Rude Audience Members

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:16 pm

I think that it's unreaosnable to expect people at rock concerts to be sober and courteous

I know that sounds sarcastic, but I'm serious, I think you have an unreasonable expectation there

Maybe a live DVD or orchestral music concert would be better for you?

But that said, I agree that it sucks. I hate the atmosphere in which you have to watch or play modern music, it's just not suited to it

the_haunted · Post by **the_haunted** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:53 pm

thehenderson wrote:I think that it's unreaosnable to expect people at rock concerts to be sober and courteous

I know that sounds sarcastic, but I'm serious, I think you have an unreasonable expectation there

Maybe a live DVD or orchestral music concert would be better for you?

Yeah, thats a strange attitude to take to a Rock show.
I just laugh at the drunken retards. You know they'll regret it in the morning.
A freind of mine went to masterdon/slayer gig (~$80) and couldn't remember seeing either band.

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:54 pm

thehenderson wrote:I think that it's unreaosnable to expect people at rock concerts to be sober and courteous

I know that sounds sarcastic, but I'm serious, I think you have an unreasonable expectation there

interesting point of view

...do you mean that its inappropriate to expect people to be courteous full stop??? Like in restaurants, or churches or classrooms...or is there something about concerts that may cost $300.00 a ticket to attend that sets them apart from normal standards of behaviour?

I can be drunk(ish) and courteous. In the hundreds of shows Ive attended in various states of mind, Ive never done anything to interfere with another persons enjoyment of the concert (if you dont count expecting them to listen to the music

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mak · Post by **mak** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:03 pm

I believe in being courteous, but at the same time I have to confess to spilling whiskey all over the middle-aged woman sitting next to me at Vector during Bob Dylan's show. It wasn't my fault though, the band started playing "Rollin & Tumblin" and my legs started moving involuntarily, which got my cup shaking all over the show. But if anyone complains about getting soaked in whiskey during a song like 'Rolling & Tumblin', they probably don't enjoy the song anyway.

My main peeve at concerts is people using cell phones, not only are they pissing off everytone else with their screen glowing in the audience, but they're also missing the show... because they're too busy trying to 'remember' (pxt/record) it or txt people about it.

the_haunted · Post by **the_haunted** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:06 pm

do you mean that its inappropriate to expect people to be courteous full stop??? Like in restaurants, or churches or classrooms... or is there something about concerts that may cost $300.00 a ticket to attend that sets them apart from normal standards of behaviour?

of course there is! I've never seen a moshpit at a church.

Hellhound_in_my_ale · Post by **Hellhound_in_my_ale** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:11 pm

It's a pity that the music itself is not the biggest drawing card to a lot of people, witness the BDO fightpits in recent years......or maybe I'm just an old bastard now at 21 years.

Come to think of it, this sort of behaviour occurs irrespective of age/socio-economic groups etc. I saw Bob Dylan 3 times this year - some Parnel residing geriatrics were lucky to escape with all their false teeth and toupees, mwahaha!

Hellhound_in_my_ale · Post by **Hellhound_in_my_ale** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:17 pm

mak wrote:I believe in being courteous, but at the same time I have to confess to spilling whiskey all over the middle-aged woman sitting next to me at Vector during Bob Dylan's show.

Nice work mate, I remember seeing someone do that a few rows away from me.

Post by **Capt. Black** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:36 pm

mak wrote: My main peeve at concerts is people using cell phones, not only are they pissing off everytone else with their screen glowing in the audience, but they're also missing the show... because they're too busy trying to 'remember' (pxt/record) it or txt people about it.

That's kinda funny/ironic. Txt each other or talk loudly?

mak · Post by **mak** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:46 pm

I've seen people do both, txt and phone up theirs friends and shout "Listen to this!" (like it's going to sound anygood through a cell phone). During concerts is one of the times where I like to completely forget about the outside world and phone contact etc.

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:07 pm

If you can hear people talking at a concert then you are not at a concert, you are at a fashion show.

thehenderson · Post by **thehenderson** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:15 pm

Lawrence wrote:
thehenderson wrote:I think that it's unreaosnable to expect people at rock concerts to be sober and courteous

I know that sounds sarcastic, but I'm serious, I think you have an unreasonable expectation there
interesting point of view ...do you mean that its inappropriate to expect people to be courteous full stop??? Like in restaurants, or churches or classrooms...or is there something about concerts that may cost $300.00 a ticket to attend that sets them apart from normal standards of behaviour?

I expect different behaviour at restaurant, or at a church, or at a rock concert, or even at different venues, cities, styles of music. I actually behave differently myself at these different thing - don't you? I don't mean something that's nessisarily completly consious, but it does seem to happen

You're talking about 'normal standards of behaviour', but that's such a contestable term, what I'm reading there is that you expect people to behave like you behave

But I guess we're just using the word 'expect' differently, I think you're talking about the way things would be if you were in the god seat, where as I'm talking about what I imagine will happen at the concert I'm going to tonight

Post by Bg » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:20 pm

worst experience I had was some drunken middle-aged fart behind me at the Mark Knopfler concert a couple of years ago, was shouting for 'Private Investigations' right from the start, I turned around at some stage and said in my best menacing northern accent - "shut the fuck up you drunken bastad" he quietened down after that. But its not the kind of thing I expected at that concert, though if it had been AC/DC and he was shouting for a popular hit, I wouldn't have minded, different mindsets.

sydknee · Post by **sydknee** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:37 pm

Once at a Rory Gallagher concert I had the misfortune to sit in front of someone who knew EVERY single word of every song and therefore felt compelled to sing at the top of his voice.....Now I'm not the most mild mannered person to walk this earth,but being in the presence of my wife to be I withstood this for quite sometime until my jaw was aching from grinding my teeth. In the end my patience came to an end and he got a fair gob full of abuse...I think I got a bigger ovation than Rory at that moment..My missus even thought it was justified...but suggested an anger management course might be a good thing...

jimi · Post by **jimi** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:58 pm

I remember having this fat goth chick behind us at a Placebo gig at the Powerstation years ago. She spend the 1st few songs with her arms in the air shouting "Brian! Briiiaaaannnnn! Brrrriiiiiiiiaaaaaaaan! I love you!!!!" at the top of her lungs. Got sick of it so my missus pushed her over during one of the faster songs. After that I guess she found somewhere else to stand cos we didnt see or hear her again.

I sing along at concerts and figure a fair amount of pushing, shoving, and invasion of personal space is inevitable. I've got a nice set of steelcaps which I call my Big Day Out Boots.

Ibanezdude · Post by **Ibanezdude** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:27 pm

rocklander wrote:carry a glass of water, or water bottle, and accidentally spill it on them so they have to head to the head to dry off...

This never affects the true assholes.