HE WENT TO A CONCERT IN A WHEELCHAIR?! - BabyMetal

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[@MsMorganThorne]

Super helpful! I've been using a chair for almost 2 years now and I love going to concerts. In Canada, it's a bit of hit or miss, since we don't have legislation like the ADA. Some places are fantastic (and often let a "helper" in for free), while others act like they've never seen a person in a wheelchair before. There is one popular venue that is not really accessible, but they let you in early so you can try to find a spot where you won't be staring at asses all night. Downside to concerts in Toronto: many don't have accessible washrooms so I always hit up a coffee shop beforehand. If there is any doubt, I use a combination of google maps, the venue website and calling. A lot of small venues here don't post the relevant info on their site.

[@Wheels2Walking]

Great Tips!

[@chopsalat]

I'm not a wheelchairuser but I've always been interested in how this all works. Thanks for sharing!

[@natalieelizabeth4864]

Hi, I'm an L5-S1 incomplete paraplegic nearing my 5 year anniversary. I learned to walk again and face the same judgements you speak of in regards to fluctuating abilities/mobility aids. I absolutely love what you are doing with your channel! When I was in rehab my favourite band was playing and I was GOING! My doctors and nurses didn't think I could do it as I had only been taught to catheterise that morning. Well. I told them my friend would hold the mirror if she had to but I was going 😂 I got clearance and didn't get back until 4am! I had no idea how I was going to do it but i found out I could go in the delivery entrance to avoid the front steps and I had the night of my life! Thank you! I can't wait to see what else you have in store.

[@Wheels2Walking]

Thank you so much for your kind words! hahah what an awesome story! even from the beginning you didn't let things get in your way 👊🏻🤘🏻

[@PokeHaven]

Having to pee and not being able to have an accessible toilet is the worst

[@WheelieGayJay]

FYI here in My state and country, Victoria Australia, wheelchair users get a card that allows their companion to attend the event for free. I love having this card. This applies to concerts, plays, stand up comics, the movies, sporting events, etc...

[@Wheels2Walking]

Jason Reynolds oh man that’s amazing! I wish we had that here in the states. I can’t tell you how many extra tickets I have purchased for my companions. There are plenty of times I even buy two tickets up front not even knowing who I was going to bring with me.

[@ChrisPage68]

The medical profession has a lot to answer for in respect to the way they load negative messaging onto a form of transport - namely the wheelchair. When I was growing up in the 70s-80s, there was an unspoken but prevalent attitude: "Walking - good, wheelchair - bad". It was as though you had "given up" if you used a wheelchair. I didn't use one full time until I was sixteen and left school for Further Education college. Our house was too small to accommodate a wheelchair inside, so I used crutches. It led to me now experiencing daily pain in my elbows and shoulders in my early Fifties.

[@Wheels2Walking]

I agree, a lot needs to change and i believe it has a little bit, still a long way to go.

[@autohmae]

Man, while I don't have a disability, that tip about the gloves is amazing ! If you want a way to 'market' this to people with wheelchairs, etc. Maybe call it: "the best seat in the house", because as you I've noticed a lot of the times where a venue creates the space is usually pretty darn good (not always, but many times if not most of the time). ;-)

[@KillerFaceification]

Hey, I'm the guy in the powerchair that was at the concert. Great vid! I'm sure people will appreciate it.

[@Wheels2Walking]

hey dude glad you found the channel!

[@cypresswitch285]

More videos please! You are exactly what I need to learn to live in a wheelchair. I have EDS, and need one now. It's only been about a month of having my chair, but that shopping video was invaluable!

[@Wheels2Walking]

Cypress Witch working on some big projects now! Stay tuned! Have any videos/topics you’d personally like to see?

[@cypresswitch285]

Wheels2Walking Maybe, like...a moving about town one. Over curbs, dealing with small gradiants like, uneven parking lots, getting on a bus or in cab.

