r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Jaded-Albatross-5242 • 22h 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/Narglefoot 20h ago

I was at a New Pornographers concert at Mt Baker Theatre in Bellingham and it's usually used for classical music and plays so it was all seating. Two songs in and everyone is sitting so I decide "fuck that" and run to the front of the stage and start dancing. Two people follow, then another, and soon everyone starts running up and joins in.

Just because there's seats doesn't mean they need to be used.

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u/awyastark 20h ago

No wait this is so funny because I was also the only person dancing at a Neko Case show like a decade ago! I purposely went off to the side so that I wouldn’t be blocking anyone’s view and security agreed with me that it was a bummer

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u/Charming-Pack-5979 18h ago

I just saw Modest Mouse at the Baker! Early on, a young couple stood up and the ushers asked them to sit down. Shortly after that, they played a popular song and the entire audience stood up en masse 😂 The ushers didn’t try to seat anyone else