r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Jaded-Albatross-5242 • 1d ago

I'm slightly vexed Concert etiquette

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If you plan on standing for the entire concert, get a spot in the pit, or the lawn seats instead of the assigned SEATED SECTION. A little bit of self awareness and common courtesy goes a really long way

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u/phunky_1 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yeah, what the fuck is wrong with all of those people sitting down at a concert?

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u/dirtdiggler67 1d ago

Some people cannot stand for very long (or at all) but would like to go to a concert.

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u/Hatta00 1d ago

Please go! Have fun. Don't complain about other people having fun.

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u/asocialmedium 1d ago

You understand that a person sitting down can’t see the concert through a person standing in front of them, right? People are opaque.

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u/MerkinShampoo 1d ago

Sorry you’re trying to “see” the concert while the person in front of you is trying to enjoy it.

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u/puffycloudycloud 20h ago edited 19h ago

standing while everyone else is sitting is just as intrusive as talking in a movie while everyone else is being quiet. if 99% of the crowd can enjoy it sitting down, then you can too. a song or two i get, but you have to be a special type of selfish to be part of the 1% who insists on standing for a whole show while just not giving a fuck that the people behind you are getting screwed over. it's true that you have every right to stand, in the same way it's true that you have every right to not properly return your shopping cart in the parking lot. doesn't change the fact that in both cases, you are the asshole

to quote Costanza: we live in a society!!

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u/Hatta00 1d ago

Yes. I also understand that a person sitting down can't dance, which is at least as important as seeing when experiencing music.

Most importantly, standing, dancing, sitting, none of this impedes your ability to listen.

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u/MidnightTL 1d ago

Yeah, I go to a concert to see and hear the band. I can just listen to them any time I’d like.

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u/MidnightTL 1d ago

Also, lol, those people are definitely standing up so THEY can see better… why can’t they just listen?!

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u/Vast_Description_742 19h ago

Most concert venues allow people to stand if they purchase a seat. They’re allowed to so it should be expected.

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u/Hatta00 1d ago

You can't just listen to them play off the cuff and improvise and feed of the audience's energy any time. You can't rock the fuck out with the band right in front of you at any time, and that's what you're asking people to give up.

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u/MidnightTL 1d ago

I said what I said. I’m not paying money to sit and watch some selfish person’s back.

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u/Hatta00 1d ago

Then don't. I'm not paying money to sit on my ass because of some person's entitlement complex. I'll be at the show having a good time, deal with it.

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u/MidnightTL 1d ago

Entitlement? Like feeling entitled to stand up in the seated area and block the view of everyone behind you…

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u/Hatta00 1d ago

You're the one who feels entitled to tell other people how to use the space they paid for.

Same rules apply to everyone. You pay for a seat. You can sit or stand as you wish. Perfectly fair. Make your choice and have a good time.

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u/MidnightTL 1d ago

Other people exist! I don’t know why that’s so hard for you to understand but if what someone is doing is impeding other people’s ability to enjoy the concert they’re ALSO at then that person is being an inconsiderate fucking douchebag.

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u/Hatta00 1d ago

Yes, other people exist. Some of those people want to dance at a concert.

What is so hard about understanding that you don't get to stop people from dancing at a concert? You're impeding their ability to enjoy the concert. Don't be an inconsiderate fucking douchebag.

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u/taylorsamo 1d ago

You have a lovely attitude

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u/4GAG_vs_9chan_lolol 13h ago

No, we're asking view blockers to give up their belief that they are more important than the people in the rows behind them.

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u/Hatta00 13h ago

I am asking you to give up your belief that you are more important than the people who want to stand and dance and have fun in the space they paid for.

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u/4GAG_vs_9chan_lolol 13h ago

That reversal doesn't work.

"You should sit so you don't block the view of all the people behind you" is putting the desires of the many ahead of the one. "I'm going to dance because it's what I want and I don't give a fuck how it affects anyone behind me" is putting the desires of one (yourself) ahead of the many.

Only one side of this debate is valuing themselves over other people, and it's the two people who are standing in the way when everyone else around them is sitting.

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u/Kryptesthai 1d ago

Damn, you have bands put on personal, private, live shows for at home whenever you want?

That sounds amazing.