[@Wheels2Walking]

Cypress Witch i got one of those videos on the way!

[@krammet]

I've been in a wheelchair all my life. I have been to THOUSANDS of concerts in 20 years. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. The glove idea is GREAT advice

[@Wheels2Walking]

Hi Krammet! Thanks for being an awesome part of the community!

[@metalartema]

You rock man, very inspiring attitude. Keep it up

[@ernestrimbeck7630]

Excellent video and Great Attitude Get all you can out of life

[@samanthacoleman50]

Amazing video. I'm an ambulatory wheelchair user due to a neurological condition. I'm still very new to it...just over a year. Its so reassuring that life can be 'normal' again and there are ways to make it all work. I'm getting more confident at going to places on my own again but the wind has been knocked out of me a little by set backs. Thank you for the recipes to life as me again. X

[@Wheels2Walking]

finding your new normal can be tricky but i hope my videos help you along the way to finding it!

[@IreneDesi]

Omg! The coincidence! I've been watching your video's in my journey from abled bodied, now using a rollator and learning about life in a wheelchair because thats where I'm heading towards. Guess what? The first concert I took my trusty Rollator with me was BabyMetal last December!!! Wanting to keep going to concerts and festivals has been my biggest motivator to embracing mobility aids. Thanks for all you show and teach us! And rock on! 🦊

[@theamazingbiff]

Thank you for this! I'm a new wheelchair user looking forward to my "first" concert in a couple months. This was really helpful.

[@苦手蝮-h7h]

足が不自由でも素晴らし行動力に、感動します✨ベビーメタル愛と情熱が人一倍強い方ですね🎵🇺🇸🤘

[@imboredatworkdamnit2775]

HELL YEAH DUDE! That show was INSANE! Great video! Glad you had a great time. See you next time! Come check out the subreddit, it's a great community r/BABYMETAL

[@rustydog424]

0:00 the most helpful person came to help

[@nadyevanss]

Your videos are AMAZING! Want to go to a Metal concert with you, thank you for sharing with lots of people your incredible energy.

[@theamazingbiff]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video! I'm using a chair after getting Long Covid and saw Ministry in my hometown. I don't think I would have had the confidence to do it without your video, but I went with a good friend and we had a blast. Looking forward to the next show!

[@cavzach]

What a cool video! I was actually next to at the Tabernacle, you can barely see me at 12:43 there on the rail. I was going crazy the whole show since they're basically my favorite band. Hope I didn't disrupt your footage of the show too much. lol

[@justinbowe38]

I was there too in the balcony dead center with my wife and kids. Greatest show ever.

[@TexasVeteranPatriot]

Awesome video, Bro! Such a good job mapping out the process of what to do and how so others can go and enjoy a show that may not go due to the hassles. Went to the Houston show and BM are fantastic! Not disabled myself, but a very bad lower back has it's own difficulties, especially standing for hours on end in queue and at the rail during the show. I would have given a left nut and the leg to match for a chair! ;o)

[@PongoXBongo]

Not in a wheelchair myself, but this is great info if I ever have a wheely bro that wants to tag along to a concert. I've been looking at local places to rent a chair for a day to scope out my home and my parents' home for accessibility, keeping it in mind for future DIY work and to try and future proof our forever homes.

[@carlein_H]

I'm going to Twenty One Pilots next year and am still a bit anxious about that but this video helped a lot!

[@Wheels2Walking]

Carlein Hollestelle heck yeah! I’ve seen 21pilots before and they where amazing. This comment makes me really happy that it was helpful for you! That’s the whole point of my channel is to help others just like me :D

[@dougs733]

Amazing video! I've been using a power chair myself for about 15 years due to MS and just last June my wife suffered a spinal cord injury and is now using one as well. On just SSI I haven't been able to afford any big-name concerts, but I've been going out dancing in my power chair for years at free local live bands. Something I've said to many people over the years is MS may get to control what I am, it gets no say in who I am! (And we're both Babymetal fans!)

