la bam Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Haha! Yep! Without knowing it ive probably evolved into a grumpy old sod! Next gig i go to im going to tell them its too loud, stick my fingers in my ears and tell everyone to stop pushing when theyre enjoying themselves! Quote
PaulWarning Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 1 minute ago, la bam said: Haha! Yep! Without knowing it ive probably evolved into a grumpy old sod! Next gig i go to im going to tell them its too loud, stick my fingers in my ears and tell everyone to stop pushing when theyre enjoying themselves! the odd gig I go too these days I stand at the back with ear plugs in, no wonder I don't enjoy them as much Quote
Graham Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 People holding up phones infront of me at gigs does annoy me, but I don't like the idea of this for two reasons: Firstly, I want to get out of a gig as soon as possible after the last song, I may have a couple of hours journey to get home and if I'm up in London will most likely be dependent on public transport, I don't want to hang around waiting for someone to open the pouch for me so I can get off. Secondly, I often go to gigs on my own, so I like having my phone to entertain me between bands when I have no-one to talk to. I've made concious decision these days not to film or photograph at gigs, as I was looking back through photos from a festival and really struggled to work out who was in each photo, made the whole thing a bit redundant. I do think that if venues/artists want to reduce the number of people filming at shows then the way to do it is more pro-shot footage. If I know I can access this or a similar set on YouTube, why bother filming it on my phone when a much better quality version will be available online? Saint Vitus Bar in New York have put several well shot, full sets on YouTube of small(ish) bands - the likes of Converge, Sumac, Russian Circles and Origin; if they can do that for bands of this sort of size, larger bands/venues should be able to. Quote
LewisK1975 Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 Could this be put into the '1st world problem' bucket? Quote
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 You've got a bucket? !! Lucky sod! Quote
Frank Blank Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 15 hours ago, mcnach said: charming... One aims to please. Quote
Frank Blank Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 9 hours ago, bartelby said: This is the person who, in another thread, proudly listed all the bands he's spat on. It was a truncated list at that. Quote
PaulWarning Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 9 hours ago, bartelby said: This is the person who, in another thread, proudly listed all the bands he's spat on. T'was the way back in 77, fortunatley it didn't last long, but footballers still do it if the weekends sending off is anything to go by Quote
Frank Blank Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 5 hours ago, mcnach said: He'd better not come to see my band, then. We're peaceful but not pacifists I very much doubt you’d do anything to illicit me gobbling at you. I Spit at bands/people far less now than when I was a punk, but, given exceptional circumstances, it’s still in the repertoire so to speak. Quote
Frank Blank Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 3 hours ago, mcnach said: True, gigs are getting more and more annoying... but I'm not sure if it's the people or me getting old Yes, I am equally unsure on this very point. Quote
Hellzero Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 I think everybody is missing the legal part. For copyright reasons it's simply illegal to photograph, film or record during a show... In the 80's, it was even printed on the tickets and reminded at the venue. The law is still the same, but people have become so egocentric and selfish that they don't care at all. You know, the next step could be drones blasting these cell phones (and maybe spitting on them first) and that would be great fun. 1 Quote
oldbass Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 The best way of dealing with this scurge?....for every band to start a few bars then to stop, and if said annoyance wasn't put away then they would not play on and show is effectively over. Quote
Hellzero Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 And Chick Corea, but for people smoking... Quote
The59Sound Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 I don't go to gigs anymore because I can't stand people. God, look at them being human and everything. Quote
darkandrew Posted January 29, 2018 Author Posted January 29, 2018 I could take Frank Blank's lead but use a water pistol instead - having said that, taking a gun full of an unidentified liquid into a gig is probably frowned upon these days too. Quote
Frank Blank Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 1 hour ago, The59Sound said: I don't go to gigs anymore because I can't stand people. God, look at them being human and everything. Genius... Quote
dave_bass5 Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 IMO people like to use their cameras to record a moment, something they attended and it becomes more personal when you have taken it yourself. No, its not going to be broadcast quality, probably grainy and possibly out of focus, but it’s something else you can take away from the event and cherish. THIS is why people use them at gigs IMO, and while it does seem to be almost everyone doing it at some point why shouldn’t they? I don’t agree it spoils the gig for others, unless they held up in front of you and blocking the view. Look at the performers, not the audience. The bag idea seems like a lot of hassle for both venue and event goer to me. Quote
Cato Posted January 29, 2018 Posted January 29, 2018 (edited) I'm not a generally a fan of people filming on their phones at gigs but I have a drummer friend who is five foot nothing. Most of the gigs we go to are standing only and holding her phone in the air and pointing it at the stage is sometimes the only way she can see anything. She also likes to film drum solos so she can watch them back later and pick up tips or so she tells me. Normally I go the gents at the first hint of a drum solo breaking out, so I'm not there to see her doing this. Edited January 30, 2018 by Cato Quote
mcnach Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, Frank Blank said: One aims to please. So I gathered! Edited January 30, 2018 by mcnach Quote
mcnach Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 4 hours ago, darkandrew said: I could take Frank Blank's lead but use a water pistol instead - having said that, taking a gun full of an unidentified liquid into a gig is probably frowned upon these days too. I went to a gig once where a guy was shooting some unidentified liquid into the mouth of anybody who would want to. I felt very old. Is that really a thing? Ugh. Quote
The59Sound Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 8 hours ago, Cato said: I'm not a generally a fan of people filming on their phones at gigs but I have a drummer friend who is five foot nothing. Most of the gigs we go to are standing only and holding her phone in the air and pointing it at the stage is sometimes the only way she can see anything. She also likes to film drum solos so she can watch them back later and pick up tips or so she tells me. Normally I go the gents at the first hint of a drum solo breaking out, so I'm not there to so her doing this. She should really get a ticket for a seat then... seriously who does that? Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, The59Sound said: She should really get a ticket for a seat then... seriously who does that? Maybe you should go to Specsavers? 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 30, 2018 Posted January 30, 2018 48 minutes ago, The59Sound said: She should really get a ticket for a seat then... seriously who does that? Good idea. Which row..? 3 Quote
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