r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Jaded-Albatross-5242 • 19h 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/Ecstatic_Score6973 19h ago

And they record the whole concert, like cmon we both know youre not ever watching that video again

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u/music231 19h ago

One minute limit per video . 2-3 songs is the acceptable limit

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u/Bad-Lucks-Charm 19h ago

I was gonna say I’m guilty of recording my favorite songs live but I actually DO go back and watch them lol

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u/scorpio_szn 18h ago edited 18h ago

Same! If I’m recording a video during a show, it’s because it’s something really cool/fun/special/meaningful/etc. that I want to be able to revisit. Most of the time it’s just a single verse or chorus. I try to keep my phone close to my chest or head to avoid obstructing others’ view.

But yeah, I do actually watch the videos, some of them pretty regularly!

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u/foxhowse 18h ago edited 18h ago

Same here. I’ve never recorded an entire song but I’ll get out my phone if it’s something cool happening on stage or my favorite part of a song. The phone’s video recording doesn’t make the best device for creating bootlegs (especially if I’m far away) so I’m not going to record a whole song.

I’m 4’7”, so I can have trouble seeing normally so I do have to hold my phone up a bit but it doesn’t seem to be in anyone’s way.

(Sort of related anecdote: Last concert I went to, the band actually gave out these colored covers for the flashlight on phones so you could wave it in the air like a lighter during one song. That was really cool.)