CONCERT ESSENTIALS

Lowers volume without muffling vocals. You will hear every word and not leave with your ears ringing.

Cheap, bulk, distributable. Hand them out in the pit and you will know everyone before the encore.

Soak, snap, wear. Drops your neck temp 20 degrees during a 95-degree August matinee.

Doors open at 5:30 and you will not be home until midnight. Phones die fast at outdoor shows.

Sweat, rain, beer spill. Packs to fist-size, dries in twenty minutes after a wipe-down.

Half the tour stops are outdoor amphitheatres. One rain delay justifies the ten dollars.

Holds ID, cards, and cash under your shirt. Pickpocket-proof for outdoor festival weekends.

Most venues let you bring an empty one in. Summer shows mean expensive arena water unless you bring your own.

Stash one in the cooler, one in the truck, one on the keys. Find your stuff after the chaos of last call.

Throws on damp lawn grass at the amphitheatre. Rolls up small enough to clip on the cooler handle.

Folds flat in a back pocket, opens to a real glass. For the discreet swig in the parking lot before tip-off.

Most stadiums now enforce clear-bag policy. Get the right one before you go.

Folds to fist-size, fits in a back pocket. Better than a poncho when the rain sets in for the whole second set.

Multi-day wristbands snap off. A lanyard with a clear pouch holds your pass without dropping it on the lawn.

Sweat rag, dust mask, hat tie-down. Old-school usefulness for an outdoor show in the wind.

Charges phone and laptop fast at the hotel before doors. GaN chip means it is the size of a chapstick.

Goofy by daylight, perfect after the second beer. Big enough to spot your buddies in the pit.

One in the bag, one in the hotel, one in the truck. Six feet means you can text from the bed.

Section 401 to the stage is a long way. Pocket-sized binos pull her in close without the camera-phone glare.