Diljit Dosanjh, Hope, And A Core Memory Unlocked
First concert experience, my personal thoughts on comfort notions, and how when life seems crazy, sticking out of your comfort zone might help
It is one thing to listen to the songs when released and another thing seeing the artist perform live. I never understood the concept of listening the artist performing live when we can listen to it in the comfort of our room until I went ahead and gone to my first concert.
And I have to say, it was amazing. I never thought I’ll enjoy so much. Maybe it is because of the things going on in my life that I wanted to distract myself or could be that I changed because usually I am not a person who likes huge crowds, loud music and open arena gatherings.
I am kinda weird, I know.
However, as I said, I thouroughly enjoyed the Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-luminati Tour in Hyderabad.
The concert was in the outskirts of Hyderabad (from where I stay, it is far), so we took my dad’s car drove up there. When we reached, we were parked a kilometer far than the actual place and walked all the way. These moments on that day felt tedious but now are a good memory to talk about.
When we arrived, there was an open stage, lots of people already occupying the front, but the real view was from a little back of the phase where we booked.
It was kinda nice, we get to talking about work, how things are going with each other, and such and around the time the concert was about to begin, lights turned red and the vibe changed.
It went from this open space to a closed one in an instant just with the light change. And in a few moments, Diljit arrived on stage with his intro song, a video about what music means to him and that switch in people from being excited to actually vibing to him was unreal.
This man knows his stuff and although the show was abruptly ended maybe because of the restrictions of the time, and restrictions on not to sing songs about drugs, alcohol from the state government and other stuff that probably wasn't meant to keep the show short. The environment he created had everyone vibing and moreover when he speaks he was captivating... talking about the full moon, the people of hyderabad, the reality of concert tickets being sold in black, about women and how independent they are, and finally how he became who he is now and more...
Nevertheless, I really really had a good time.
From thinking I'll just listen to the songs he perform and come home to dance heartfully to songs (I accept that a few songs I heard for the first time), the meet and greet of three people groups apart from my friends (an inside-joke), the songs ik kudi, lover, born to shine, kinni kinni, and bhool bulaiyaa title song were the best of the bunch.
There was a guitar solo in the song, ik kudi which was phenomenal to listen live. In that moment, I felt alive...and more importantly hopeful, because life felt lighter in that moment.
And I want to thank my friends for giving me a core memory to keep it in my good moments vault. The photos, the dances, the conversations, the laughters, and the videos (I created a reel of all the best moments of the concert.) we took are nothing less than treasure to me.
All I can say is if you think you are a certain type of person and you can’t have a good time. Maybe try it before making that assumption. Who know you might unlock a core memory that stays with you forever.
Sometimes, we don’t know what we like or want and during those times, experiencing different things might help make a choice rather than sticking to your comfort notions.