Dubstep is a trip.

I’ve never chosen to listen to a dubstep song and through passive listening, I’d say I’ve heard about ten minutes. It’s just not something that I would ever seek out. But when I won 2 tickets to a Flux Pavilion show in LA, I was very excited. Dubstep music definitely has a time and a place and a concert is the only time or place I’d be interested. Plus the thrill of winning something in itself is amazing but I kinda feel bad trying to win contests when I know there are much more qualified applicants. It’d be like a grown women with no kids winning tickets to a Justin Bieber concert.

Aside from the fact that dubstep isn’t my thing, I knew this was going to be a great night.

As soon as I stepped out of the train in downtown LA, I could tell exactly who was heading to the concert. It was mostly guys, and they were ALL wearing tank tops. There were a handful of girls, wearing shorts and some kind of tiny top. I didn’t get the fashion memo and I didn’t want it. I wore jeans, a t-shirt, and a cardigan. It’s great when you don’t have to care.

After failing at finding a cheap happy hour I saw drinks at the venue weren’t as badly priced as I’d expected ($8 wells), so my friend and I shared a couple of drinks until we were ready to dance to some dubstep.

And dance we did.

As the night went on the beats got better and the venue got more and more crowded. We had general admission to the main floor area, so everyone was up in your space. I didn’t get a chance to stay until the end but I’m sure it got even more ridiculous. I kept intentionally elbowing one of the two guy in front of me who refused to give me any space (he ignored my subtle hints). I started towards the back of the section and ended up basically backed against a wall with two d-bag dubsteppers in front, and one miserable guy standing next to me. It was time to go.

The atmosphere was all that you can ask for in a concert. It was loud, it was crowded, it was people having the time of their life. I can’t say I’ll start listening to dubstep or that I’d ever pay to go to a concert, but I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who likes to party and I hope to be able to go to one again.