I offered to take my 15 year old son and his friends to see GWAR. All I got was eye rolls and a look of disgust

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Feralest_Baby@reddit

That's exactly how I would respond to that invitation. Definitely not for everyone.

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Resident-Complex4682@reddit

My husband brought 2 of our kids & their friends for their 16th birthdays. Ridiculous and unforgettable! Looking for pic to share….

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“Son, you will rebel against society and the status quo and you will LIKE IT or you’re grounded for the next SIX MONTHS, MISTER! Now go to your room and put on Scumdogs of the Universe right now until you’re ready to come downstairs and eat your dinner! Hrumph!”

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Chef55674@reddit

“And, while you are at, you will also take these Slayer, Megadeth and Carcass albums for after dinner listening until your ears ring! Kids these days!”

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Prestigious_Spend454@reddit

Ah, they were my halloween at Hammerjacks in Baltimore several times in the 90s. But time marches on, and your kid is SUPPOSED to hate your stuff, you old fart. It's part of the process, good it its way even if you don't get to share something really cool with him.

FWIW, the man who played Sexecutioner is battling cancer and is pushing his blood drive. The blood isn't for HIM, but for general good and to foster research. Donate in his name, and you can score a tshirt. It's a good cause, and I'm wearing mine to the show in pittsburgh.

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Rwhite5440@reddit

But as we have all learned from the music, our parents listened to. Many years later, we find we like that same music because it reminds us of when we listen to those songs with them.

At least that’s my experience and I hope many of yours as well

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joesphisbestjojo@reddit

Being a new Richmondite, I need to see GWAR

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

What’s in the water in Richmond that produces so many great bands?

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rubysundance@reddit

Welcome to Richmond. I hope you enjoy it.

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shotsallover@reddit

Wear disposable clothing.

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zombie_overlord@reddit

The blood and guts wash out surprisingly easily.

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shotsallover@reddit

Yeah, I think it's mostly just colored syrup. Made like the good art school kids they are.

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Capt1an_Cl0ck@reddit

Once in a lifetime opportunity. I saw them last year. They toured with Static-X and did a 40 year celebration.

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zombie_overlord@reddit

I saw them on that tour too.

Also just took my 13yo to see Castle Rat/Amon Amarth/Dethklok, which was a pretty awesome show

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Sa7aSa7a@reddit

Holy shit that looks amazing. How much were tickets?

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zombie_overlord@reddit

This one was about 85 bucks

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Capt1an_Cl0ck@reddit

Static X and Gwar with two openers was $53. Smaller venue. Holds maybe 8-900.

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GeistMD@reddit

GwAR has always been an eye roll. They can sing, they can't really play, and their get up is dumb looking as fuck. Seriously I don't get how you thought you'd get a different out come, they're not even cool Gen X, they're gimicky 80s metal.

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Shoddy_Tour_7307@reddit

Stupid take and wrong.

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MinimumAnalysis5378@reddit

I just watched clips from when they were on the Jerry Springer show!

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Shoddy_Tour_7307@reddit

Fun fact. The clips were from the 10/30/96 show at the Agora in Cleveland. My first GWAR show!

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nobodyimportant009@reddit

Man Im sorry. Took my family with me to GWAR last year and my son had so much fun he's going back with me this year.

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Shoddy_Tour_7307@reddit

Sorry to hear. I took my 16 year old daughter to her first GWAR show on 3/29. She loved it.

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mustardmadman@reddit

You need a new son

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hkusp45css@reddit

I volunteer

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425565@reddit

It's worth the price of admission to hear them play She Bop.

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Subject-Stuff-2829@reddit

They dont know what they are missing.

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DifferentWindow1436@reddit

Let me guess - late Gen X?

I couldn't stand this band. But I do recall my Xennial gf dragging me to a show.

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

I’m Gen X AF. I’m not president of the GWAR fan club but I’m 53 and have seen them several times over the years. How could you not? Tickets were $15 the first time I saw them and I went with some friends and had a blast. I’ve seen so many bands because back then tickets were reasonable and the attitude was “let’s give it a shot and if it sucks we’ll leave early “. I was hoping to give my kid just a few of the experiences I had growing up

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DifferentWindow1436@reddit

Fair enough. Withdrawn.

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AuntJibbie@reddit

Must be the cuttlefish

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MrMilesRides@reddit

THE HORROR

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DirtyJon@reddit

Where he doth tread, no man tread tomorrow!

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Sintered_Monkey@reddit

OF YIG

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Mako3303@reddit

Cue the drum intro.

