OT: Behavior at Music Concerts

[zappaa]

I used to go to a lot of concerts growing up in the Poughkeepsie area and the place to go was the Civic Center there. They used to et a ton of big shows. But even in the 70's/80's- at concerts like KISS, In the standing room area, almost every concert, a girl or two would squat and piss on the floor and then the standing crowd would start just pushing back and forth like a wave and you would get forced threw the piss.

I am not sure why anyone expects concert goers to all behave.

As for a few things in the thread. Turn off your phone usually means silence. No one actually turns it off. And if you get a text, sometimes it may actually be important. I don't think a glowing screen in a concert hall is going to hurt any one else time.
Taping a show via an ipad is BS- that is a large screen that can really effect someone else view. Talking and laughing over the music is also BS and rude but happens all the time.
Standing- that is a tough one. I don't remember many concerts that everyone sits in their seats. And at ball games- you shouldnt stand all game but at big moments then everyone needs to realize that standing and getting loud IS part of the experience.

Yes-
I’d bet my life you know the difference between, rude, oblivious, obnoxious, disrespectful behavior vs. great crowd energy that pretty much levitates you out of your seat and makes you scream like a crazy person.

Some people don’t!!!’

 

[Kbee3]

imagine how many people would be shot or stabbed if Woodstock occurred in 2023.
Reminds me of that Elvis Costello song "What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding ?"

 

[zappaa]

imagine how many people would be shot or stabbed if Woodstock occurred in 2023.
Reminds me of that Elvis Costello song "What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding ?"

100% different mindset

 

[Knight Shift]

WTF-
Were you raised and did you raise your children it’s ok to stand up and block the views of people seated behind you?

My children don’t even push the seat back on an airplane without politely alerting the passengers behind them.

Some jackass decided to stand without regard to others and my daughter’s graduation…. She didn’t stand long!!

I just love when a kid 5 years old or younger salms their seat back into my lap on a plane. Parents are oblivious and let little Johnny do whatever the hell he wants

 

[Knightmoves]

I don't understand... people talk during music shows all the time (I'm not talking about the symphony or the opera or a broadway musical). From coffee houses to bars up through stadium venues, people are always - and have always been talking - while the performance is going on. At some point it becomes background noise. I never notice it.

The only exception was when I let my wife-to-be and her Silvers Apts. roommate talk me into going to see Duran Duran at the Garden in '84. There was some 13 year-old girl next to me and when the music started she turned and screamed in my ear at the top of her lungs and didn't stop for 90 minutes.

And this 13 year old girl has been living rent free in your head for 40 years. Impressive, actually.

 

[yesrutgers01]

I just love when a kid 5 years old or younger salms their seat back into my lap on a plane. Parents are oblivious and let little Johnny do whatever the hell he wants

I remember when my kids were that age. Would go to dinner with friends that had kids the same age. Their kids would be running around the restaurant while mine sat behaving. And the other parents tell us how “lucky” we were to have well behaved kids.,,-lucky

 

[RUGuitarMan1]

I used to go to a lot of concerts growing up in the Poughkeepsie area and the place to go was the Civic Center there. They used to et a ton of big shows. But even in the 70's/80's- at concerts like KISS, In the standing room area, almost every concert, a girl or two would squat and piss on the floor and then the standing crowd would start just pushing back and forth like a wave and you would get forced threw the piss.

I am not sure why anyone expects concert goers to all behave.

As for a few things in the thread. Turn off your phone usually means silence. No one actually turns it off. And if you get a text, sometimes it may actually be important. I don't think a glowing screen in a concert hall is going to hurt any one else time.
Taping a show via an ipad is BS- that is a large screen that can really effect someone else view. Talking and laughing over the music is also BS and rude but happens all the time.
Standing- that is a tough one. I don't remember many concerts that everyone sits in their seats. And at ball games- you shouldnt stand all game but at big moments then everyone needs to realize that standing and getting loud IS part of the experience.

I’ve been attending concerts since the 70s and have seen my share of some crazy stuff from time to time. I was at New Riders of The Purple Sage opening for The Allman Bros. at the RAC in 1979. There was a wild crowd of young guys seated behind us and at one point they seemed very agitated and I turned around just in time to see one of them take an empty Whiskey bottle and fling it at the stage, missing The New Riders drummer by about 3 ft. I think probably a reason they stopped having concerts at the RAC. My point was about continued, really non stop chattering for 2 plus hours straight with little regard for anyone listening to what is actually being played. Obviously I talk at times during concerts.

