I went to a concert tonight, only really knew a few songs from the artist. Person I went with was originally planning on going with someone else but they bailed last minute(sick). Anyways, concert was supposed to start at 7, but the opener didn’t end up performing until 8(pretty standard for concerts that I’ve been to). She was really amazing, loved her music, and she was funny. Was having a great time. The headliner came out later around 9/9:20 and had his background musicians play instrumentals and do the backup vocals. There were 3 of them and they were setting up and getting in their positions before he got on stage. As soon as he came out, I felt this immense pit in my stomach like I knew this man and he had done something horrible to me. Perhaps as a child. Like almost pedophilic. He looked slightly uncanny to me, like his eyes were naturally traced in black. It was like I was the only person that could see it. I have never met this man in my life but I had the feeling that I have. I convinced myself it was just anxiety so I enjoyed the rest of the show with the person I was with. And although songs were amazing, super catchy and soulful, there was something strange to me about his voice. Like the same feeling- pit in my stomach and very familiar. Almost like getting bad nostalgia.
Thought it was important to mention a few details: he is a pretty popular artist (3+ mil monthly listeners on Spotify), makes soulful/pop/rock music about growth, healing, heartbreak etc. It was a packed standing concert, and you could feel the bass very heavy in the venue, like in your feet, traveling up to your heart. The guy standing next to me had a strong and familiar smelling cologne; not nostalgic per se but a popular scent people wear(the musky sandalwood type). I am F20 and have never been assaulted or anything like that.
Did he remind me of someone that I have completely forgotten about? Is this my intuition saying this man is a bad person? Did the sensory overload trigger a memory or is it just anxiety/ paranoia?
I’ve heard about people having gut feelings about people they meet in their everyday life, but that’s never really happened to me, and it’s strange that it was at a concert of all places. Has anyone else ever experienced something like this? Would love some insight on what the f this was. Or even share your story about something similar.