They're going to ban Smartphone use at shows

PJ_Soul

WhyNotSweden wrote:

AIC has it:
http://www.budweisergardens.com/events/ ... _in_Chains

Special Ticket Information

**NO CAMERAS OF ANY KIND ARE PERMITTED**
This restriction includes cell phones, digital or film cameras, as well as all audio and video recording devices.

That is pretty much standard for acts in Canada. It's often written into the venue's rules. But they can't enforce that. No way are they going to spot everyone taking a quick pic with their phone, and no way are they going to keep people from bringing them in. However, when it says no cameras of any kind, I respect the request. There just isn't any way for them to enforce that when everyone has a camera on their phone, which they necessarily have with them. The only way I can see them being able to enforce that is spotting the ones rude enough to use a flash.

backseatLover12

WhyNotSweden wrote:

AIC has it:
http://www.budweisergardens.com/events/ ... _in_Chains

Special Ticket Information

**NO CAMERAS OF ANY KIND ARE PERMITTED**
This restriction includes cell phones, digital or film cameras, as well as all audio and video recording devices.

Nice.

demetrios

I really liked what PJ offered back in '05 & '06. Included in our official bootleg download from Basecamp were many amazing photos. '05 photos were in high rez (over 2mb each). Also more were photos from each show were available on the official website.

I kinda wished PJ took the route like what The Who offered many year's back. Each show was released on CD & DVD. It was AMAZING!!!! The offering of this blew our minds!!!

Just imagine if PJ offered something like this? Would it cut back on cell phone snap shot / video recording? Couldn't hurt to try. :angel:

pdalowsky

id be behind this 100%

why take photos when the bands photographer posts up 1000% better ones almost overnight.

demetrios

pdalowsky wrote:

id be behind this 100%

why take photos when the bands photographer posts up 1000% better ones almost overnight.

Exactly!! Invest in the band's photographers to take as much photos as they can from all sides of the stage & inside the arena. And just don't post a few photos online. Post dozens of them. Make them available for viewing here for paying 10club members. It would be a treat.

The Juggler

Zod wrote:

How do you ban smartphones? Everyone has one in their pocket now. They're worth about 300 - 600 dollars each. Good luck trying to get all those people streaming through the gates to toss their phone in some kind of bin.

I can't see the logistics of banning something that a large percentage of the population will have in their pocket when entering the show.

the us open did it to 25,000 people a day last month. it can absolutely be done.

Spags

The sooner they invent a way of us recording images with just our eyes and storing those images in a device inside our heads the better...oh wait...

Vytis33

Jack White had a pretty strict no camera/cell phone policy on his solo tour. To the point if they even saw you with a phone out and texting you were gone. Signs everywhere about it and an announcement before the show. It was very well respected by everyone in the crowd. And I've got to say, it was such a relief not seeing everyone preoccupied with taking shitty pictures and posting where they were on fucking Facebook.

eeriepadave

Soundgarden (aka Nudedragons) did this for their comeback show in Seattle a few years ago.

I also remember hearing Green Day did this as well when they played a small club in LA before "21st Century Breakdown" came out cause they didn't want video and audio online.

PJ_Soul

demetrios wrote:

pdalowsky wrote:

id be behind this 100%

why take photos when the bands photographer posts up 1000% better ones almost overnight.

Exactly!! Invest in the band's photographers to take as much photos as they can from all sides of the stage & inside the arena. And just don't post a few photos online. Post dozens of them. Make them available for viewing here for paying 10club members. It would be a treat.

I don't care about photos. I just want individual song performances posted on youtube. I don't want to have to buy a CD of an entire show. That would suck, and I already spend enough money on this band. They should let us have SOMETHING for free.

backseatLover12

PJ_Soul wrote:

demetrios wrote:

pdalowsky wrote:

id be behind this 100%

why take photos when the bands photographer posts up 1000% better ones almost overnight.

Exactly!! Invest in the band's photographers to take as much photos as they can from all sides of the stage & inside the arena. And just don't post a few photos online. Post dozens of them. Make them available for viewing here for paying 10club members. It would be a treat.

I don't care about photos. I just want individual song performances posted on youtube. I don't want to have to buy a CD of an entire show. That would suck, and I already spend enough money on this band. They should let us have SOMETHING for free.

The band owes its fans NOTHING. The entitlement mentality is an ugly attribute.

PJ_Soul

backseatLover12 wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

demetrios wrote:

Exactly!! Invest in the band's photographers to take as much photos as they can from all sides of the stage & inside the arena. And just don't post a few photos online. Post dozens of them. Make them available for viewing here for paying 10club members. It would be a treat.

