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Girl on shoulders. I friggin hate this. It's very selfish, and you block the view for far more people than you realize. You might be excused if you at least show your boobs (to the people BEHIND you).
People sitting on blanket near front of stage I can understand if the show hasn't started yet, maybe, but once it has started, you are just taking up valuable real estate. On top of that, you get mad when I step on your blanket.
Saw Radiohead in Cincinnati over the summer. Dude in front of me filmed the ENTIRE SHOW ON HIS PHONE. At one point his phone died, so I thought he was done.
Know what he did? He pulled out a 2ND PHONE AND FILMED THE REST OF THE SHOW.
Honestly, the pushing past me annoyance sort of depends on the situation for me.
Scenario 1) at Em last year I was in no mans land. To the right of te soundboard and it was PACKED. There was this jagov bro behind me with 2 girls and they were hooting and hollering and having fun, but I could sense and catch out of the corner of my eye that this guy seemed pissed at me or something or wanted to be aggressive with me to push past. So I boxed him out for a while until he shoved past me and dragged the girls with him. Then they stayed in front of me for the next 20 minutes until I bailed from the show.
Not cool.
Scenario 2) superjam this year. Great spot, got there 20-30 minutes early. Relatively close. ?uestlove was announcing the members and he got to "first time in 12 years... D'Angelo!" And this group of about 4-5 people were screaming "I can't believe this is happening!!!! I can't believe it's really him!!!!" And were happy, in their own zone and danced to the front. Now considering I didn't (and still don't) know who he is, I was glad to make way for a real dangelo fan.
Honestly, the pushing past me annoyance sort of depends on the situation for me.
Scenario 1) at Em last year I was in no mans land. To the right of te soundboard and it was PACKED. There was this jagov bro behind me with 2 girls and they were hooting and hollering and having fun, but I could sense and catch out of the corner of my eye that this guy seemed pissed at me or something or wanted to be aggressive with me to push past. So I boxed him out for a while until he shoved past me and dragged the girls with him. Then they stayed in front of me for the next 20 minutes until I bailed from the show.
Sounds to me like you got out-alpha'd Just teasing.
I remember there being a somewhat sizable exodus of people after they announced D'Angelo, they were all expecting Jack White. All of my friends I went with last year complained about the Superjam not having enough star power. I let them all know they were idiots for believing this.
Just read his wiki. I realize he is an accomplished, celebrated guitar wizard, but it's still confusing to me. Like he never had a home or something. He was everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Or maybe I'm just not getting it.
One that isn't mentioned, but should be - people who yell/dance/"wooo!" at concerts where that's clearly not the norm
So if I want to dance at a show I'm supposed to take a poll of the audience? I'm not going to be the only one dancing. But if others are and there's a nice groove, I'm going with it.
I have a great iPad story. This was at a memorial service for Warren Hellman, who created and paid for the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival here in SF. Emmylou Harris played a song at the service and some clod pulled out his iPad to record it. This wasn't the public memorial with several acts playing, either. This was mostly family and friends (I roomed with his son after college). I couldn't believe anyone would think that was OK to do.
And I'm glad that singing at shows was mentioned. We saw Joan Osborne on New Year's Eve. For her bluesy and soulful numbers, the crowd was in a trance. But when she did her obligatory "One of Us" the woman behind me felt compelled to sing in my ear at the top of her lungs. It didn't seem to matter to her that Joan wasn't using the same timing of the radio version either.
Honestly, the pushing past me annoyance sort of depends on the situation for me.
Scenario 1) at Em last year I was in no mans land. To the right of te soundboard and it was PACKED. There was this jagov bro behind me with 2 girls and they were hooting and hollering and having fun, but I could sense and catch out of the corner of my eye that this guy seemed pissed at me or something or wanted to be aggressive with me to push past. So I boxed him out for a while until he shoved past me and dragged the girls with him. Then they stayed in front of me for the next 20 minutes until I bailed from the show.
Not cool.
Scenario 2) superjam this year. Great spot, got there 20-30 minutes early. Relatively close. ?uestlove was announcing the members and he got to "first time in 12 years... D'Angelo!" And this group of about 4-5 people were screaming "I can't believe this is happening!!!! I can't believe it's really him!!!!" And were happy, in their own zone and danced to the front. Now considering I didn't (and still don't) know who he is, I was glad to make way for a real dangelo fan.
Cool with me.
I think people are missing out on giving surf props bc of not knowing D'angelo.
I would also like to add "too wasted to dance without injuring others"
For Umph at Waka last year, I got there before the end of the previous set to get a great spot. Just as they were starting, a group of wasted girls pushed in next to me (strike 1). They then proceeded to take 20 group photos of each other (strike 2). Then they were way to wasted to dance in close quarters. They kept ramming me so hard, that I kept ramming the guy in front on me. I couldn't enjoy the show, and eventually gave up my spot and moved to the back.
I almost got in a fight at a Dropkick Murphys show because I got pushed into a guy's girlfriend who thought she was special.
Ugh that happens all the time here. I don't know who to be more annoyed with, the chick who can't handle her own personal space issues, or her meathead boyfriend who feels the need to spend the entire concert fixated on being her human shield.
And why are they always in front? Go be a bubble couple in the back, please.
I'm guilty of getting on shoulders If I do it at a show, it will only be once. I will let the people behind me know that I'm going up for just a minute. The thrill is amazing and the view is breathtaking. I offer everyone around me water, candy, gum or alcohol.. so I'm usually on their good side first.
I'm guilty of getting on shoulders If I do it at a show, it will only be once. I will let the people behind me know that I'm going up for just a minute. The thrill is amazing and the view is breathtaking. I offer everyone around me water, candy, gum or alcohol.. so I'm usually on their good side first.
If you gave me gum and booze you could stand on my head for all I care.
Talkers in the back, watchers in the front. Is that so damn hard? I hate when I spend good money for good seats and the morons treat it like a cocktail party, no damn respect I say.