Tomorrows the 10th

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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,941
    I think what people are missing is that a lot of the people who take video at rock shows or baseball games or what have you aren't doing it so they can relive the experience later. They're doing it so they can post those videos in real time to their social media feeds and say, "Look at where I am! Aren't I so cool?" The experience itself is less important for some people than being able to show their friends that they had the experience.
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • iOnlyownMymind
    iOnlyownMymind Posts: 2,971
    BF25394 said:
    I think what people are missing is that a lot of the people who take video at rock shows or baseball games or what have you aren't doing it so they can relive the experience later. They're doing it so they can post those videos in real time to their social media feeds and say, "Look at where I am! Aren't I so cool?" The experience itself is less important for some people than being able to show their friends that they had the experience.
    I thought that was a younger person kind of thing or has it trickled in to the 40+ year old crowd as well?
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,941
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    BF25394 said:
    I think what people are missing is that a lot of the people who take video at rock shows or baseball games or what have you aren't doing it so they can relive the experience later. They're doing it so they can post those videos in real time to their social media feeds and say, "Look at where I am! Aren't I so cool?" The experience itself is less important for some people than being able to show their friends that they had the experience.
    I thought that was a younger person kind of thing or has it trickled in to the 40+ year old crowd as well?
    Oh, it's definitely an all-ages thing.
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,866
    tempo_n_groove said:
    JimmyV said:
    I know I'm in the minority on this, but too much of a big deal gets made about cell phones at shows. 
    I wanted a pic. EVERYONE on the rail was filming most of the show…
    Everyone one chasing that dopamine hit from their video getting the most 'likes' on IG, FB, etc
    “Do not postpone happiness”
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  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,292
    edited August 2023
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    BF25394 said:
    I think what people are missing is that a lot of the people who take video at rock shows or baseball games or what have you aren't doing it so they can relive the experience later. They're doing it so they can post those videos in real time to their social media feeds and say, "Look at where I am! Aren't I so cool?" The experience itself is less important for some people than being able to show their friends that they had the experience.
    I thought that was a younger person kind of thing or has it trickled in to the 40+ year old crowd as well?

    There's two types, IMO:
    The extremely hot social media influencer who does it for the clicks and (sometimes) expects free shit because "I have five million followers!"
    The random dudes doing it to show their friends.

    PJ fans did it right: Get on Periscope and focus on the band for the virtual viewing parties. They weren't showing the view around the venues. They weren't focused on their brands.

    Those guys (the one from Oklahoma? especially) were cool. The people who figured out how to ride Instagram's algorithms to show five million people how they drink White Claw or the Nirvana shirt they're wearing? Annoying.

    Sidenote: What the hell was that guy's name? I think it was the 2016 tour... Jorge? Jose? He routinely had 800+ people watching online and we were all disappointed when he took his last show off, but he deserved it.
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  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,292
    goldrush said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    JimmyV said:
    I know I'm in the minority on this, but too much of a big deal gets made about cell phones at shows. 
    I wanted a pic. EVERYONE on the rail was filming most of the show…
    Everyone one chasing that dopamine hit from their video getting the most 'likes' on IG, FB, etc


    Exactly. Something tells me Kurt Cobain would find them incredibly obnoxious and annoying.
    Presidential Advice from President-Elect Mike McCready: "Are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?"
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,971
    I also think phones are worse when you're on the floor.  If your in wings your higher than the person in front of you, and generally people don't need to hold their phones as high and/or you can see over them.

    When you're on the floor people hold them up as high as they can and block the view of the people behind them.  It's super annoying.   I take a few pictures, and at worst a short video during a show, which I  can back relive in the future, but holding it up for a whole concert and prolonged period of time is super annoying.

    I will say the whole phone lights replacing lighters actually works not too badly.  For a while so many people stopped smoking that the lighter brigade was wearing thin.. but everyone has a phone, so it looks pretty epic :)
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,323
    JojoRice said:
    In all honesty, how often do people go back and watch their videos?  I'll take a few pictures during the show but that's it. 

