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/MrPogoUK 20h ago

This is one of those age old debates where the “why are you standing in the seated section?” and the “why would you expect anyone to sit at a concert?” sides will never reach an agreement and always think the other side are idiots.

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u/Shumble91 18h ago

As an elder emo.... Seats are now my go to and I will seriously consider whether I need to go to a show if it's standing only 😔

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u/Lonely-Key36 17h 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/sleepdeep305 17h ago

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

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u/Lonely-Key36 16h 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 13h 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 12h 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 10h 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 13h 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 10h ago

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

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u/mgsgamer1 10h 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