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Came across this the other day:

Rock n Roll Etiquette

At many a gig I have been annoyed by the behaviour discussed in the article, this extends to EA gigs also.

My other peevs at gigs include:

* People pushing in from the back. There's a reason I'm at the front and its because I got to the venue early. Learn to be on time.

* Mobile phones recording the whole show. There's no need to record the whole show. Watch the show, not the screen. Be in the now.

So what are your bad audience behaviour experiences? Do you agree with the blogger? What are your gig peeves?

Drunk people (both guys and girls) stumbling past me and thinking it's a great idea to cop a feel of my chest...it has happened at every concert I've been to (and I've been to many) except for Nightwish...I was standing off to the side

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God, the people pushing in thing is AMAZING. Seriously, how does it happen, how do they get there? I've very rarely actually noticed anyone pushing past me, but unless I'm within 1 or 2 people of the actual stage, always seem to end up 15' further back by the end of the show. Bastards!

People moving around all the time. Once the music starts, I'd rather listen to it than get another drink. And really, most people at a rock concert should be old enough to hold their pee for an hour. Who are these people wandering around all the time?

The mobile phone one is spot on. The same applies to cheapo point and shoot cameras. Sorry if this is controversial, but in a dark venue, with your arms being jostled, your phone or Sony Cybershot (other photographic devices are available) will not take good pictures or good sound of someone on a stage 20' away. The pictures will be blurry as hell and the sound will be virtually unrecognisable. And yet! There they are, these distracting screens. It's not normally that bad, though at the last gig I went to (Amanda Palmer) I arrived late, and ended up stood somewhere I could barely see. This guy in front of me kept blocking my only line of sight to take photos with some crappy little camera, using the ZOOM! Just for extra blurriness I assume. I missed half the show so he could look at some indistinct blobs I could've drawn in MS Paint.

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mobile phones filming is number one issues, yes:
you don't see the show as for fk's sake, at least 20% of the idiots that came to the concert are holding their hands stretched out throughout all the show! blocking your view, to what watch the concert later at home in a shit quality? post crappy snapshots on their blogs? nobody benefits from this. I never mind a person with a proper gear taking photos and those do come out good!
Second is people coming to the show/concert to get drunk - so you see a crowd of idiots just sucking passively on their beer. It fits with open air multiband rock fest (much space, fresh air, crap bands for most part), but not for clubs/closed spaces, as it stinks, the crowd gets sick/dizzy/aggressive/sleepy and junk + liquids end up on the floor.
drunk teens/minors would be the extreme case of this, as they look miserable besides stupid.

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totally agree with the cameras thing

when the person in front of you decides to video half the performance by holding a camera with an lcd screen above his head and right in front of your face - it is so irritating

we all take a few photos - but if you have to take 600 photos through the whole show - did you actually see the show or did you spend the whole time watching your camera ??

and people who think that the quieter songs are a good opportunity to chat to their mates - listen can't you - why did you come in the first place

When I was at the EA gig in Birmingham, the people next to me spent the entire time talking to each other, laughing at god knows what and taking photos of themselves.

Seriously, if you want to listen to music while you prat about with your mate, go home and put a fucking CD on!

They almost ruined the show for me (Almost, because you just can't ruin EA.).

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I agree with the photos and camera thing, I mean when I look at pictures of old cocnerts you see people watching the show now all you see if mobiles's out filming it or camera's. Also all the flashing from the camera's is very annoying.

People that are rude (like at one concert i went to th is guy kept hitting into me and never had the decency to say sorry (it was a very small show!).

Peopel starting a mosh Pit right by me, when I saw another band I got hit in the head with an elbow and this wasn't even a band you could mosh to!!

you can mosh to anything

but seriously, it all seems spot on, and whilst people will agree and disagree on one thing or another, to certain extents we can all agree that some people are just idiots, haha.

pit etiquette is my big narc, if you see someone go down, you help them up. pretty simple rule some of the young un's seem to have forgotten or never been informed of.

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^^How about moshing to the tellytubbies?

Anyhoo...I've not been to many gigs, but the camera certainly peeves me. I made sure all I did was quietly keep my phone in my hand and record nearly every song played...the quality was tonnes better than video quality, and I relied on everyone's photos anyway so I had a great time and my arm didn't sting I do wish I was a little taller (See I'm not blaming the tall people!), and a drink before to relax is fine, but NOT NOT NOT if you're ragingly drunk and shouting abuse and whatnot. And Unwieldy costumes. Yes the wings are freaking lovely, BUT I CAN'T SEE.

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But what about the people that are not there??,
if it wasn't for all the muffin recordings i wouldn't
be able to see EA live .

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What I REALLY hate is when people go to a gig when they don't even like the band, just for another gig to go to, and they somehow get to the front and get plectrums and drumsticks and setlists and a great view and winks and smiles off the bandmembers when other people who would happily MURDER someone for half a setlist or a place in the THIRD row lose out... and then they act all smug afterwards >.> A friend of my friend did that when he came with us to see Nightwish, we were all queueing for most of the day, he turned up to join us about half an hour before the doors opened, and he got one of Jukka's drumsticks AND one of Emppu's plectrums. Me and the two friends I was with were pretty furious... *sigh*

Sorry. That's a little personal peeve

I also hate when people talk through slow songs... just because they're slower it doesn't mean it's a break!

Oh, and when people are so busy yelling their heads off they don't notice there's someone who's ear is in direct line with their mouths and would rather not go deaf prematurely...

And when a small group of people start a mosh pit when no one around them wants to, then they don't care where they're going and end up smacking right into your face when you're just standing there headbanging...

And on that subject, people who's hair smacks you when you're headbanging. I know it's hard when it's long, but you really don't need to be flailing around THAT much...

Good heavens, I'm a concert Scrooge

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I hate that as well, is fucking disrespectful and ignorant .

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Ditto. This is the one thing that I really get annoyed about at gigs.

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What annoys me most at concerts are people who think the show should be a quiet, subdued event. Seriously, that article upsets me. Not sing along?!?! The drunks, perverts, overly obsessed 10 year olds, and obnoxious hipsters are what make it a concert. I've been to shows where I've been groped, yelled at, moshed and pushed to the point where I can't walk anymore and I've been to shows where everyone stands and watches the performers emotionlessly and I prefer the former hands down. And I especially hate people who are vocal about how much they hate people who do anything loud or really move at all during a show. Like when I was dancing along at an REM concert and someone told me to stop because they couldn't see. I mean, not DANCE? Do you realize how lame that is? In the end, I did move to somewhre where no one was behind me, obviously I wasn't nasty enough to ruin their show, but still. It's just....sad that that's what they thought a show should be.

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^^^I like people singing at concerts, I mean EA shows are esp. amazing for that!

Also I somewhat agree with the talking thing, though I'll admit I was talking for about 5 seconds when EA did "Asleep"...but I only do that if it is important.