[@kiprm208]

This is a great vid! I was also at the Atl concert and had a blasr. Great job!

[@brandonwinfield937]

Dude, those elevators are the worst and slow as hell haha

[@Wheels2Walking]

brandonwinfield937 the damn dungeon elevators lol. Better than no elevator at all I suppose.

[@ClaudiaDCD]

I really enjoyed the step by step. Half the reticence to going out is the fear of the unknown and knowing its not gonna be easy. Was that Baby Metal?! Gotta listen to more of them, great way to work on my japanese!

[@slobodanlifeusingwheelchai4895]

I been to some local concerts on open and once my father and i get up steras backwords on big wheels of wheelchair i mised rolingsones due to surgery i got bulet remove operation 5 days before concert very nice video man thank you

[@Wheels2Walking]

Happy you’re enjoying!

[@Onewayoflife75]

Here in the UK we get +1 companion tickets. It makes a massive difference cost wise!! Great to see that you are so confident to go out alone. As a single female, I don't feel so confident unfortunately

[@cheerfullulu3484]

As someone who is a fan of baby metal i envy u for being able to see this concert lmao!

[@stormspotter]

You are awesome im in a wheelchair ♿ as well plus I am part of the skywarn network for the national weather service for my reign

[@michaelhinkle8817]

Of course I find this video after going to my first concert. I received tickets from Vet Tix and had to get ADA seats. Interesting band!!!!

[@Ravenandthemutts]

Thank you for this! I recently turned down free tickets to a 21 pilots concert because I didn’t think it was something I could do or enjoy as a wheelchair user. Now I know if I want to go to a concert I can and to check it out before doing so.

[@bobbiewashere6078]

This is so helpful. I have chronic Illness that makes me unable to stand or walk for long. I'm working on getting a wheel chair to beable to go out to places like concerts again. This video makes me feel confident about the next concert I'm going to. Thank you so much!

[@autyonwheels2321]

So cool! I live in the UK and although music concerts are a little tough for me due to autism, I did manage to go to a london show 2 nights running by public transport with a friend with my chair just 2 months in. It was epic and taught me a lot at the same time. Venue staff tend to be extremely helpful and it is quite cool going back stage and waiting as you tend to be able to catch the warm ups which is an added extra.

[@Wheels2Walking]

Yeah dude i was extremely surprised at how well most venues treated me. i guess in my head i assumed that i was the only person in the world that used a wheelchair and they had never seen one before 😂😂😂

[@ChrisPage68]

@@Wheels2Walking Access and attitudes are improving because of a coalition of Disabled people called Attitude Is Everything here in Britain.

[@Wheels2Walking]

@@ChrisPage68 oh i love that group!

[@joelalvarez5150]

Thanks for those tips on what to bring to any public venue

[@dedclownsRfunny]

Been a para for 20 years. Been smashing the drink and drugs at parties, pubs, and concerts for 20 years, too. Only one way to find out... of course it helps a lot if you have trustworthy mates

[@zenordos245]

great video, man this is very inspiring

[@TheBalls55]

I was sad when Yui left Babymetal.... You made a very important video. Good luck.

[@giddygirl1234]

When ever I go to concerts they always give VIP sits for me and my friends because Singapore doesn’t have ADA seats

[@zacka161]

I love how the shirt just low key can off for the concert

[@zacka161]

Came*.

[@zacka161]

I did

[@LacyRakastanTTV]

I'm a fellow wheelchair user (just commented on your fb, hi!) and do you ever find that "ADA accessible" areas are often not very accessible at all? I go to a ton of concerts as well, and some venues I love and know very well, but others are smaller and older like the one you went to. I've had issues with the ADA Areas actually not being accessible at all! Like people obstructing my view which is my primary complaint. I haaaaate when that happens. Also bathrooms being "accessible"... You know the stalls the wider bigger square ones that are enough to get a wheelchair in but you can't close the door because there is no room to transfer?! Omg I haaaaate it! So freaking annoying. I think it'd be cool for you to make a video (maybe you already have) about bringing awareness to actual accessibility and not just the bare minimum when it comes to ADA standards. I often wish I could go around and tell people that build these areas what is accessible and what isnt, but I have no idea how... Lol! Sorry for the novel, it's just really cool to see someone having to go through the things I deal with every day!

