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Is it time to ban cellphones at concerts? Does it seem old-fashioned NOT to Tweet or Instagram during a show? Do you just wish twitpickers would just get out of the way?
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Is it time to ban cellphones at concerts? Does it seem old-fashioned NOT to Tweet or Instagram during a show? Do you just wish twitpickers would just get out of the way?
concert is one thing, but people who stand at...front and then blind everyone behind them...
I see where Neko is coming from, but there really shouldn’t be an all out ban. Maybe venues can rope off an area just...
Aren’t both of the above tweets banning the photo & video taking, not the using? Given that when I am at a show I don’t...
Phones at concerts < phones at movies.
Food for thought…
Look, it’s fine. You can argue until the end of world about “proper concert etiquette” or whatever it is you want to...
Like Neko said, they’re traveling to come play for you. They don’t have to do that, that’s why they should care. They...
Holy fuck, that one guy strikes me as the pretentious douchebag that really, really likes the sound of his own voice,...
I mean, if someone wants to pay to go to a show and sit in the corner on their phone, that’s their prerogative. I think...
YES YES YES AND ALSO YES Put your fucking phone away. Maybe have it out for a few minutes. Take a few pictures or...
them. But keep your phone (or camera) and arms down so you’re not blocking everyone else’s view.
I am obviously Team Neko on this. When I first started going to shows many moons ago, the people who’d take flash...
This is my 2nd biggest pet peeve about shows. Number 1 is dudes who think it’s cool to touch my ass as they walk past...
People with their phones are fine. People who decide to use the concert as a chance to catch up with their long lost...
Hmmm. This is a tough one. I, for one, HATE IT when people text while we’re performing. I try to keep my phone away as...
