Should filming/taking photos be banned at concerts?

Thoughts_Arrive

Yes.
I am sick of seeing people standing there like manequins filming/taking photos.
Get into it, concerts you need to go crazy to the music.
Sure, you will have memories on your device, but you lose the experience and that is worth more.
Modern technology is killing live music.

nuffingman

Yes.
I agree with you 100%. I don't care if they are missing out it's having a phone held up in front of me that pisses me off.

DewieCox

No....I've seen alotta people doin it at shows and I've never let it bother me. I just enjoy the show instead.

dimitrispearljam

no banned before they share the dvd from the show

foursymbols

nuffingman wrote:

Yes.
I agree with you 100%. I don't care if they are missing out it's having a phone held up in front of me that pisses me off.

Yes this!! Sick of standing behind people who hold camera/phone up in the air recording.. They actually just watch whole gig on their phone!! Just enjoy the bleedin' gig...

eddiec

I think the band has always supported people taking videos and sharing them with their friends. Besides, if someone enjoys the concert by taking pictures well they paid the same for the ticket. I agree you shouldn't have a camera or phone in your face but it's all part of the deal. Like going to a sports game and some annoying immature guy a couple rows away won't stop heckling the opposing players.

nuffingman

eddiec wrote:

Besides, if someone enjoys the concert by taking pictures well they paid the same for the ticket. I agree you shouldn't have a camera or phone in your face but it's all part of the deal.

Since when has this been part of the deal?

helplessdancer

I LOVE YOU TUBE

there are many many live experiences that i miss, but i still get to see them cause someone films it live, when it happens, and uploads it

please think about the people who aren't there, who would love to be there
they deserve something

nuffingman

shiningstar wrote:

I LOVE YOU TUBE

there are many many live experiences that i miss, but i still get to see them cause someone films it live, when it happens, and uploads it

please think about the people who aren't there, who would love to be there
they deserve something

No they don't! It's the people that pay for the tickets, transport, hotels that deserve something. Most of the youtube stuff sounds dreadfull and looks awful.

LukinFan

DewieCox wrote:

No....I've seen alotta people doin it at shows and I've never let it bother me. I just enjoy the show instead.

exactly - a few pictures are fine - doesn't bother me at all

theserialthrilla

if we got a dvd boot as well as the cd in the good section...then no need for people to film ..


ahem pearl jam we want dvds of all shows

dimitrispearljam

theserialthrilla wrote:

if we got a dvd boot as well as the cd in the good section...then no need for people to film ..


ahem pearl jam we want dvds of all shows

i like this guy

pandora

The phone thing doesn't bother me.
In KC it was the only way I could see much of anything ...
was on the phone held up by the person in front of me.
and I too say thank you for you tube.... beautiful videos.

It should be up to the artists on stage though. The right shouldn't go with a ticket.

In the case of the intimate EV shows, his stage presence is entirely different then with PJ.
There is a vulnerability, he is not playing the same part, Eddie is a great actor too
as all good musicians are.
He is alone, personal, a totally different type of reaching out and bonding.
There is a closeness shared there with him and the fans around you that is night
and day different than the Pearl jam concert experience.
So I say respect the artists wishes and enjoy!
It will be the time of your life ....that keeps on giving

Wilds

Who am I to question how someone wants to enjoy the concert experience. If it makes them happy then go for it.

I'm doing my own thing at a show. I barely notice anyone holding a camera/cellphone.

keeponrockin

Whenever I bring my camera I take pics during the first few songs, then put it away.

helplessdancer

nuffingman wrote:

shiningstar wrote:

I LOVE YOU TUBE

there are many many live experiences that i miss, but i still get to see them cause someone films it live, when it happens, and uploads it

please think about the people who aren't there, who would love to be there
they deserve something

No they don't! It's the people that pay for the tickets, transport, hotels that deserve something. Most of the youtube stuff sounds dreadfull and looks awful.

u havent seen nothingman hartford yet?? :shock:
oh my....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVysg8UjNW0

if you look at the # of hits on youtube then that will determine quality. i usually don't watch anything that has 12hits.

as a music fan i am very grateful for what people capture on their HD cameras and philly halloween wouldn't exist on dvd if it wasn't for said cameras. nuff said there.

red mos

dimitrispearljam wrote:

theserialthrilla wrote:

if we got a dvd boot as well as the cd in the good section...then no need for people to film ..


ahem pearl jam we want dvds of all shows

i like this guy

the who did this. Ed/ PJ follow your idols and release cd/dvd boots of shows. Pleassssseeeeee.

red mos

I'm 50/50 on it. In reserved seating it doesn't seem to be a problem from the concer goer's perspective. I was annoyed at the guy next to me 5th row at Dead weather in GA taking pics and blocking my view many, many times. Also he kept trying to coax his friends into cutting in front of us and they were like 10 rows back. I mean really? kind of pissed me off. But seeing Jack white kick ass from 5 rows from the stage made up for it.

I like video because decent quality one's allow you to relive what you saw,/ may have missed being lost in the moment. I can see how video devices piss fans and bands off though.

