to sickness). So, after the concert and I was at my hotel room, I did not sleep until at least 4am in the morning. The day after, I went home. I was bored and restless, in a way, I felt...depressed in a way, I guess to describe it and disappointed. Only because the show was over and it was like withdrawal when you quit smoking and doing drugs, etc. I got over it now though, I'm back to my daily routine. Although, I did promise myself that on their next tour, I'm going to at least 2-3 shows.

[Rbka]

Heh, yeah, hate that feeling. We drove from Adelaide to Melbourne to see Green Day in December 2005. The drive takes 8 - 9 hours and on the way there we were just bouncing off the walls; so excited. On the way back we mostly just sat there. Though we did stop to look at this castle thing. That was... fun.

Same thing happened after Deathly Hallows came out. You end up reading it so fas coz you cant put it down and then bam. Its over. "Post-Potter Depression" is the term, I believe.

And its also how Christmas was as a kid. And formal in year 12. So yeah. Basically any massively exciting thing.

[son]

ive only had post-show because of money problems and location [poor in the projects, ,merch and msg tickets] and how they have truly brought me happiness [and still have].

[Bastard of 1967]

wife not a fan?? how do you cope?

Heh - we both like Mythbusters. Yeah, it comes with the territory I guess -- she has a Ph.D. in chemistry, I was trained as a lawyer and now do IT systems engineering, so I suppose you can say that we're a match made in heaven or something...I'm just afraid of how my daughter is going to turn out growing up with a pair of uber-nerdy parents!! :geek:

But I will say this to her credit -- she asked me to copy a playlist of 21CB that she could listen to in the car, and about a week or so ago came back asking to hear the current concert setlist. She thinks BJA is a great lyricist and that all three guys are really talented musicians, she has just found their core punk style to be a bit grating on her tender ears. We'll see if/how her opinion changes next Wednesday.

[Zalex]

I'm going to four shows and I think after the last one I'm going to sit in my room all week and watch videos and look at pictures of them all.

[Angie-Marie]

I don't think what I felt was so much depression, it's more like that was the most fun I've had in ages and now my nights are so fucking boring in comparison and it's kinda driving me crazy. Staying home and watching movies on TCM isn't nearly as exciting as seeing Green Day play and I'd much rather be re-living that night than watching a Joan Crawford movie.

[RebelofSuburbia]

wow I've had that exact thing after seeing Green Day in 2005. It was my first gig ever too. Although for me it was mostly just the happy feelings. I couldn't stop thinking about it and getting all excited about Green Day. I think it took me a few months to not think about the gig every day. I don't have that with every gig I go to, but with some special ones. Sometimes you get sad and nostalgic about it, but I just drown myself in live videos and stuff to get my feeling of excitement and happiness back. And luckily with Green Day, you can most likely expect you'll see them again at some point in life.

[lobob92345]

July 14th was my first Green Day gig... and my mind was totally blown away by it. I'm now itching to see if I can buy a ticket to see them again next spring if they come back through the US. I'm still working on coping, mostly I've been coming on here and talking to people and geeking out with my friend who went to the concert with me. But now that the high is coming down I'm probably going to switch gears into writing more and things like that.

[Hermione]

I think I might feel a bit sad the day after seeing them the first night at the O2, seeing as I'll be sitting on a train home while a load of the people I'll have gone to the gig with will be lining up for the second gig. Including my brother who chose to go to the second and not the first for some reason

Having said that it'll probably just be a fleeting moment of jealousy, I can't even imagine how happy I'll feel after seeing them but I know I will feel good!

[Hizz10n]

I decided that i WILL get a Green Day related tattoo, because the band, their music, their message, it's so awsome.

Music is like religion to me, and after seeing Green Day live, i'm going to honour them in my own way.

But what to get?? Any ideas?

[Velocity]

I've had post-show depression since I left MSG tonight. I feel like...the show's over, now what? Until the next time I see Green Day (which probably won't be until they tour the US again) nothing will come even close to making me happy like this show did. Honestly, I've never been that happy in my entire life and I want to experience it again. Right now, everything seems...blah to me.

And like the person above said, as I was going home earlier I was thinking about how I want a Green Day related tattoo even more than I did before. It's still not definite, but I feel like it will be a great thing to do.

[Nymrawd]

man i know what you mean...i saw them on july 4th too...i honestly thought i was the only one who felt this way! haha, it's so weird but yea...for the next few days i couldn't even watch the video from that night or look at the pictures because it just felt weird. and i had that feeling of the high, i had it for a long time after.

[.:Whatsername:.]

Strangely, I saw them, and they were amazing, and I couldn't stop thinking about the concert for like a week straight, but I haven't gotten that whole after-show depression thing. I don't know if I still will (doubt it, because I'm not constantly thinking about the concert anymore) or what. I'm kinda glad though.

Green Day would never make me depressed, even if it's only because I'm not soaking up their live show awesomeness. They were amazing and I know I'll have a lot more chances to see them live, so maybe that's why I don't mind.

I have a whole different outlook on Green Day now than I've had for almost 5 years too, just from that one concert, but it's a good different outlook on them and I love it. I dunno, I just haven't been down about it yet.

Oh, and like the others above me, I want a Green Day tattoo like nothing else right now either. I even have a slightly original idea, just need someone to draw it out. xD

[Andrick]

yeah you get withdrawals and stuff

[Tiffx]

Man I'm going to be so fucking depressed after the first show. And I'm only going to one.

I'll probably be on a plane the next day thinking about how I could've been at the second show. I just hope the high from the show will be long lasting. Agh, I can't even imagine what it will be like right now.

[mallorymaloney]

The day after I was grumpy and tired, but that's only because I didn't get enough sleep and my ears were ringing/hurting. The next day, and for about four days after that, I was severely depressed. I was like, 'Um. Now what? What do I do now? Nothing could ever be amazing as that show. I'll never feel that way unless I'm at a show. What's the point in bothering with anything?'

Then for a day or two after that, I had this insane high where I was extremely happy and everything was making me smile or laugh.

Then after that, depression again for a few days ... Right up until yesterday I was seriously bummed out. But last night I went to go see the new Potter film in the theatre, and it was packed with people, so I told myself, 'This is ALMOST like a concert! Look! There's people all around you having fun! It's kinda ... Okay, it's not the same at all, but pretend it is!'

And that seemed to work, because I feel only marginally bummed today. So yeah, thirteen days of feeling totally fucked up after a gig for me, personally ...

But you know what? It was so fucking worth it.

[Beathe.]

I'm hyper before and after gigs. I go to underground shows as often as I can, about twice a week.

After a show I'm happy/hyper and I can't go to sleep. Which is pretty dumb since I have school and work almost every day.

After the Roskilde festival in '05 I was totally beat. People had stepped on me and stuff because I fainted. When I came home I slept for over 24 hours, I was so tired and it felt like I'd gone through surgery.

[Netsirk]

i saw them at MSG last night and the night before.

green day was phenomenal to say the least- everything i hoped and more.

my family and friends are getting pretty sick of me, all i do is talk about the concerts and pull up videos for them to watch.

i have to say, the high is wearing off and im realizing "shit... i have no idea when im going to be able to see them again."

as annoying as it was waiting for the concert dates to come, id rather be waiting than feeling so depressed right now :/