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Such thing as concert etiquette?
Let me preface with saying I am NOT a grouchy, bitter or generally angry individual. I like to knock back a few drinks just as much as the next guy (girl). I'm usually easy going and definitely open minded. But this isn't a personals column - I'm talking about how to behave at a gig. Dredg is my ALL time favorite band. Their music leaves me speechless and content with the world...So when I go to a show, I want to be able to ENJOY it by feelin the music, sing along (when I'm sure I can't be heard) and boogie. So why do guys feel the need to get wasted, over indulge themselves with drugs and smoke cigarettes as if they are above the law? Maybe shows would be more enjoyable if I were a selfish @$$ who didn't give a crap about anyone around me. But I DO think of others and in public, I try to behave like a human being. Why does the excuse of "THIS IS A F*CKING CONCERT" automatically mean "I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEHAVE LIKE A BEAST" ??! It's no longer fun for me when I have a frat boy's elbow continuously in my face, punching my boob, stepping on my feet or smelling your skanky up my nostrils. I'm not saying stand there like statue, but if a 4ft 11" girl asks you nicely to please TAKE IT DOWN A NOTCH - please, do us all a favor - put out your blunt, lay off the booze and do what I thought we were all here for: THE MUSIC. Anyone????
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AnewKINDofFEELIN
RE: Such thing as concert etiquette?
oh and PS - why the fuck would i respect strangers? respect is earned, not given.
I give a person respect upfront and allow them to lose it on their own. -
Shell Bell
RE: Such thing as concert etiquette?
oh and PS - why the fuck would i respect strangers? respect is earned, not given.
I give a person respect upfront and allow them to lose it on their own.
...So do I, but clearly not all people approach life this way. Whaaatevaaaa -
AnewKINDofFEELIN
RE: Such thing as concert etiquette?
oh and PS - why the fuck would i respect strangers? respect is earned, not given.
I give a person respect upfront and allow them to lose it on their own.
...So do I, but clearly not all people approach life this way. Whaaatevaaaa
I seriously can't even comprehend any other way of thinking. -
kickinfatbeats
Re: Such thing as concert etiquette?
meh. beating a dead horse at this point i'm sure, but i felt the need to revisit this topic.
first off, i apologize for some of my earlier comments. parts of that were just for the sake of being argumentative, not that i'm proud of it but it happens. it's not true that i don't respect strangers. of course i do, i'm a civilized human being.
anyway, after going to quite a few concerts since this discussion, and having paid a lot more attention, i have to agree with a lot of what was said here. i observed people in the pit who seemed like they went to a show just to hurt someone. to look at them you would think they aren't even aware that there's a concert going on behind them. i also watched people mosh around to slow melodic tunes, and that's just downright lame.
i still maintain that if you attend a general admission show, and you're four foot nothing tall and weigh ninety-two pounds soaking wet and holding a pitcher of water, you should probably come to terms with the fact that the balcony is a much better place for you than five feet from the stage would be. rock concerts are packed heavy near the stage, because naturally people want to be as close as possible. i'm a big dude and even for me it's a workout to hold my own up close sometimes. that being said, you can expect that there will likely be lots of big dudes like myself up there. kind of a survival of the largest sort of thing if you will. i will also defend all day long peoples' right to get a good buzz on at a concert. if someone is excessively inebriated to the point that they are souring other peoples' experience that is unacceptable, but that's really true of any scenario. however, there is not a damn thing wrong with going to a show, having some beers, and maybe burning a couple joints. it's as american as apple pie, damn it.
basically people need to treat the concert-going experience much like any other endeavor in life; keeping in mind that your freedom ends where it encroaches upon someone else's freedoms. -
Snakehead
Re: Such thing as concert etiquette?
No matter where you go and what rock concert you go to there is and always will be 'those people' or 'that guy'. You can not fix it or prevent it; people know their physical limitations whether your short tall or whatever. All you need to do is think about where certain people are going to mass and where the best spot is for you to properly enjoy the show.
The only thing that I don't ever understand is moshing and the like at any show that doesn't really call for it. How do you seriously mosh to a band like Tool when their music is like a modern day Pink Floyd. If you want to wail on people and headbang go do it in your car or somewhere else. But then again going to a show is all about experience and letting the music take a hold of you and sometimes it can control you and play you.
And about smoking pot at shows, i've never had a problem with it even after I quit. People should have the right to enjoy themselves.
I can't believe this band is not mainstream...but then again I'm glad they are not.