Great EV show in Chicago last night...BUT....

I had some freaking idiot in the row behind me (row MM lower level) who was giving half of us in our row Tinnitus from his damn sonic boom whistling. I also had 2 women to the right of me doing Wendy Williams "Woo Woos" in between songs. Ed did a great performance last night, but that was seriously the worst venue experience I have had... I sorely prefer general admission when it comes to this kind of thing.
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Your first show isn't it? That kind of moronic behavior is kind of the rule for some people at ed's shows, sad but true :(
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Also, how about the jackass to yell at Glen Hansard during his great story, I hope they threw that idiot out.
I like how you generalize...I didn't have a problem with the cheering, more the sonic boom whistling from one guy behind me and two drunk woo woo girls...but yeah I guess I am the asshole. I forgot this is a free country where we can be inconsiderate pricks to everyone around us because it's our right. We should scream requests at Eddie every time he tries to talk and scream out LUKIN in between each song...I am sure he would love that.
hmmmmm......boring!!!....if you want to go to the opera or the symphony then go....don't go to
EV or PJ
ps. yes the cell phones are brutal though
Its a concert...People are whistling? People are drunk? Girls are Wooo Woooing????
Is it really any different than any other concert you have been to?
For the last week or so I have been reading peoples reviews of shows here. And its hard for me to believe why some people here even bother going. We wait a year or 2 for shows, we get all excited when we get our tickets, we wait patiently for the day to come.......Then after the show people come on here and bitch and whine about how other people were behaving? At a concert? Personally, I dont give a fuck how other people act at a concert....Its a concert!!!!
And this is nothing personal towards you...
There are 100 other reviews where people are just whining and complaining about other people at the shows....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Also, the setlist was amazing. A truly great EV show!!!!
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I agree with this but it is Eddie who wants everyone to sit down.. It makes me cringe when Eddie, after every few songs at the Ryman a few years back, would beg, joke and please with the crowd to stop yelling at him.. Some people are just arrogant enough to think that Eddie wants to hear their opinions during a intimate venue show..
A lot of people complain about the others around them, saying they should just focus on Eddie and not yell out. Listen to him and let him talk and sing what he wants. Which I totally 100% agree with.
But if you are noticing the people around you, noting their behaviour and whether they are looking at their phones or shouting out or talking - then YOU are not noticing Eddie too. You're too busy getting annoyed with others and allowing people to tarnish the show for you.
So really, complaining about people who aren't listening to Eddie means that you were watching them and so you weren't listening to Eddie too, so basically everyone's not listening to Eddie because they're all watching each other.
Personally, I never notice anyone around me at shows. Very rarely have I ever noticed what people around me are doing but I suppose this is a smaller venue and an intimate show.
It sucks when people don't know how to be respectful to the artists and each other - especially at intimate shows like this - but what's worse is that people take notice of it and let it damage their experience. Just ignore it, and focus all your energy on Eddie instead of the others around you. And then they won't seem as big of a problem and as annoying.
At Ryman i had a few guys behind us throwing pennies at everyone trying to start a fight..
I am just hoping for non hecklers in St. Louis cause it is mortifying watching Ed beg them to stop...
I understand your point, this is the first time I ever "whined" or "bitched" about a show, I have been to over a dozen shows and never bitched or had a bad experience, but yeah I guess I am just being honest when I say that a few specific people made it an unpleasant experience last night, so it's just annoying that someone is going to tell me to go to an opera or symphony, acting like I get upset over any cheering at all.
Because when that cage gets out of hand...
And people are dunk, and obnoxious, and acting silly.....At a Rock Concert.....
You folks cant blame it on the drunkin frat boys, or the drunkin bimbos, or the people who just go to the shows to party, or anyone else.....
Because that cage will be filled with nothing but 10 club members.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
So you are saying that Ten club does not have frat boys or dunkin bimbos? where have you been!? haha
You are aware he cant see anyone right? Unless the lights are turned on over the crowd. What difference does it make?
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Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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Elitist will be in the 10club cage, on the lawn....
Right where they belong.....In a cage....hehehehe
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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You know they're gonna say "Everybody was cool til the barricade was removed and the commoners were allowed in the area."
This is unfortunately probably true. And it won't matter that many of those so-called commoners will be 10C members who were shut out of 10C tickets.
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Of course....
Once again it will be everyone elses fault...Beacause everyone here, is an angel......hehehehehehehe
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Don't hate on the commenters that are annoyed at the whistles, cat calls, song requests or that people are sitting down. This is not a pearl jam show, this is an intimate setting with intimate songs being played. When the artist sits down and motions for you to sit down, it means sit down and listen to the song & enjoy it.
Just because people are sitting doesn't mean they are not into it. It means they are listening and enjoying the music in a way that ensures that everyone can enjoy.
Clearly the night progresses to a point where clapping, singing and standing are totally appropriate but for at least one third to half the night stfu, keep your phone in your pocket, camera off and clap after the song is over and if you want to scream out requests, go see your local PJ cover band and heckle them.
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as long as you are enjoying the show....
I am with you on this. I was so completely embarrassed when the asshole did that. My girlfriend has been a huge Glen fan since I met her a few years back. To have a fellow jammer say something like that was so horrible and embarrassing.
I have a feeling those people in that cage are going to be packed like sardines.....
There will probably be more people trying to get out of the cage....Than there are trying to get in....
hehehehehehe
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....