They're going to ban Smartphone use at shows

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  • ikiT
    ikiT USA Posts: 11,059
    With the updated ticket policy...you must bring a smartphone.

    Not a fan.
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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    helplessdancer said:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtsnO3aEi3g
    this was not done with a smart phone. that is for sure LOL
    it also happens to be a moment in time that i will probably cherish till my last breath on earth. a show i was at.
    thank goodness for people who film shit on real cameras!
  • ehbacon
    ehbacon Posts: 1,972
    Tiki said:
    With the updated ticket policy...you must bring a smartphone.

    Not a fan.
    If you actually think that this will effect camera use... I can't.
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  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I hate everyone and everything!!!!!
  • ZeldaZonk
    ZeldaZonk Seattle Posts: 614
    P34RL J4MM3R said:
    Or do what Jack White did and have Free pictures from the show available on the website for free download. Jack has his own Professional photographer take pics and post them on the third man site for each show. You can download and save as many as you like. And these are great pics from a photographer who has 100% access. It did not stop everyone, but I could tell less phones out than usual.


    Yeah, I noticed a lot less people using phones at his shows on the Lazaretto tour. I'm seeing his show in August right after the PJ home shows, and this should be rather interesting because it's going to be a phone-free show. This is the first time I've been to a show where phones won't be allowed, so I'm pretty stoked because it's really gotten out of hand the past few years. For anyone who is curious about how this will work, this is what was posted when I bought the tickets:

    Jack White

    Please note PLEASE NOTE: this is a PHONE-FREE show. No photos, video or audio recording devices allowed. We think you'll enjoy looking up from your gadgets for a little while and experience music and our shared love of it IN PERSON. Upon arrival at the venue, all phones and other photo or video-capturing gizmos will be secured in a Yondr pouch that will be unlocked at the end of the show. You keep your pouch-secured phone on you during the show and, if needed, can unlock your phone at any time in a designated Yondr Phone Zone located in the lobby or concourse. For those looking to do some social media postings, let us help you with that. Our official tour photographer will be posting photos and videos after the show at jackwhiteiii.com and the new Jack White Live Instagram account @officialjackwhitelive. Repost our photos & videos as much as you want and enjoy a phone-free, 100% human experience.


    Hopefully it's a success and maybe more artists will try this approach. 

    Forever feeling the sting of Raleigh 2016
  • malphurs72
    malphurs72 NC Piedmont Posts: 70
    The Yondr pouch thing was done at a Cage the Elephant show I went to last year. Worked very well. Didn’t add any time to lines getting in, and getting it unlocked after was quick too. Of course this was a small show, but hopefully it will become more widespread
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  • ZeldaZonk
    ZeldaZonk Seattle Posts: 614
    I really hope it does. It's ridiculous how many people are taking video at shows these days. It's one thing to snap a picture or two, but to stand there and hold your phone up in the air for the duration of a song(s) is rude to everyone else around or behind you. I'm sure it's annoying for the artists as well to stare out into a crowd of people holding up their devices. 
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,836
    As long as the phone isn’t blocking my view I’ve learned to ignore it and just enjoy myself. I can’t control their behavior.

    plus I hate the idea of banning cell phones. I may need to be reached while im at a concert. Family emergencies and all...
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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 15,956
    Is it really possible to lock up phones in these bags at an arena show for 20,000 people or a ballpark show with 40,000 plus?
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  • Kristiewithak
    Kristiewithak Posts: 86
    I have been to alot of concerts inside and outside venues as well as small such as a house of blues vs us cellular colosseum. This would possibly be a first for pj and in a stadium. I think the cellphones require common sense and common courtesy. I will take maybe a few pics if a moment happens that is photo worthy but I def don't stand with phone in hand...im there to enjoy the show. That being said I have recorded a few moments of a favorite song now and again but I am careful to not hold phone up in front of anyone and check my view before I even attempt it. I can't say I've ever been bothered by a phone tho, I am typically totally into the whole experience and maybe just don't notice?
  • BF89905
    BF89905 Posts: 1,447
    We can only hope they do
  • R-Dub81
    R-Dub81 Posts: 374
    With ticketing companies now pushing the paper-less ticket, and using a QR Code on your phones, I think it will end up being a hard policy to police. The last big show I went to where i had a virtual ticket, I had to show it anytime tried to get back to my seat. 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited February 2018
    cincybearcat said:
    As long as the phone isn’t blocking my view I’ve learned to ignore it and just enjoy myself. I can’t control their behavior.

    plus I hate the idea of banning cell phones. I may need to be reached while im at a concert. Family emergencies and all...
    Well, that's the only problem. If the phones weren't blocking my view I wouldn't give a shit. Unfortunately, phones are indeed blocking my view, probably at a good 50% of the shows I attend.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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  • Gingerlou77
    Gingerlou77 Posts: 429
    I have a few cool photos but would be happy to be phone free! 
  • disilluzion
    disilluzion Posts: 1,015
    After the DMB show the other night, I noticed 3 things:

    1) I'm too old for GA, and all the careless fools bumping into me all night, falling down multiple times.
    2) If you think 10c members are entitled, you haven't seen the elitist d-bags that are in the Warehouse. And I say this as a Warehouse member.
    3) I watched half of the show through someone else's phone. Put the damn things away! 15 seconds to snap some pictures and back in the pocket. Bleeping ridiculous. I fully support banning the "smart" aspect of phones at shows, while still making it possible to call and text. 
  • LiteTheMatch
    LiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    More Than 60 Fans Ejected From A PERFECT CIRCLE Show For Taking Photos

    [ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/more-than-60-fans-ejected-from-a-perfect-circle-show-for-taking-photos.html ]

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  • LiteTheMatch
    LiteTheMatch Posts: 1,208
    Tool does it, as well as Puscifer & A Perfect Circle.    Dave Chappelle & Ari Shaffir too.


    A child's rhyme stuck in my head...
    It said "Life is nothing but a dream."
    I've spent so many years in question
    To find I'd known this all along.
  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    “I don’t like talking chairs”
  • David Kaufmann
    David Kaufmann Lancashire Posts: 49
    I'm sure it's been mentioned but seems unlikely as tickets for US shows will be on your smart phone!!!
  • moemoe6434
    moemoe6434 Posts: 468
    I don’t concern myself with what others do at a show unless they are physically harming others (or puking/pissing).  They spent a lot of money, if they want to listen to the music and play games on their phone that is their choice.
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