Forest Hills Night 1

He went on at 7:55 and ended at 9:55

I got in line at around 5 (thirty minutes before doors ) and had a pretty good view of the stage. Granted, it was a Tuesday and first night so keep that in mind - note for getting there early: if you line up early like i did, you’ll be in the pit early. you’ll be waiting about an hour for the opener to come on so I suggest bringing a book like I did to keep you off your phone and preserve battery while you wait. You could also bring a portable charger.

It gets hot in the pit so be mindful of that and maybe bring a handheld or portable fan like I did.

You are allowed to bring empty NON GLASS water bottles in the venue and they can be refilled.

Allison was a great opener and I think the crowd thoroughly enjoyed her.

Most people were very nice and mindful of space so even in the pit it wasn’t super tight until later in the evening.

The crowd sang Cherry wine with him while he was at B stage and it sounded so beautiful (I’ll attach video)

If you wear the hozier concert uniform (long skirt and whatever top) you’ll look like most people there but it’s okay💀💀💀 (i’ll attach a video so you can see the four long skirts including mine in just the immediate 5 foot radius😭)

POC: we were few and far between but definitely there, you can find people that look like yourself, it’s NYC after all. Found a couple black girls and they were super cool.

Overall: have so much fun! He sounds AMAZING live and the vocals from him, the band, and Allison were insane.

BTW: there’s one video attached but within it are 4 videos you can skip to certain parts (skirts, cherry wine, work song (duet with Allison Russell)