Cell phones at concerts

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Whats your take on this?
Its kind of like filesharing in that it cant be stopped or put back in the bottle, but I kind of see both sides.
Its kind of cool how people can take pictures now, and record some of the concert. My cousin recorded some of the San Fran III show and now has a few songs as his ringtone.
But on the other hand its annoying. You pay good money to see a show and some jerk is sitting next to you viewing the concert through some electronic device. its like, okayyy!
I think the worst is when people talk on the phones during the show. Theres NO excuse for that.
Its kind of like filesharing in that it cant be stopped or put back in the bottle, but I kind of see both sides.
Its kind of cool how people can take pictures now, and record some of the concert. My cousin recorded some of the San Fran III show and now has a few songs as his ringtone.
But on the other hand its annoying. You pay good money to see a show and some jerk is sitting next to you viewing the concert through some electronic device. its like, okayyy!
I think the worst is when people talk on the phones during the show. Theres NO excuse for that.
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I used to say I could care less what you do. Now I have been to too many concerts with some idiot in front of me holding his phone up so he can record the whole show. I say leave them in the car or on your pocket. You don't need a phone during the show.0
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Reminds me of a Frogs show I was at - there was this girl text messaging in the front row, and Dennis stopped the song and told her that he was going to shove it up her ass. It was pretty funny.0
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Just like anything else it can be benign or annoying. A picture here and there, an occasional text, a quick quiet call, no big deal, but I don't see why people have to take 500 pictures. My phone stays in my pocket unless I need to check the time. Wouldn't people rather actually experience the show? (I'm probably in the minority for this, but I think its cool when everyone holds up their phone during the slow songs (like people used to do with lighters))R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
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It's fucking lame. Then again, I'm old. We got by just fine without them in the "good old days"If I had known then what I know now...
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i never really notice anything out of hand.
for every 10 people holding them up, there are typically 200 that aren't.You can't spell "dumb" without DMB0 -
Besides, sometimes when i can't see, i just look for the dude 2 or 3 rows ahead of me and look at his cellphone screen to see what's going on. hahaYou can't spell "dumb" without DMB0
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Old thread here but here is a thought on the subject a decade later when so many more of these devices exist.
Saw Jack White at the Stampede Corral last night (GREAT SHOW). There was a no cell phone policy.
People who brought a phone were provided a pouch which required some kind of magnet to open it (forget what it was called). As you left the show you got your phone from the pouch and they got back their pouch.
it was refreshing to be at a concert where everyone was into the music and not watching it through a smartphone.
I’m all for this, PJ shows included. What is more annoying than standing behind someone with their phone in the air while you are trying to watch the band?
The YouTube videos I’ve seen of concerts I’ve attend never capture the magic of the show anyway so I stopped watching them.
Listen to the bootleg instead and close your eyes folks... you will go right back to that time and place.
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1ThoughtKnown said:
it was refreshing to be at a concert where everyone was into the music and not watching it through a smartphone.
I’m all for this, PJ shows included. What is more annoying than standing behind someone with their phone in the air while you are trying to watch the band?
The YouTube videos I’ve seen of concerts I’ve attend never capture the magic of the show anyway so I stopped watching them.
phone or camera? phones should be banned but cameras should not be. imo
and imo this captures the magic and i for one am super grateful that this exists, among many other utube videos all captured with cameras
live and let live i say. be polite.
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helplessdancer said:1ThoughtKnown said:
it was refreshing to be at a concert where everyone was into the music and not watching it through a smartphone.
I’m all for this, PJ shows included. What is more annoying than standing behind someone with their phone in the air while you are trying to watch the band?
The YouTube videos I’ve seen of concerts I’ve attend never capture the magic of the show anyway so I stopped watching them.
phone or camera? phones should be banned but cameras should not be. imo
and imo this captures the magic and i for one am super grateful that this exists, among many other utube videos all captured with cameras
live and let live i say. be polite.
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At the same time, I could not have done this video etc without people filming:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCjwOnPH2WU
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I couldn't care less what a cell phone might do for individuals' concert experience - I never understood why people bitch about how other people should be enjoying a show without seeing it through a screen... What do they care?? What difference does it make to them? If someone wants to watch a concert through a screen, then go ahead, it makes no difference to me. The one and only reason I HATE cell phones at concerts is because so many idiots hold the phones up in the air constantly and block my view of the stage. It makes me really mad!! It's so fucking inconsiderate!
