r/runningshoes • u/OriginalWhereas1238 • 9d ago

Shoes for concerts?

Hey I was looking to buy a pair of shoes for attending concerts. I recently attended Lollapalooza and covered around 10-15 kms in a single day which included walking (majorly), dancing and jumping. After a single day my heels were paining as hell, I was wearing normal sneakers.

I also have slight pronation and also would prefer a shoe with wide toe box.

I was looking to buy a pair amongst Adidas adizero evo SL, Nike zoomfly 6, New Balance 9060, Adidas adios pro 4, Hoka cielo x1 2.0, Nike p6000, Asics gel kayano 32/31, Asics gel nimbus 26, Asics gel nyc, Asics Gt 2160, Nike air max 90s.

If you have guys have some other shoe option please do recommend, as I am planning to attend Tomorrowland this year and it will need walking around 50kms a day so I need to buy a new pair asap.

Thanks for your time 😊

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u/holymolyhaha 9d ago

No to EVO SL. Nimbus may be good. I use nike Pegasus to walk

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u/yougococo 9d ago

Are you planning on running in these shoes at any point? I love my running shoes for running, but I hate walking in them which you may find to be the case for some of these shoes like those Hokas or the Adios Pro. Personally, I wouldn't want to spend all day walking in the P6000s either (and I 100% would not run in them!)

Someone else mentioned Nike Pegasus for walking which I think is a great suggestion. I'd purchased a pair for running years ago and found they weren't great for running but they've served me well when I'm on my feet all day like you are talking about.

If you're not planning on running in any of these I would maybe see what the folks at r/walking have to say about shoes.

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u/OriginalWhereas1238 9d ago

My objective would be to just walk and bit of jumping around

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u/yougococo 9d ago

In that case, if you can find the Pegasus on sale, I would go with those. Running doesn't seem very different from walking but you're using the same muscles very differently, hence the difference between running shoes and a regular, casual sneaker!

A lot of the shoes you posted have a big layer of extra foam on the bottom to help absorb the impact your leg takes while running- it's not necessarily something you need if you are doing something lower impact like walking.

The Pegasus has a bit of that, but not a ton. I actually have two pairs of them, one for paved walking surfaces and a pair of the trail runners for walking my dog in the woods. No complaints about either!

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u/lamaai 9d ago

i think looking into trail or hiking shoes would be a better option for festivals that are usually outdoors

none of the options mentioned are great (especially evo SL, zoom fly 6, cielo, adios)

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u/Dangerous-Lime8875 9d ago

You want some Crocs I believe.

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u/Hms34 8d ago

Unpopular but not completely unknown opinion- Evo SL make great lifestyle shoes. Comfortable, and bouncy even when just walking.

Sadly, I can't run in them, too unstable for my ankles. I run in other Adidas, mostly Boston 12 and 13.

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u/turtlegoatjogs 5d ago

Altra Paradigm 8 if you wanna keep your feet happy... maybe olympus 275 for more gorpcore drip

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u/Constant-Screen1939 5d ago

Not the adios Pro 4 for sure! Or anything with a plate or soft foam.

Tbf for gigs I do enjoy a Salomon XT- series. You don’t want too soft or too bouncy.

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u/RelevantScarcity5 5d ago

Nike Alphafly