I am not a fan of asking my band friends to put me on the guest list for their shows, but it's still kind of cool watching a band for free. For example, a reunited Pavement is coming to Vancouver in September, and my friend Ben is taking me. I've been taken to events for free before, like the Grey Cup, but I'm sure I won't fall asleep at this one.
It's always a good time. Not paying for a ticket leaves countless dollars in your wallet, dollars that can be used to buy beer! And the friends I go to shows with usually don't guilt me into future favours I have to do for them, like paint their house, or get a girl's number.
My favorite free shows happened in one city: Austin, Texas, home of the SXSW festival. The band I was in played on the KILL ROCK STARS showcase, and because of this, we got the right kind of wristband that enabled to see any show we wanted. So awesome!
What was your favourite show you got into... for FREE?