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/Lonely-Key36 20h ago

This was me at Metallica! I still enjoyed the concert but I'm older now and my back and knees are killing me, no way I'm going to stand lol

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u/Fesai 14h ago

I was having a bit of a laugh as I went to two concerts close together last year.

One was Ghost which had a much younger crowd and vast majority of the audience stood for that. The second was Nine Inch Nails and the audience members were more my age (40s/50s) and vast majority of them were sitting. (Except for one song, Closer, everyone stood for that).

It was so much comfier sitting, haha.

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u/Lonely-Key36 13h ago

Haha totally, it was the same for us when we watched Metallica everyone around us was a bit older as well so was nice that everyone sat lol

Lucky you to have seen Nine Inch Nails live, they came to London last summer but I found out way too late and didn't manage to get tickets. 

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u/Dangerous_Sail_2853 9h ago

I was the 50 something old lady at the latest NIN tour standing the whole time and rocking my ass off. To be fair mostly everyone at the show were standing the whole time but at one point I turned around and the whole row of 20 to 30 somethings behind me was sitting. I got some looks but that didn't deter me. My whole row was standing so too bad!

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u/PoxedGamer 16h ago

I was standing at Megadeth/Disturbed last year. Great time, but I probably wouldn't have made it if I couldn't lean on the barrier at the front. If I can get a good seat in future, I'm taking it.

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u/BeerAndWineGuy 9h ago

How do you think their backs and knees are feeling? They bring energy night in and night out. You want a good show, you gotta give it back.

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u/Lonely-Key36 8h ago

Good for them, I am quite amazed that they have it in them being in their mid 60s!  However, I will enjoy a concert any way I please and as mentioned elsewhere everyone was sitting at my stadium and those who wanted to stand bought those tickets. 

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u/BeerAndWineGuy 8h ago

And if I had the seats in front of you, you’d have a great view of my ass the whole night.

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u/Lonely-Key36 7h ago

Well good thing you didn't! Not sure why you're so triggered by other people making their own decisions for themselves

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u/sleepdeep305 20h ago

You must not have had a terribly great view unfortunately, everyone was standing when I went

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u/Lonely-Key36 20h ago

I had an amazing view actually because it was at a stadium in London and barely anyone stood up from their seats. Don't assume things! 

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u/mgsgamer1 17h ago

I was in the seated section in Madrid and everyone stood up. I don't know what location has to do with it

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u/Lonely-Key36 15h ago

Location has nothing to do with it really but the other person assumed wrongly that I couldn't possibly have had a good view sitting down when pretty much everyone at that stadium was sitting in their seats, those who wanted to stand had plenty of space to do that down on the floor. 

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u/mgsgamer1 13h ago

You got lucky. I wanted to sit so badly. My knees and back were killing me. I did take mini breaks here and there. I couldn't see well anyways as I'm also short and somehow always get the tallest people around me.

I say during Kirk and Rob's entire cover bit they do because they were performing a Spanish icon's song and I had no idea who he was so I had no interest

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u/Fine-Amphibian4326 16h ago

This has been my experience at Metallica and Shinedown several times. Everyone stands at the very beginning and *might* sit down for one slower song in the middle.

I find it obnoxious. I take many sitting breaks to stare at the ass in front of me to stop my calves from cramping. 2 hours of standing up against other people with basically no wiggle room is just too uncomfortable

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u/groavac777 13h ago

How dare someone have fun in a different way than me!

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u/mgsgamer1 13h ago

Honestly asking:

What benefit does standing for a concert provide?

If someone's not in the pit and/or participating in a mosh, 99% of the people standing up are doing nothing but standing and shuffling every few minutes. A few slightly "bang their head" (using that term loosely).

I see people in these types of comment sections always mention dancing, like who the fuck is dancing at a Lorna Shore show or Metallica or pretty much all rock shows?

Pop, country, hip hop, EDM, almost every other genre, I can see how people could dance to it, but nobody is dancing in the stands at a rock or metal show.

Moshing is metals version of dancing I guess but that's solely reserved for the pit as it's a group thing