Timing your bathroom breaks at a gig
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Queues for toilets at a gig follow a fairly predictable pattern, building sharply right after a set ends and thinning out again once the next act has been playing for a few minutes. Timing a break for that quieter window, rather than joining the immediate rush, saves genuinely real waiting time across the whole night.
Going during a support act, if you are not especially attached to that particular performance, is another reliable option, since the crowd is typically thinner and far less urgent than during a headline set later on. This small piece of planning can be the difference between a quick trip and a genuinely long wait.
Staying aware of your own hydration across the night helps too, since spacing drinks out evenly avoids the awkward situation of needing an urgent break during the exact song you most wanted to see live. A little careful pacing goes a long way toward a genuinely smoother night overall for everyone.