10 Things I Hate About You (...At A Concert)

So as I was sipping some java this morning and looking over an article done by Rolling Stone Magazine about concert annoyances, I just started to think back to all the shows I have attended over the years and found myself in similar situations where the 'fans' are hurting, not helping the show.  I understand and always believe that everyone should be able to enjoy themselves at a concert and there will always be those people that was a great seat for the show but don't want to be part of the moshpit, 'wave' (the word I used to describe when the ENTIRE crowd shifts on the floor for some reason) or crowd surf.  It's not for everyone and I get it.

So back to the article at hand.  Rolling Stone made a "top 10" annoyances at concerts.  You know these people for sure.  The drunk guy/gal who can't hold themselves up, the one with the cell phone blocking your view the WHOLE time and others.  Since I didn't want to take away from Andy Greene's article (writer for Rolling Stone), I'll give you a few of these annoyances so you yourself can think back to those concerts and think "I remember that asshole!"

- Taking pictures the entire freaking show.

I get it. You want to show all your friends on Facebook and Twitter that you saw a cool concert. Fine. Take a photo. Take five if you want! But please, don't take 77. You always manage to hold your camera right in my line of sight. You don't even look like you're enjoying the show while you're doing this. All your attention is on the photos. And you know what? Those photos are all going to look like shit. Every single one of them. You're too far away. You'll probably never even look at them. Also, you see those guys right in front of the stage with the giant cameras? They're taking great professional pictures. There's really no need for yours.

- Pushing your way to the front.

If a concert is general admission, the people in front earned their spots. They got there early and laid claim to their space. The people all the way in front might have even spent all day camped out by the doors, so when the lights go off and you shove your way to the front, you're being a huge asshole. Don't do that. If you show up late and there's only room in the back, you've just gotta deal with it.

- Getting so drunk you puke.

At pretty much any big concert, you'll see a janitor emerge after a couple of songs with a big broom and a bucket of sawdust. It means somebody puked. It's a bummer for the puker, but the people all around have to deal with the aftermath. Don't be the vomit guy. There's no worse kind of person to be at the concert.

- Filming the entire show on your iPhone.

This distracts people even worse than taking pictures, and usually results in an equally horrid product. The sad irony is that people tend to film their favorite songs, but the smiles on their faces are gone when all their concentration goes into capturing these moments on film. Tomorrow morning, YouTube will be cluttered with crappy cellphone videos of every song from whatever show you're seeing. There's no need to add to that. You paid good money to see a show, and you're joylessly watching it through a tiny screen on your iPhone. It just doesn't make any sense.

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