 

[mikebal9]

I remember when my kids were that age. Would go to dinner with friends that had kids the same age. Their kids would be running around the restaurant while mine sat behaving. And the other parents tell us how “lucky” we were to have well behaved kids.,,-lucky

My wife and I get this all the time. Our boys know how to behave in public. They're not perfect. If you take them to a furniture store, they'll definitely put out the footrest on every recliner. But they can wait quietly in a line, stand with us while we finish talking to an associate, and sit at a table and eat at a restaurant. Are we lucky? Maybe a little, but it's really not that hard to teach your kids manners.

 

[RUaMoose_rivals]

And you KNOW they are never even gonna watch it again. I had a guy in front of me at theHollywood Bowl several years back, filming the ENTIRE Black Sabbath show. I could see his screen and the footage wasn't good. Just watch the show dude.

Must sound great too !

 

[RU_DIO]

I wanted to hopefully discuss this issue with some reason. Recently there has been an issue at pop concerts of people throwing things, especially phones at singers on stage. The pop singer Bebe Rexha was hit with a phone and suffered a cut eye. Over the past 10 years or so when I attend rock concerts I’m amazed at how many people constantly talk while the music is being played. I find this very annoying. To me, the music is the entertainment. It seems people who go to concerts now think they are the show in some way. What do you think of this? I dont think this is an “old guy yelling at the clouds” thing.

Go to thrash metal shows and start moshing and body surfing. Much more fun than recording the band or throwing **** at the musicians.

 

[e5fdny]

Go to thrash metal shows and start moshing and body surfing. Much more fun than recording the band or throwing **** at the musicians.

Way back in the original Lollapalooza days, I did that all the time.

And occasionally actually made the stage.

 

[RU_DIO]

Way back in the original Lollapalooza days, I did that all the time.

And occasionally actually made the stage.

I saw Avatar last month at Webster Hall. I was in the pit for most of the show and it was the first time I've done it in years. My back and forearms were still sore 2 days after the show but it was so much fun.

 

[yessir321]

Did she stop dancing?

She actually cried. I screamed at the woman after to the point that she and her husband left. Husband didn’t say a word as he knew his wife was in the wrong.

No exaggeration, my wife was nodding her head to the music in her seat, wasn’t standing up, screaming, doing anything to draw attention. She’s far too shy to try to draw attention to herself. We just had an ultra Karen behind us and my wife is far more sensitive than I to what others think.

 

[hankee18]

I was with my wife upstairs at a show at the Hammerstein ballroom about 15 years ago.

We're watching the show minding our own business when this shadowy figure launches from the walkway grabbing my wife's arm, seemingly screaming in her face

I almost took a swing to protect her but thankfully stayed clear-headed. It was concert security, dressed in all black with a hooded sweatshirt pulled over her head.

My wife was being accused of recording the show and we were like no, try the people 3 rows ahead of us....still doing it!

I'm thinking what a moron. No identification...launching at someone like that in NYC...that kind **** can get you killed

Security abruptly left us to go after the other guys but not after a true wtf just happened moment

 

[Knight Shift]

I remember when my kids were that age. Would go to dinner with friends that had kids the same age. Their kids would be running around the restaurant while mine sat behaving. And the other parents tell us how “lucky” we were to have well behaved kids.,,-lucky

We explained to our kids when they were young that eating in a restaurant was a treat and a privilege. If they acted up, no more of this treat or privilege. Never had a problem in a restaurant with them.

 

[Knight Shift]

I saw Avatar last month at Webster Hall. I was in the pit for most of the show and it was the first time I've done it in years. My back and forearms were still sore 2 days after the show but it was so much fun.

Did you see that guy from the Slayer show with the cane?

 

[RU4Real]

And this 13 year old girl has been living rent free in your head for 40 years. Impressive, actually.

More disturbing, at least in my head, is the fact that said 13 year-old girl is now 50.

 

[dconifer0]

Yes-
I’d bet my life you know the difference between, rude, oblivious, obnoxious, disrespectful behavior vs. great crowd energy that pretty much levitates you out of your seat and makes you scream like a crazy person.

