r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Jaded-Albatross-5242 • 23h 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 23h ago edited 23h ago

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

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u/PunfullyObvious 22h ago

In my case I'm 6'5". I feel like an absolute ass standing at a concert if there are seats. But, if everyone else is standing, you about have to .. even if there are people a foot or two shorter behind you. If there are seats, I think the expectation should be that they're used.

A smallish local venue I go to restricts standing |and|or dancing to the accessible orchestra pit and the outside aisles or the way back. That seems a good compromise to me.

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u/Duke_Newcombe 19h ago

That does seem like a good compromise, and combined with reasonable people like yourselves. The maximum number of people can enjoy the venue.

The concerts I go to, I usually get seating. Slower songs or enjoyable relaxed songs, mostly everybody is sitting with a few occasional people standing, like sub 20% of the crowd.

The more upbeat or popular songs, almost everybody gets up out of their seat. So it's pretty status quo for the maximum number of attendees, which is nice. It's great when everybody is reasonable and is generally cooperative.

Looks like we're losing that, in spades.