I left after like 3 songs, I couldn't bear it. The light show was... blinding, completely obnoxious and not cool to watch at all. I wondered if it was just my sensitive lasik'ed eyes but I saw people around me squinting and grimacing too, though most seemed to still have a fun time at least. The place was very crowded and I couldn't really see the musicians at all (not that the guy behind the console was doing much...). Then my Achilles (which has been sore lately) started to hurt and I said "fuck this" and left. I really had no reason to be there if the visual aspect of the show was not only uninteresting but even painful to my eyes.
First time in my life that I bail at a concert so soon after it starts. I don't mind the ticket money, at least it can support the artist as I do enjoy their music. But this ain't my kind of life experience.
I'm glad it wasn't my first synthwave concert though because I might have written off the genre entirely. Dance With the Dead was much more fun and I had a blast there.
* It was seriously only a bunch of constantly intense, blinding, stroboscopic lights... no screen showing cool stuff or anything. Just... flashing lights, nothing particularly creative with them too. What.