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uid_0@reddit

Take them out to dinner. GWAR has a bar. https://gwarbar.com/

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AlisonSandraGator@reddit

Me after a Gwar show, late ‘90s!

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ALIJ81@reddit

Your name is Alison, too?!!?!?

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AlisonSandraGator@reddit

No sorry! My name is after the lady gator from the Amazing World of Gumball! Great name though!!

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ALIJ81@reddit

Oh that's cool! Thank you!!! 1🥰

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warrenao@reddit

Jeez, are they still around?

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

They are still around and they continue to do the lords work

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

Not everyone's dead yet, give us a minute.

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chadnorman@reddit

In 1995 I saw Phish at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, which is a dual venue so two bands can play on the same night. That night, the other band was GWAR, which made for some very interesting lot moments between the two fan bases after the show 🤣

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saint_ryan@reddit

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nuke_the_ocean@reddit

White T-shirts only! A+ parenting and clearly your family is one of great culture.

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Sufficient_Stop8381@reddit

As a native Richmonder I feel this. I can’t say I really liked gwar for their music back then except for their shock value and general hilarity at the shows. Oldsters really clutched pearls over their antics. I wouldn’t really expect youngs now to like them, either because they’re so puritanical or they prefer programmed robot music.

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SteakSwimming1234@reddit

MEAT.SANDWICH! MEAT.SANDWICH!!!!!! Saw them a bunch of times in the late 80s/early 90s in Richmond area. RIP Dave!

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No_Maintenance_9608@reddit

First time I heard of GWAR was because of Beavis & Butthead when they played one of their videos and they're both chanting GWAR! GWAR! GWAR! GWAR!

These days I catch Sleazy P. Martini's livestreams.

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X2946@reddit

I’m gen-x and I have no clue what a gwar is

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brokencappy@reddit

Same.

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

You’re either lying or just came out of a coma

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GeneralPatten@reddit

I've heard of gwar, but never paid attention. It didn't seem worth my time.

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

Then your time is not well spent my friend. Embrace the nonsense, the sense in this world is useless.

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storm_the_castle@reddit

half art collective, half heavy metal performance artists that didnt take themselves very seriously... started in the late 80s

interesting documentary that came out in 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Z4pB9m8F0

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X2946@reddit

Thank you for no responding like a dick. I will check it out

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shotsallover@reddit

You are 100% missing out. Just know that you go to the show for a good time, not good music.

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LordChauncyDeschamps@reddit

Thats fair. At 15 everything your parents like is super lame. My step-dad loved ELO I thought they were so dumb and boring. A few years later I realized he was right.

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skeeterbmark@reddit

I’d be rolling my eyes at you, too. lol.

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stevejscearce@reddit

You do not “offer” to take someone to see GWAR. You drag them kicking and screaming to see GWAR. In the end, all must submit to GWAR.

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FlyingTerrier@reddit

I saw them last year!

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FlyingTerrier@reddit

Have you seen a baby dinosaur?

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StillC5sdad@reddit

I'll go with you

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maog1@reddit

smart kids

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WickedTinker@reddit

What scumbags

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FluxusFlotsam@reddit

of the universe?

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No-Sympathy-686@reddit

HAVE YOU SEEN ME

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siannan@reddit

Blothar my beloved 😍

Put on some of the covers they did for AV Club. Their version of Carry On My Wayward Son is a fucking scream.

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Andovars_Ghost@reddit

I didn’t understand GWAR back then and I still don’t.

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

Nice, honest response.

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

You’re trying too hard

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Andovars_Ghost@reddit

One of my best friends in Scouts LOVED them and none of the Troop ‘got them’.

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shotsallover@reddit

The whole thing is satire/parody of metal bands. You're not supposed to take it seriously. You go knowing the joke and just go along with it.

The lore is that they're here to destroy the minds of humans with bad music. But the music tends to be not half bad. And there's a lot of on-stage antics that are just over the top.

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Gandalftron@reddit

They are metal band of intergalactic Nordic warriors that spray, albeit fake, shit, and blood, and piss, all over the crowd and are awesome. What more do you need to understand?

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schwing710@reddit

Millennial here. Saw GWAR for the first time with my metalhead friends back in 2003 or so. I find it odd that a teenager wouldn’t like a band that was practically engineered to appeal to teenagers.

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VinnieStacks@reddit

They are attracted to it, they aren't attracted to the 50+ year old audience or the 55+ year old members, costumes be damned!!

You wouldn't be either at 14/15 so let's stop pretending that this is the shit kids of today should be into!

