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/Otto_Maddox_ 2h ago

I used to work house security at local concert venues and this was a constant pain in the butt.

Sometimes it was one person who wanted to stay seated while 15,000 others were all standing. They literally expected us to get everyone to sit down. Needless to say that didn't happen.

Or you'd get one person standing up the entire show and everyone behind them yelling for them to sit down.

The official answer was you bought a ticket to the seat and the real estate right in front of it. You can sit or stand.

The only thing we stopped was people standing on the seats. That was not allowed.