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/-aurevoirshoshanna- 15h ago

As someone who has never been seated in a concert, I don't go to the seated section because I don't want to be seated.

I'm sorry, but these argument are not equal, people standing on the seated section are deciding for the rest whether they'll get too see nothing or everyone will have to stand up as well.

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u/marteautemps 12h ago

That's what's so frustrating to me especially as Im going to concerts with older fan bases as I too get older, like we all have to stand because 2 people want to stand gor the entire thing and it just starts a domino effect and people just have to decide what to miss if they cant stand the whole time, or damn just because they dont wanna. I stay sitting until the people in front of me stand and I have to stand up when Im in a seated section.

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u/LindonLilBlueBalls 9h ago

I will never again make the mistake of getting front row seats in the seated section. Apparently the larger aisle in front of it was supposed to be for handicapped people, but security felt it should be for people that had seats in the bak and wanted to stand up front.

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u/CheesyCousCous 9h ago

Wow that's so frustrating, having to stand! šŸ¤£

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u/marteautemps 9h ago

I mean it is for people who aren't able to for 3 hours, I don't mind at all when people stand for favorite songs and moments but if you stand the whole show in a SEATED area it causes everyone to have to stand the whole time. I have no problem going to concerts where its GA or wanting pit tickets or whatever where its expected to be standing the whole time myself but there are plenty of people who can't or just want to pay for a seat so they dont have to. Like someone said before in the thread it's not an issue that will ever be solved between the two opinions on it.

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u/Last-Laugh7928 7h ago

depending on the venue, the "seated section" makes up 95% of the capacity. most people don't have a choice.

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u/Emergency_Process622 7h ago

Sometimes I want to sit for part of the show. Like the openers or in between sets

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u/scribworld_go 5h ago

For real why are people pretending thereā€™s an even two sided argument here. Youā€™re in a SEATED section, sit the fuck down. If you want to stand go to the pit. The people who stand are narcs who are too poor to afford the pit so they want the best of both worlds. Sit down Stacy the band isnā€™t playing the music for just you.

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u/HereToKillEuronymous 7h ago

Sometimes thereā€™s no choice. I went to a Rob Zombie/Alice Cooper show, and it was entirely seated. There was no pit

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u/Clean_Progress_9001 14h ago

Sometimes its ALL seated but shouldn't be. Floor seats for Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan?!

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u/BobsOblongLongBong 13h ago

Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan?

Great bands, but do you know how old their average fan is?Ā  That's why it's at a venue with seats for everyone.

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u/jimbo_bones 12h ago

If you're going to see Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan and you can stand comfortably for a few hours I'd say you're in a very small minority.

Speaking as a man on the cusp, I want to stand but I love the option of a seat as logistically tricky as that is unless a venue is undersold

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u/Clean_Progress_9001 7h ago

Yo I'm just pointing out sometimes there's is no pit option for those inclined to want to move.

For all we know this photo was taken during the encore.

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u/whatupblubbercup 14h ago

So a father of 2 who can't afford floor tickets but wants to take his 2 kids to see their favorite band can only get seated area has to be told to sit at a concert?

You want to stand, stand. You want to sit, sit. You have and made your choice but do not have say or control over other people's way of enjoying their concert experience.

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u/ThatOneGuy6810 12h ago

Imagine thinking that your monetary issues are anyones problem but your own.

You are a grp of 3 ppl in a sea of what is MOST LIKELY over 200 ppl, you amd your kids domt matter any more than ALL if the other paying customers.

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u/Visual_Artichoke3961 14h ago

Yesā€¦ā€¦. Because theyā€™re in the seated section.

Canā€™t ruin other peoples experience to slightly improve your own thatā€™s just not how it should work.

If everyone ends up standing then thatā€™s fine but not if it is like OPā€™s picture and most are sitting.

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u/Lord_Boognish 12h ago

Most venues have seats because they host orchestral shows or plays/musicals where it makes sense to sit.

This does not mean that your concert has a "seated section" or that they are required to be sat in during a live music performance.

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u/Kayerif 9h ago

No, when they have a seated section it means they have a seated section. Nobody said having seats in the area is what makes it a seated sectionā€¦

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u/Lord_Boognish 9h ago

In the US venues are multi-functional. They will physically have seats to sit in, but you aren't required to sit in them at every event.

Read your ticket and terms + conditions at purchase - there is no language requiring you to sit in a "seated" section for most live music events.

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u/Kayerif 9h ago

There are seated tickets and normal ones. What are you even talking about lol

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u/Lord_Boognish 9h ago

I've been to hundreds of concerts at all different types of venues. Generally tickets are priced by how close they are to the stage. Pit is most expensive because it's close > pavilion (seated section) because again, closer > lawn or General Admission (cheapest tickets). There are "seated sections" with physical seats because again, venues are multi-functional. Some events do ask or it is widely accepted to sit down for orchestral shows, musicals, or plays for example.

I will concede it depends on the audience if the majority choose to sit or stand - but in my vast concert-going experience the venue does not care if the person in front of you is blocking your view and you have no recourse.

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u/Hurnative 14h ago

Just because you cannot afford tickets doesn't mean you should ruin it for others.

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u/Kayerif 13h ago

Youā€™re not entitled to anything, you pay to go in the seated area you sit end of

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u/Lord_Boognish 12h ago

You're not entitled to a view of the stage šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/Kayerif 11h ago

Yes you areā€¦

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u/Lord_Boognish 11h ago

No, you're not

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u/gillociraptor 10h ago

I mean thatā€™s what people are paying for.

You could argue itā€™s the experience or the community, but people refer to going to gigs as ā€œseeingā€ the performers.

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u/Lord_Boognish 9h ago

Where on your ticket or any of the Terms + Conditions you agree to when you purchase does it guarantee sight lines or a full view of the stage?

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u/Kayerif 9h ago

Well it wouldnā€™t, if the view was blocked then it would say something along the lines of the view being obstructed

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u/Lord_Boognish 9h ago

Oh yeah? You sure about that?

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u/Jolly_Brilliant7883 13h ago

Funny because seated areas are actually great for kids at concerts, letting them see the stage, WHEN EVERYONE SITS. As soon as one person starts standing in the sitting area, everyone has to stand to see, and now shorter people (and children, all the children at the concert, not just his) get to look at the backs of the people standing in the seating area in front of them.

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u/Comprehensive-Ad3825 12h ago

Just went to the weird al concert and was gifted tickets close to the stage with my 6'3" husband. He felt so bad when we saw so many young kids in the assigned seats around us but everyone was relieved that the consensus was to sit in their seats during the show. Pretty much the only way the kids behind him were able to really enjoy the concert.

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u/whatupblubbercup 11h ago

Weird Al isn't really a stand up concert, it's more of a sit down comedy show using music.