Worst Thing At A Concert

What is the biggest thing at a show that just drives you crazy? 

Nothing drives me more crazy then when people yell out their song requests between songs. Nobody cares what song you want to hear and no one wants to hear you yell it all night long. Shut  the fuck up and enjoy the show. 

Funny thing. I was at Ozzfest in 1998 and this wasted dude with no shirt on kept yelling Sevendust the whole show. No matter what band was playing he thought it was Sevendust. It was hilarious. He would yell, “Fuck yea, Sevendust!” And start rocking out every song. Wasted people are horrible too but this one was funny. 
Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,827
    people talking during a show

    people who feel the need to try and start a conversation with the band

    people yelling out requests
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,555
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    people talking during a show

    people who feel the need to try and start a conversation with the band

    people yelling out requests
    Yes, yes, and yes. I'll add:

    People who shove their way up front

    People in the pit who throw leg kicks, swing their arms, or smash into a side where clearly no one is looking 
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    edited December 2019
    Tall people in front

    Talking during songs

    Pot smokers

    Tobacco smokers

    Shirt off saggy tit guys, even worse with nipple rings

    Beard braids

    Cup of chaw spit left on the ground

    Pukers, especially in indoor seated venues,  yeah Boston  Puke. IM TALKING ABOUT YOU

    The damn exit time from parking lots, especually Alpine Valley, maybe the worst venue to leave ever 

    Merch lines that are both long and sell out 2 people before you get your  turn, see any pearl jam show 

    That flipper SOB niners fan

    Auidiece snobs like me telling you how to enjoy  a  show

    Drink spills that seap down into your row and having sticky feet all night

    Jumbotrons,  lets be real we look at the damn screen more than the real person

    Ticketmaster. LONG LIVE ETM!

    Oh yeah. Headline acts getting pissed at you for not liking the shitty openeing band
    Post edited by hrd2imgn on
  • At PJ in San Francisco in 06 at the Bill Graham, dudes kept passing full piss bottles forward or you would find them knocked over all over the floor. Nasty bastards. 🤮
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Filming the whole show on smartphones.
    When I saw Soundgarden this guy blocked my view of Chris Cornell because his arm was up holding his phone.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Drunk people in the pit.
    At Pearl Jam's Adelaide concert in 2009 this guy spoiled In My Tree for me and others because he kept aggressively backing into people and pushing. It took me and a few others to help security pull him out to get rid of him.

    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Crowd surfers suck bad. Trying to watch the show and having to stand sideways because people will fall on your head if your not paying attention. 

    Smart phones period. Keep them in your pocket. Unless your the cool dude in the balcony getting great footage of the show for YouTube. On the floor or in a standing location keep the god damn phone in your pocket. 


    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    People invading your space when they don't belong in the section.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Those that yell sing the lyrics to every song. I get you are enthusiastic, but maybe give your pipes a break on the slow ones at least? 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited December 2019
    Bad B.O. in the GA.  Wow there are some ripe PJ fans. Deodorant works folks. 
    Of course, it can really suck if you are close to someone who smells like they shit themselves... the struggle is real, especially for the ladies 5’5” and shorter in GA who are a little closer to your stench. 
  • The anxious thinking about how to get home afterwards and if you will be able to catch a bus/tram/subway before they stop going for the night.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • deadendp
    deadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    Gas. Happens all the time and add to it I'm short. Y'all that's the air I get-- green fog.  :sick:

    Puking. In my case, I got the Wrigley 1 2016 field puker. There was a breeze.  It came at me. It was gross. 

    I hate to say that if you are tall you should stand in the back. That is kind of unfair, but when you decide to stand in front of someone 5' tall and you are clearly a foot and a half taller, that sucks. 

    The phone, the fact no one turns the brightness down and it wants to burn a hole into my retina. Facebook will survive without you constantly checking. I'm not on it, but I'm pretty sure it'll be okay. 

    Beer fucking runs. When you are in the seats and you run back and forth 12x for beer, everyone in your row hates you.

    I find that at outdoor shows, guys feel the need to put their hands on my shoulders, call me sweetie and physically move me so they can get through. I stand in crowd, not walkways. Perhaps use the walkway. 

    Do not play with my hair. That would be Cincy 2014. 3+ hours. Not cool. 
    2014: Cincinnati
    2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,555
    Poncier said:
    People invading your space when they don't belong in the section.
    Oh god yes this. People squeezing their friends in. Or even worse, some usher trying to be a big shot and jam family members in.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    edited December 2019
    deadendp said:

    I hate to say that if you are tall you should stand in the back. That is kind of unfair, but when you decide to stand in front of someone 5' tall and you are clearly a foot and a half taller, that sucks.
    6 foot 2 and up front twice during Pearl Jam concerts.
    I'm guilty as charged.

    Post edited by Thoughts_Arrive on
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • deadendp
    deadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    deadendp said:

    I hate to say that if you are tall you should stand in the back. That is kind of unfair, but when you decide to stand in front of someone 5' tall and you are clearly a foot and a half taller, that sucks.
    6 foot 2 and up front twice during Pearl Jam concerts.
    I'm guilty as charged.

    That's certainly fine, but my point was when you see someone short and shove your way in front of them-- you deserve to have your shorts infested with fire ants. 

    Tall people shouldn't be stuck to the back just because they are tall. Short folks shouldn't just always expect to be up front. 
    2014: Cincinnati
    2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    edited December 2019
    That's fair. I always look behind me to make sure I'm not blocking someone's view and move a bit to the side to clear the person behind me's line of sight if I'm totally blocking it.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I hate when people sit on someone's shoulders to get a clear view. That is totally inconsiderate.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    deadendp said:

    Do not play with my hair. That would be Cincy 2014. 3+ hours. Not cool. 
    Sorry.
    It was just so soft and luxurious it was irresistible.
    You clearly condition.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • deadendp
    deadendp Northeast Ohio Posts: 10,434
    Poncier said:
    deadendp said:

    Do not play with my hair. That would be Cincy 2014. 3+ hours. Not cool. 
    Sorry.
    It was just so soft and luxurious it was irresistible.
    You clearly condition.
    Thank you. :lol: 
    2014: Cincinnati
    2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1
  • deadendp said:

    Do not play with my hair. That would be Cincy 2014. 3+ hours. Not cool. 
     Lecter on the carrusel in Hannibal


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"