A Guide To Get Organised For 5SOS' Tour

Hello beautiful people,

Well the time is nearly upon us and it is in fact only 1 week aka 7 days aka 168 hours (and so on) until 5SOS start their world arena tour, Rock Out With Your Socks Out. So, for the occasion I will be doing a special blog series all about ROWYSO and how you (if you are going) can get prepared and enjoy the experience as much as you can! :) 

In today's post I will be giving some guidelines on how you should be preparing yourself for this notorious occasion otherwise known as your concert date. I know for maybe some of you whose concert isn't until way later this year you might be thinking it's a little too early for this so you can still read it but it will be here for you when it is closer to your concert to come back and re-read :D but for those of you who are preparing to see 5SOS in the coming weeks then keep reading!

(disclaimer, this might not be very helpful but I'm just giving some tips from previous concert experiences of mine.)

First things first (I'm not the realist) you should prepare your journey. If you plan on staying over night in the city that your concert is in you should have bus/train timetables planned out in advance so that you are not panicking about all that on the day, a hotel booked cause otherwise you will be sleeping on the streets and you don't want that and also some money saved for food, bus fares and in case of any other emergency that might occur. 
   Also what I like to do is go on google maps (or any other map app) and scope out the area of the city, plan where you want to eat and route out how to get there, same with the arena and getting from the bus/train station to your hotel. Planning this in advance and screen-shooting the directions will save your data and will mean that if you can't get internet connection you will have the directions on your phone.


Next, a very important one to some of you, if you want to try and meet the boys while they are in your city being prepared for a long day of stalking is essential. Recently is has become increasingly more difficult to meet the boys because they are just too darn popular and everyone shows up to meet them and they are becoming more sneaky and sly. The best advice I can give you (because I have never been successful in meeting the boys) is to apply to be an insider for a 5SOS update account. This means that when you apply, the owner of the twitter update account will provide you with the information they have (hotel, flight times etc) and in return you send them updates of what is happening at the location (e.g how many fans are there, send them pictures of the boys etc) 

There are still some update accounts who are looking for insiders, for example
@5SOSUnitedCrew
@5sosworldalerts
@5SOS_GPS
@FiveSOSReports

There are probably some more out there but the above ones are reliable so check them out if you want to be an insider.

Side note - if you find out information whether it's from an update account or you work it out on your own DO NOT SHARE IT! Do not tweet/instagram etc even if it's just to one person DO NOT DO IT. I know that seems harsh and you want others to meet them as well but if you tell people and broadcast where they are staying then 100's of people will show up and your chances of meeting them have probably just went down to 0 because they will not come outside if they feel there is a health and safety risk aka chance of a mob.

Ok moving on, your outfit. Some of you will not give a toss about what you wear but others aka me (and hopefully some others so I don't feel alone) will have been planning their outfit for weeks. My top tips on what to wear for a concert would be;

• Comfort is key. There is no point wearing 6 inch heels if you are uncomfortable and wreck your feet. It may look good but 3 songs in you will most likely regret it. So make sure your footwear is comfortable for a whole night, your outfit fits properly and you feel good in what you are wearing.

• Don't feel pressured into wearing what most would consider "a 5sos fam outfit" by that I mean black skinny jeans, a flannel, band shirt, vans/converse and a bandanna. Yes don't get me wrong if that's your style and you like wearing that then go for it. However if you only wear that to "fit in" because you are scared of being judged then DON'T DO IT. You won't feel yourself and you won't enjoy the night if you are not comfortable. If you want to wear a dress, you wear a dress. Honestly be yourself.

I have thought about doing a separate post about what to wear and other tips for your outfit etc so if you would like that then leave me a tweet @5SOSFamDerpCon

Other things that are just miscellaneous would be to get a portable phone charger or spare batteries for your camera. There have been times when I'm at a concert and my camera battery dies and I miss taking a good video of a song I like and I regret it so much, which is why I now carry 3 camera batteries with me to every concert. They are not that expensive, same with phone chargers. And if you are going to be in the city all day you will need to charge your phone at some point during the day.

Pack your bag the night before. Even if you are not going to be out all day and you are only going to the concert it still puts your mind at rest the night before knowing your bag is packed and if you have school or work on the day of your concert then when you come home the only thing you will have to do is change because your bag will be ready to go and it means you won't forget anything. 

