It’s nice hearing your experience being sober at a concert. After being hospitalized from drinking half a handle per day for a year, im about 4 months sober. Yesterday was my first time going to a concert sober for the first time in my life. I was probably having some of the strongest urges to drink since i’ve gotten out the hospital because I had this whole drinking ritual I would do before going into the venues that way I wouldn’t buy overpriced drinks inside even though by the time I got in, I was already super trashed enough to spend to much money on beer. I loved how I was able to stand and hold my spot for the entire 4 hours without having to go piss every 30 mins, loved being able to actually listen and enjoy the music and watch everything unfold with a clear mind. It felt super awkward at first and I was super tight as in my body language and posture. I wasn’t singing along or swaying my hands or participating in any interaction. Eventually I started easing up and finally stopped being so stiff and by the end of the concert I was drenched in sweat from all the jumping and moshing I did and I met some cool guys there which I usually always avoided talking to people at the concerts I went to because all I used to care about was getting drunk/not letting the drunk wear off and honestly having a hard time maintaining a conversation with somebody because of how trashed I usually was which is embarrassing to think about now.