[@Wheels2Walking]

Yeah some ada spaces aren't that great, for example, you get a good view but can't hear, or you can hear but can't see, oh and don't get me started on bathrooms what i hate the most in the H/C stalls that open INWARD so you can't shut it once you're inside. that drives me absolutely effing crazy!

[@LacyRakastanTTV]

@@Wheels2Walking ahhh exactly! Those are THE worst! It's sad that we have to live in such an inaccessible world, but we do what we gotta do and adapt! I just don't like when there is absolutely nothing you can do and can't easily adapt. Frustrating!

[@dozzer]

This is such a great video. One of my biggest fears is bathrooms. My transfers are super weak and putting hands on the toilet to transfer seems wrong. Is there a "hack" for pooping in public?

[@Wheels2Walking]

Hmmm i usually leave my pooping for home but in emergency situations i can manage a public stall. i don't think there is anything wrong with grabbing onto whatever you can some places might have those railings, you can also use a seat if it isn't all wobbly or covered in piss 😭some toilet paper could also help. Don't forget about taking some gloves with you like i mentioned in the video. that has saved my ass a bunch of times 👍🏻

[@dozzer]

@@Wheels2Walking Yeah i definitely need to upgrade my fanny back for outdoor adventures. I usually wear fingerless gloves to help brake the wheels on hills and stuff. If i get a powered chair, that's gonna Definitely change everything, hopefully for the better!

[@Wheels2Walking]

Dozzer yeah man you really gotta find what works for you. I know I have a separate bag I take with me on more active adventures or concerts for example. The trick is taking what you need and maybe a little extra but not too much stuff. I remember taking an entire backpack filled with “just Incase” items for the first year or so I was in the chair. Not I take small bags with just the right amount of stuff 👌🏻

[@MagnificentMeka]

If possible carry a pouch or wipes, that way you can quickly clean the toilet seat if you need to.

[@cheerfullulu3484]

I enjoy baby metal 😁

[@sheilamaina8870]

Nice video

[@toddyzilla6066]

🤘🤘🤘

[@danicamorales2978]

I'm your biggest fan

[@KillJoy_Since2017]

Awesome

[@terraodonnell5042]

What do you think accessibility and concert-going might look like for a performer who will be performing at the concert? Is it better or worse in comparison to going as a member of the audience? In theory?

[@jackchipman7848]

as an usher is there anything we can do to make your time better?

[@sergeypiligrim_sap2373]

Please enable subtitles in the settings for this video!!! I don't speak English!!!

[@Avonmakeuplady101]

+Wheels2Walking Can I send you a message about something?

[@Wheels2Walking]

Heather Pierson sure! DM me on IG. Same user name 😊

[@harry-papayi-galicia4444]

new fan

[@nicoleroy9878]

I thought we had to buy special tickets that are extremely limited?

[@madvill693]

Didn't know you lived in Atlanta

[@everettozmun7750]

Michael Smith didn’t you knew how to used grammer

[@madvill693]

@@everettozmun7750 what does grammar have to do with my comment

[@pamelarenee1]

TnT

[@Leafsfanforever]

Everything in this video is wrong. When your in a wheelchair you get treated like everyone else and if you don’t then you would. No there isn’t some special entrance into where the concert is. It’s called a ramp where everyone else goes in. Use it. You will get searched like everybody else. No one knows what you have on you or in your bag even if you called ahead and said this is what I need they will still check everything even if your allowed to bring it in

[@alejandrodeanda50]

Booooooob