Memorize the setlist, some people don't like knowing the setlist but I feel that if you want to record a certain song then knowing when it is coming during the show will mean you have time to concentrate and enjoy the rest of the songs instead of worrying when your song is coming up. I personally only record about 3-4 songs of a concert because then I can jump around etc and enjoy the rest of the night instead of watching it through a camera screen. Trust me, it's the best way.

So those are my main points on how to get organised for 5SOS' concert. Hopefully it helped some of you out. I will be doing follow up posts on what you should take with you to a concert, how to try and meet them and probably when ROWYSO starts I will do mini update posts throughout.

If there is anything else you want to know about going to a concert tweet or DM me and I'll help you out :)

That's all for this week, and if you are going to a show soon then HAVE FUN! :D Also if you haven't got tickets then I know that some dates have been adding on extra limited tickets so just keep checking on your ticket outlet to see if tickets have been added to a city near you :)

Lots of love,

@5SOSFamDerpCon

Concert Review - The Vamps

Hey everyone,

I'm doing something different in today's post, in fact this is my first ever concert review (so be nice please) and also for the first time on this blog the post isn't about 5SOS *everyone gasps in shock* Yes, I went to see a band called The Vamps on Monday and I thought it would be good practice for writing reviews for when I write my review of the 5SOS concert in May. So lets just get into shall we?

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7:00pm - My sister and I enter the venue, scurrying through the masses of people, filled with just about the same amount of excitement as we have, trying to find our seats for the show. When we finally get seated with the help of the lovely venue staff we realise just how close we are to the stage. We will literally be able to see the sweat on the boys' faces (a disgusting thought but as we later find out, entirely true.) 

Around 7:30pm the lights dim low and bursting onto the stage are four baby faced looking boys, the first support act. An American band called The Tide who have recently been signed to The Vamps record label. They kick off their set with a fast paced cover of Neon Trees song Animal. In my opinion an overly covered song but even with that these boys' enthusiasm for music and their instruments was clear to see. Moving on to then play three original songs that although I had never heard before, the upbeat sound and easy to sing along to lyrics made me feel like I knew the songs and all four boys had the whole crowd pumped, encouraging jumping and dancing, which unusually for a support act, the crowd participated in and the screams were loud enough to make you think these boys were the main act. With their personalities shining through not just by their playing but also by the personal anecdote that was told, making me realise that these boys are kind of like 5SOS when they were just starting out. I can say that they will have a bright future ahead of them.

About 10 minutes later the next supporting act emerged onto the stage, Union J. The boyband of the night had a more simplistic set but still had the buzzing energy making the atmosphere in the crowd go wild with screams and singing along to the very catchy Tonight We Live Forever, a favourite of mine. The boys then told of how they wanted to do a short acoustic of a famous boybands song on every tour date and tonight they chose One Direction Story of my Life, much to the delight of the majority teenage girl filled arena. Going on to then play four of their other songs and finishing with the upbeat balled You Got It All, it is safe to say that Union J had really put on a tremendous performance and definitely had us all geared up for of course the main act who everyone had turned out to see.

With the atmosphere in the arena buzzing it wasn't a long until the lights once again dim down and everyone knew just what was coming. Running on to the stage to start of their set with the energetic Wildheart, The Vamps had already captured and engaged the audience. With a set filled with a mixture of upbeat and acoustic songs. The Vamps really did have something for everybody.

The boys also did a selection of covers, from a mash up of Uptown Funk/Shake It Off/ We Can't Stop to My Chemical Romance's Teenagers, it is clear that they can really sing and play any genre. Along with their on stage presence, the boys had video clips of an insight into each members life - from Brad and his dog to James and his cat, what girl could resist falling in love? After each clip, that individual boy came on and showed off their talents individually. Tristan's drum solo was electric and Connor's version of Sum 41's In Too Deep got the crowd jumping and dancing. They also all are capable of switching instruments, from Brad going from guitar to drums to piano and in the intro of Lovestruck all of them playing a drum of some kind, it really is evident that these boys have an abundance of talent.

All in all, this show is really one that you need to get tickets to go an see because the amount of energy and passion the boys have put in to make it amazing has really paid off and I can tell that when they come here again I will for sure be queuing up to get my tickets.

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I hope you enjoyed my first attempt at a review, and of course the next one will be 5SOS! :D next week I will begin my 5SOS concert series as tour starts in 10 days (I think?) so look out for that!

Until next week my loves,

@5SOSFamDerpcon (come hang with me)

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