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[why_me_why_not]

I was waiting on this concert for like two months and I woke up sick this morning. Which so sucks. I was laying with Davey last night and he looked at me and was like "Momma, I'm gonna make you sick, y'know." And true enough, it happened. Actually, both boys have ear infections and I had to take them to Urgent Care this afternoon so now they're on antibiotics. Fun.

Anyway, I have a question for yall. I have NEVER been to a concert where I sat down the whole time. Never. Granted, I've only been to a couple dozen concerts (not counting the local bands we go see at Greystone) but still. I especially don't see how you're supposed to stay sitting when the band is doing get-up-and-dance, sing-with-us kinda songs. So me and Harley and several of the girls that were sitting in the same row as us stood up for most the concert tonight & the guy behind us was a real jerk about it. Honestly, when I go to a concert, I expect to stand for most of it, and if I'm gonna sit down, I expect that the person in front of me will still be standing, which is why I like sitting in the risers on the back of the floor b/c that way I can still see. But my stepdad says that I'm wrong and we were extremely rude, and that if you go to a concert and pay for an actual seat, then you should sit in it and not stand up at all.

So, what is the proper concert etiquette? Or your opinion on it?

Comments

[cinnamon-sins.livejournal.com]

My son has an ear infection too. He comes back into town tomorrow. :(

As for concerts...it really depends on the music. I've been to two sit down concerts. One was Linkin Park so of course EVERYONE was standing and singing and dancing. The other was Trans Siberian Orchestra and even though it's techinically rock, everyone stayed sitting. Just depends. And people will always be dicks no matter what you do.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I hate people who stand up in their seats at a concert. I don't care what sort of music it is. If you want to stand and move around, that's what the aisles and the mass seating areas are for. I paid for a seat so I can sit in it and enjoy the concert.

Another reason I hate people who stand is that I am short. Even if I stand, I will still not be able to see the band around the person standing up.

Basically, when someone's standing in front of me, it's like I paid 60 bucks for a radio broadcast that I could've stayed at home for free for and that pisses me off to no end.

/rant. Sorry but I've been to WAY too many concerts that have been ruined because of people standing in front of me so that I couldn't see anything.

*points to tab*

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

*whistles innocently*

I expect to stand up during concerts, but I'm a conformist so if everyone sits down I most likely will too.

[ltlredhairdgirl.livejournal.com]

Stand and dance all you want. You paid for the ticket to be there, if you wanna dance, DANCE!

I've had a lot of people like that. It's not your fault they're a party pooper who doesn't want to join in the fun.

[swedish15.livejournal.com]

Depends on the country. Compare Japan, where even during Blind Guardian and Dream Theatre, people are sitting. Over here (i.e. Germany), most concerts are standing; in fact, I've never sat in a seat over here.

But I think your stepdad is right; if there *are* seats, you ought to sit in them. (Unless the group, of course, demands otherwise.)

[mimiheart.livejournal.com]

Depends on the type of music. I wouldn't expect anyone standing at one of my jazz concerts or at an orchestra. At a rock band? Yeah, you stand...

[dove95.livejournal.com]

As a concert-goer since I was a wee little gal, I usually just go with the flow of what everyone else is doing. At MSG, it's almost an insult to sit for anyone, even if seats are provided.

However, at the Bitter End (the oldest NYC club venue), there are seats which you're supposed to sit in. If I stood up for Sirsy there (even tho their music is the get-up-and-move kind, as you know), I'd be told to sit down.

When I went to see Tori Amos and Sigur Ros, we all sat because the music is appropriate for that. But basically, I think it's just about going with what everyone else is doing, but if you get tired of standing, then you can sit if you want... even if you can't see. At that point, you don't bitch to the people around you who are standing, ya know?

[football-girl.livejournal.com]

I probably wouldn't be the best person to comment on this, because I have never been at a concert where you had to stand at all. I've never been to anything but either theatre, opera, ballet or a philarmonia.. -_-9 *feels stupid*

But I think if it's any other type of concert than mentioned above, you should not sit.. And it's not rude, it's just having fun and doing what people do at concerts. So, long story short, the guy was just a jack ass. :)