Kilgore_Trout

lets ban assholes that hold up flags/signs throughout entire GA concerts too... theres people behind you!!!

the same people that are taking 100 pictures with their digital camera / phone never would've done the same in the film days... and the majority are improperly using their flash... i have these screens in my way and all i see are shitty picture after shitty picture... so it doesn't just make me angry as a concert goer, it makes me angry as an art lover... leave the photos to the professionals the band hires... get some pictures off their website if you need them

stipe19

I saw Green Day last year and the singer Billie Joe stopped the during the first song. And he was like what the fuck are all you people doing watching us through your cameras and cell phones. We are live right in fuckin front of you. If you want to see us on tape stay the fuck home and watch a fucking video. I thought that was pretty fuckin funny.

Kraven

shiningstar wrote:

u havent seen nothingman hartford yet?? :shock:
oh my....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVysg8UjNW0

Watched this, such a stunning version of the song. I still can't figure out which one is better, this one or the MSG one. They were both jaw dropping.

MysteryTrain

I'm perfectly fine with it, as long as it doesn't physically block my view.
But what I can't stand are those people who get their pictures taken with the stage as the background. Totally pisses me off.

JDB

Of course not, there's nothing wrong with people taking a few photos at a show. If fuckwits want to stand there and film the whole thing on their cellphone then who cares, they're dickheads anyway.

dimitrispearljam

i dont have problem...the thing piss me off is that some people want more rules,more rules more rules,,dont do that in a concert,dont move ,dont jump, dont sing,dont scream,dont take fotos, dont think,dont this, dont that..
freedom mutharfuckaaaa!!!!!!!let people express them selfs...and your solution is revenge..banned them from the venue.....you remind me those old people that they dont want nothing to happen..and they are already dead inside them..

scottstappsucks

I'd only want it banned if the bands themselves post videos/photos from all shows on their website, which would eliminate the need for fans to film/take pictures. Otherwise no.

Thoughts_Arrive

stipe19 wrote:

I saw Green Day last year and the singer Billie Joe stopped the during the first song. And he was like what the fuck are all you people doing watching us through your cameras and cell phones. We are live right in fuckin front of you. If you want to see us on tape stay the fuck home and watch a fucking video. I thought that was pretty fuckin funny.

Good on him, I would have said the same.
Fuck everything is shit nowdays.
What next, people will bring 3D glasses to concerts and headphones.

nuffingman

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i dont have problem...the thing piss me off is that some people want more rules,more rules more rules,,dont do that in a concert,dont move ,dont jump, dont sing,dont scream,dont take fotos, dont think,dont this, dont that..
freedom mutharfuckaaaa!!!!!!!let people express them selfs...and your solution is revenge..banned them from the venue.....you remind me those old people that they dont want nothing to happen..and they are already dead inside them..

Yeh!!!
Let's let everyone hold cameras up in front of your face the whole show.
Let's laugh it off when that flag keeps going up in front of you.
And I just love it when those guys near you spend the whole show screaming and talking to each other.
My favourite though is when just for the sake of it some large mindless dorks start moshing and almost remove your wifes front teeth with flying elbows. Freedom!!!!!
And I split my sides laughing when that plastic bottle spins through the air showering everyone with piss.

This is the way to GO!!!!!!!!!!

I like to jump about and sing but I do care about not pissing other people off.

Thoughts_Arrive

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i dont have problem...the thing piss me off is that some people want more rules,more rules more rules,,dont do that in a concert,dont move ,dont jump, dont sing,dont scream,dont take fotos, dont think,dont this, dont that..
freedom mutharfuckaaaa!!!!!!!let people express them selfs...and your solution is revenge..banned them from the venue.....you remind me those old people that they dont want nothing to happen..and they are already dead inside them..

Anarchist.

helplessdancer

Kraven wrote:

shiningstar wrote:

u havent seen nothingman hartford yet?? :shock:
oh my....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVysg8UjNW0

Watched this, such a stunning version of the song. I still can't figure out which one is better, this one or the MSG one. They were both jaw dropping.

hartford is the definitive version, until someone can show me a youtube link that tops that one
and that recording is a+ in my books. nothing shitty about quality there!!

i have always loved that song but after seeing this clip i had to revisit my thoughts about that song, and have come to terms with it now being the # 1 song i really hope to hear live, asap

pandora

i think the signs are selfishly rude to the people behind you
we all have requests, songs we are dying to hear
if everyone held up a sign think of the mess that would be
not a pretty sight
too many signs in this world as it is

dimitrispearljam

nuffingman wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

i dont have problem...the thing piss me off is that some people want more rules,more rules more rules,,dont do that in a concert,dont move ,dont jump, dont sing,dont scream,dont take fotos, dont think,dont this, dont that..
freedom mutharfuckaaaa!!!!!!!let people express them selfs...and your solution is revenge..banned them from the venue.....you remind me those old people that they dont want nothing to happen..and they are already dead inside them..

Yeh!!!
Let's let everyone hold cameras up in front of your face the whole show.
Let's laugh it off when that flag keeps going up in front of you.
And I just love it when those guys near you spend the whole show screaming and talking to each other.
My favourite though is when just for the sake of it some large mindless dorks start moshing and almost remove your wifes front teeth with flying elbows. Freedom!!!!!
And I split my sides laughing when that plastic bottle spins through the air showering everyone with piss.

This is the way to GO!!!!!!!!!!

I like to jump about and sing but I do care about not pissing other people off.

how times you was at pj gig and someone in front of you hold 2.5 hours his camera?
come on..ill go to pj gig and ill not sing my favorite song?come on...
i m at a rock concert...if you want robots not,move,not talk no sing ,go to see opera...