Some people don’t!!!’

What a perfect comment, in my opinion…

 

[RULegion]

The worst behavior I ever saw was someone getting so trashed they stumbled in 15mins late then about 10 mins later projectile vomited all over three people in front of him. The smell was so bad we had to move our seats and the staff at the concert could care less and were basically like go back to your seats as we stood in the aisles. We eventually found two open seats somewhere but it basically ruined at least 20 people if not mores night. Why pay for expensive seats and get hammered. I don’t get it?????

 

[yesrutgers01]

The worst behavior I ever saw was someone getting so trashed they stumbled in 15mins late then about 10 mins later projectile vomited all over three people in front of him. The smell was so bad we had to move our seats and the staff at the concert could care less and were basically like go back to your seats as we stood in the aisles. We eventually found two open seats somewhere but it basically ruined at least 20 people if not mores night. Why pay for expensive seats and get hammered. I don’t get it?????

My wife had a Uconn fan puke on her at a UConn game and a USF fan Puke on her at a home game. At least the USF fan bought her a Rutgers teeshirt to replace the one she had to take off in the stands...oh yes she did...

 

[yesrutgers01]

We explained to our kids when they were young that eating in a restaurant was a treat and a privilege. If they acted up, no more of this treat or privilege. Never had a problem in a restaurant with them.

It's funny- because my friends- who are great friends- really did not realize the work it takes to be so lucky. lol Even now, all of our kids are over 30. My wife's 2 and my 2...and all 4 of them are still pure gentlemen and everywhere they go- we hear how wonderful, polite and just great young men they are.

But we have a hard damn time to have them do some dishes...lol

 

[e5fdny]

I saw Avatar last month at Webster Hall. I was in the pit for most of the show and it was the first time I've done it in years. My back and forearms were still sore 2 days after the show, but it was so much fun.

Saw Chucky Berry there many, many years ago.

He came out to one of his classics and after that one said "I'll play anything you want, let me hear it..."

So from WAAAAYYYY in the back, my friend (Rutgers guy, also fraternity brother) and I yelled out "Nadine!"

And this is what we heard:




Webster Hall was great to us after 9/11.

I was with my wife upstairs at a show at the Hammerstein ballroom about 15 years ago.

Going there this Friday night with my Family to see the Irish band The Saw Doctors.

Big fan.

 

[mdk02]

It's funny- because my friends- who are great friends- really did not realize the work it takes to be so lucky. lol Even now, all of our kids are over 30. My wife's 2 and my 2...and all 4 of them are still pure gentlemen and everywhere they go- we hear how wonderful, polite and just great young men they are.

But we have a hard damn time to have them do some dishes...lol

Late in the last century I had dinner out with my sister's family, including my then 5 & 7 year old nieces. Another table had kids who started acting up. I loved the 5 year old's comment "Boy are they going to be in trouble when they get home". I couldn' t tell her "not necessarily". It's the parents.

 

[RU_DIO]

Late in the last century I had dinner out with my sister's family, including my then 5 & 7 year old nieces. Another table had kids who started acting up. I loved the 5 year old's comment "Boy are they going to be in trouble when they get home". I couldn' t tell her "not necessarily". It's the parents.

Its amazing how terrible many parents are. My wife and I always take great pride being told how good are kids are since they were little. We never, ever accepted bad behavior from them when we were out. I bartend part time for extra cash and its amazing how some people let their kids run around the restaurant like its their personal playground.

 

[newell138]

I wanted to hopefully discuss this issue with some reason. Recently there has been an issue at pop concerts of people throwing things, especially phones at singers on stage. The pop singer Bebe Rexha was hit with a phone and suffered a cut eye. Over the past 10 years or so when I attend rock concerts I’m amazed at how many people constantly talk while the music is being played. I find this very annoying. To me, the music is the entertainment. It seems people who go to concerts now think they are the show in some way. What do you think of this? I dont think this is an “old guy yelling at the clouds” thing.

I feel a lot of people now just want to say they were there for whatever the event is instead of just going for the enjoyment of it. That being said I did light a pack of firecrackers at a John Cougar concert on Thanksgiving night MSG circa 1988?

 

[Knight Shift]

No cameras in the crowd and a good time was had by all

 

[ashokan]

Kelsea Ballerini hit with a bracelet to the face