I don't care about photos. I just want individual song performances posted on youtube. I don't want to have to buy a CD of an entire show. That would suck, and I already spend enough money on this band. They should let us have SOMETHING for free.

The band owes its fans NOTHING. The entitlement mentality is an ugly attribute.

If you knew me at all around here, you would know that I don't have the entitlement mentality at all and do not think that PJ owes us anything. All I meant is that I'd like to be able to watch vids from shows without having to buy a DVD, and therefore it's good that people can film and post on youtube. Sheeeeesh. :roll:

nevmiles

demetrios

Are there any arena's still out there that block phone signals? I know a few shopping stores that when you enter their store you loose your phone signal.

One thing I wished & I've talked about it for a while now is why can't Pearl Jam "officially" release all their live show's in a sweet CD/DVD combo package? Like what The Who did year's back. Also add, higher more professional photographers at the show's. Sell the prints online if you like or include them with our digital downloads, like what they offered back with Basecamp during the '05 & '06 day's.

This is what's happening @ Pearl Jam show's today ...



Kinda shocked that aren't any iPads in that photo.

PJ_Soul

demetrios wrote:

Are there any arena's still out there that block phone signals? I know a few shopping stores that when you enter their store you loose your phone signal.

One thing I wished & I've talked about it for a while now is why can't Pearl Jam "officially" release all their live show's in a sweet CD/DVD combo package? Like what The Who did year's back. Also add, higher more professional photographers at the show's. Sell the prints online if you like or include them with our digital downloads, like what they offered back with Basecamp during the '05 & '06 day's.

This is what's happening @ Pearl Jam show's today ...



Kinda shocked that aren't any iPads in that photo.

I don't think blocking a phone signal would affect the camera on a phone. People just wouldn't be able to use the internet or talk on the phone or receive messages.... which would be really terrible for all kinds of reasons (parents out of touch with their babysitters, friends out of touch of each other if they lost one another, no set list relays, etc).
But the people who spend a show looking into their phone's screens are total fucking idiots.. I don't understand what most of them are getting out of it. I'd say one out of two hundred people ever do anything useful with the footage, i.e. post it to you tube.

GratefulJam

lol...

BinFrog wrote:

That wasn't a screen.

tribejammer05

Every time I go to a concert I'm behind someone holding their phone up in my line of view and recording video - so instead of watching the show I'm watching a video recording of the show. I usually stay patient at first, but will start yelling "Put your phone down" if it starts to go on for too long.

rvapete

2011 in Philly on the EV tour Eddie got so pissed after the first song he stopped, angrily said he was being blinded, posed for 30-45 seconds for "everyone to get their picture" then said any more flashes and I or your phone are outta here

bootlegger10

PJ_Soul wrote:

demetrios wrote:

Are there any arena's still out there that block phone signals? I know a few shopping stores that when you enter their store you loose your phone signal.

One thing I wished & I've talked about it for a while now is why can't Pearl Jam "officially" release all their live show's in a sweet CD/DVD combo package? Like what The Who did year's back. Also add, higher more professional photographers at the show's. Sell the prints online if you like or include them with our digital downloads, like what they offered back with Basecamp during the '05 & '06 day's.

This is what's happening @ Pearl Jam show's today ...



Kinda shocked that aren't any iPads in that photo.

I don't think blocking a phone signal would affect the camera on a phone. People just wouldn't be able to use the internet or talk on the phone or receive messages.... which would be really terrible for all kinds of reasons (parents out of touch with their babysitters, friends out of touch of each other if they lost one another, no set list relays, etc).
But the people who spend a show looking into their phone's screens are total fucking idiots.. I don't understand what most of them are getting out of it. I'd say one out of two hundred people ever do anything useful with the footage, i.e. post it to you tube.

Agreed. I don't mind taking a few photos, but taking video of songs is ridiculous. The photo above though is probably misleading as it looks like a rare moment where all four band members are together and people wanted to snap a few photos. Even Mike and Jeff have cameras with them during shows. It is a 2.5 hour show.

DURP

I use a small camera. I take a good amount of pictures as well but I always think of people behind me. I snap four to five quick pictures and put the camera away for a few songs. I take one or two videos. But I keep the camera at my eye level and not above my head. Of course it helps I stand 6'5" so I can do this. I also don't do GA so in the seats the person behind me should still be able to see.

When I take video I make sure it's not in the people behind me viewing lane. As I know as song is at least 3 minutes and they don't want to see my screen that long. But banning phones and cameras is like trying to ban beer from the shows it won't happen.