    I do a few times.
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,227
    edited August 2023
    JimmyV said:
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    That song that Mike wrote about Chris is pretty powerful stuff.  I hope Mike get's that solo album out some day. 
    Agreed on both counts. 
    The tracklist has been shaping uo since 2006... :smile:

    1) Thank You
    2) Greatest One of All
    3) Turning Mist
    4) Crying Moon
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,567
    Pap said:
    JimmyV said:
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    That song that Mike wrote about Chris is pretty powerful stuff.  I hope Mike get's that solo album out some day. 
    Agreed on both counts. 
    The tracklist has been shaping uo since 2006... :smile:

    1) Thank You
    2) Greatest One of All
    3) Turning Mist
    4) Crying Moon
    By this rate, he should have an album of songs ready by 2040. 
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
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  • Sugarloafer04
    Sugarloafer04 Colorado // NYC Posts: 812
    I was in pit for Camden, about 7 rows deep and can say had no issues with phones being in my face…
    2016: Telluride, CO
    2018: Fenway 1
    2021: Sea.Hear.Now
    2022: San Diego, MSG, Camden 
    2023: Ft. Worth 1, Ft. Worth 2, Austin 1, Austin 2
    2024: Las Vegas 1, Las Vegas 2, Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2, MSG 1, MSG 2, Philly 2, Fenway 1, Fenway 2
    2025: Florida 1, Florida 2, Nashville 1, Nashville 2, Raleigh 1, Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 1, Pittsburgh 2
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,941
    Sugarloafer04 said:
    I was in pit for Camden, about 7 rows deep and can say had no issues with phones being in my face…
    I was the guy behind you, and I had a huge issue with it.  =)
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,114
    Hahaha perfect reply


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Sugarloafer04
    Sugarloafer04 Colorado // NYC Posts: 812
    BF25394 said:
    Sugarloafer04 said:
    I was in pit for Camden, about 7 rows deep and can say had no issues with phones being in my face…
    I was the guy behind you, and I had a huge issue with it.  =)
    haha well if so sorry about that, I get enough flack when I am in the pit because I am 6'3 so I make sure not to move much and when I do use my phone it's a quick picture or video to pull a still from. I am very conscious that I am tall and do everything I can to make sure anyone behind me can finagle to one side of the other and I will generally stay put where I am. 

    When I was in the pit for San Diego the lady behind me just goes "Really?" Like I have any fucking choice on how tall I am haha...
    2016: Telluride, CO
    2018: Fenway 1
    2021: Sea.Hear.Now
    2022: San Diego, MSG, Camden 
    2023: Ft. Worth 1, Ft. Worth 2, Austin 1, Austin 2
    2024: Las Vegas 1, Las Vegas 2, Wrigley 1, Wrigley 2, MSG 1, MSG 2, Philly 2, Fenway 1, Fenway 2
    2025: Florida 1, Florida 2, Nashville 1, Nashville 2, Raleigh 1, Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 1, Pittsburgh 2
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,323
    Pap said:
    JimmyV said:
    iOnlyownMymind said:
    That song that Mike wrote about Chris is pretty powerful stuff.  I hope Mike get's that solo album out some day. 
    Agreed on both counts. 
    The tracklist has been shaping uo since 2006... :smile:

    1) Thank You
    2) Greatest One of All
    3) Turning Mist
    4) Crying Moon

    Vinyl EP please!
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,077
    Looks like I picked a good month to completely forget it was the 10th until 2 days later
  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,941
    What I don't understand is why people who check their phones in movie theaters insist on holding the phones in front of their faces, so as to disturb everyone in the theater, as opposed to holding the phone in their laps, so as to only disturb the people in their row? Are people genuinely not aware that holding a lit-up screen in front of your face is like shining a flashlight in the direction of the people behind them?
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,114
    Lots of people have become self centered 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,305
    The phone is peoples GOD now

    take away a phone from someone who spends a bunch of time on it & watch their reaction, it’s an addiction 




  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Sugarloafer04 said:
    I was in pit for Camden, about 7 rows deep and can say had no issues with phones being in my face…
    I was probably another 5 feet to your right in this pic, a few “rows” up

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