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helplessdancer said:1ThoughtKnown said:
it was refreshing to be at a concert where everyone was into the music and not watching it through a smartphone.
I’m all for this, PJ shows included. What is more annoying than standing behind someone with their phone in the air while you are trying to watch the band?
The YouTube videos I’ve seen of concerts I’ve attend never capture the magic of the show anyway so I stopped watching them.
phone or camera? phones should be banned but cameras should not be. imo
and imo this captures the magic and i for one am super grateful that this exists, among many other utube videos all captured with cameras
live and let live i say. be polite.
PEARL JAM *WASTED REPRISE into BETTERMAN into SAVE IT FOR LATER* Buffalo 5/10/2010 HDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtsnO3aEi3g&feature=player_embedded
The Jack White concert took me back to concerts when I was younger... that is all. It was a great experience and more than one person we talked to after the show commented on it.
Everyone was focused on taking it all in. Very cool.Post edited by 1ThoughtKnown on0 -
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helplessdancer said:1ThoughtKnown said:
it was refreshing to be at a concert where everyone was into the music and not watching it through a smartphone.
I’m all for this, PJ shows included. What is more annoying than standing behind someone with their phone in the air while you are trying to watch the band?
The YouTube videos I’ve seen of concerts I’ve attend never capture the magic of the show anyway so I stopped watching them.
phone or camera? phones should be banned but cameras should not be. imo
and imo this captures the magic and i for one am super grateful that this exists, among many other utube videos all captured with cameras
live and let live i say. be polite.
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It's fucking annoying....we wouldn't tolerate it at the movies and we shouldn't tolerate it at concerts
I saw the RHCP in Cincy last year and this fucking moron and his wife in front of me had their camera/video going the entire fucking time. They were moving around so much that video would have been completely unwatchable.
Really wanted to strangle them....but I did not.Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
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Gern Blansten said:It's fucking annoying....we wouldn't tolerate it at the movies and we shouldn't tolerate it at concerts
I saw the RHCP in Cincy last year and this fucking moron and his wife in front of me had their camera/video going the entire fucking time. They were moving around so much that video would have been completely unwatchable.
Really wanted to strangle them....but I did not.
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I think it’s a no brainer for the band to institute the no cell phone policy strictly from a business perspective.
The band recorded and sold all bootleg audios of concerts because they were being recorded anyway so they gave the fans a high quality version and pocket the cash.
Why wouldn’t they do the same thing but with video? Ban the smartphones and cameras and sell the concert footage they are taking anyway. Be a lot better quality than the stuff on YouTube.
Win-win - The fans win because there is no annoying smartphones and they can still relive the show if they wish. Band and all their staff and charitable organizations win as it’s another revenue source.
Over-simplified? Perhaps but it’s something to ponder
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I love these new cell phone lock bags... the only issue with them is that you have no fucking clue what time it is, lol.
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I like to pull my phone out to grab a quick photo and maybe a short 45 second video (so I can show my little boy at home). Then away it goes for the rest of the show.
I also cant stand people watching the entire show through their phone. irritates the crap out of me.
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PJ_Soul said:I love these new cell phone lock bags... the only issue with them is that you have no fucking clue what time it is, lol.
no cell phones at that show made it infinitely more enjoyable for me, especially being in GA on the floor, there was no glowing screens in front of me. it was glorious. at the Paul McCartney show, the douche in the seat in front of me, was recording the entire concert on his phone, and he was watching the screen. What a waste. I would have told him to put it away, but he was off to my right and the stage was to my left. But if I had was behind him? Damn straight. At Chris Cornell in 2011. i was row 2. Douche in row 1 was recording the entire show above his fucking head. At song 3 I told him to put the fucking thing away. he actually had the nerve to act all annoyed and asked me why. i said "because it's glowing in my fucking eyes, moron!". you're in the front row! enjoy the show! I was also kind of surprised the security guy standing directly in front of this dude, facing him, said nothing to him.
at STP last week, my back was against the wall, directly across from the band, so I recorded one of their songs on video knowing it wouldn't be in anyone's eyes. that's the only time I've ever done that. I'm a bit Constanza-like in my public behaviours.
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