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G0R_G0R@reddit

I saw them in 95 when I was 15, kids these days…

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

Saw them in 95 with the Meatmen and it was incredible

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

You suck!

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DjScenester@reddit

I see them all the time Riotfest! It’s always a blast!

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LastNightOsiris@reddit

Imagine if your dad offered to take you to see Frankie Valli and the four seasons. That’s probably what GWAR sounds like to a 15 year old today.

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I_am_ChivoBlanco@reddit

That is a really bad analogy considering all the rock/punk bands that overlap.

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

I see what point you are trying to make but Frankie Valli had no fake blood,guts ,urine or semen.

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schwing710@reddit

To be fair, you have no idea what’s happening in Frankie Valli’s pants

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Sa7aSa7a@reddit

I would have gone. Who self limits themselves with music. I listened from Manson to Sinatra and 2pac to country. Still do. Some days need Teddy Pendergrass and some need Stormtroopers of Death.

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gooeyjello@reddit

I just saw that a few weeks ago. There was such a huge age range. 14 year olds- 60. So great

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DrNeptune88@reddit

Meat Sandwich.............!

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Round_Ad8947@reddit

We cosplayed GWAR in 1995. Making working costumes was half the fun. I saw them twice, great fun all around. Like Spinal Tap-not to be missed.

Were they in Adventures in Babysitting?

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mattwb72@reddit

Is GWAR Gen X?

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

Apparently only half of us

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vette500@reddit

The best half.

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poolpog@reddit

Definitely

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drum_nerd@reddit

Well, it isn't the same without Oderus....

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Sand_Aggravating@reddit

You should blast the three little pigs every morning when they wake up!!!

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Sand_Aggravating@reddit

You probably would've looked at me with disgust the following day had we went lol

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palequeen42@reddit

I’ll go with you, great time!!

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Schmooto@reddit

Happy cake day!

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irideleye@reddit

Gwar and Mac Sabbath tour incoming - let’s see how the kids react to that bill!

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One-Earth9294@reddit

Man I miss Oderus. It's just not the same anymore.

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Kurtbott@reddit

GWAR is performance metal at its finest

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schwing710@reddit

Castle Rat is also doing a pretty good job keeping it alive.

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singhapura@reddit

I still have a pink t shirt that was white before the concert lol.

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StressMysterious7530@reddit

Friend of mine wore his to school the next day. He was as proud as a peacock.

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twelvesteprevenge@reddit

I had the exact experience w my 15yo kid. “I’m good. I don’t want to get covered in fake blood.” What the fuck, child.

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shotsallover@reddit

That's what throwaway clothing is for. Get a cheap white t-shirt, worn out jeans and some old shoes. Sheesh. Kids these days.

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Sa7aSa7a@reddit

"Buy them books, send them to school, and they fuck the teacher" - My Mom

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poolpog@reddit

I saw gwar in Baltimore in 1994. It was fucking amazing. Dying to take my kids (19 and 21)

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Acceptable-Arugula69@reddit

Noooo….its a rite of passage. 🤣

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FL_Hot@reddit

What 15-year-old doesn’t like blood, shit, and jizz? Crazy world.

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

The worlds goin to hell man

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NetJnkie@reddit

I mean...GWAR in 2026 is even more cringe than they were years ago.....

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Gandalftron@reddit

Are you sure you are Gen X and not a Boomer?

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NetJnkie@reddit

Very sure. Funny watching voting on my original comment going up and down.

Honestly, I've just never been a fan of GWAR. I didn't realize they were still touring.

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Real-Emu507@reddit

Heavily tour too. They've done warped tour. Lamb of gods headbangers boat. I don't listen to them , but won't pass up a chance to see them live

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shotsallover@reddit

I'd never buy one of their albums. But I'll go see them perform just for the ridiculousness of it.

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Ok_Echo_6528@reddit (OP)

I’m sure by cringe you meant fucking awesome

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Live-Motor-4000@reddit

As an old git, I really regret not seeing some iconic bands as they weren’t kinda my thing - as my musical tastes broadened, I now see I missed out.

Anyhow, a GWAR show is a good time, in fact yesterday I bought tickets to see them later in the year

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zombie_overlord@reddit

Be sure to wear a white t shirt and get up in the first few rows.

Seriously fun show though - I've seen them a few times.

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shotsallover@reddit

Here's what you do. Get tickets.

Then the night of the show, you just roll up, say, "Here put these on" and throw some disposable clothes at them. When they ask why, say, "It's a surprise. We're going to try to save earth." Then you drag them to the show, hand out earplugs and just let it happen.

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