Why oh why do people insist on getting drunk, going to a gig and then prompty talking/laughing all the way through?
I went to see Malcolm Middleton last night. He was ace, really really good. I was stood right at the front of a half full venue and the offending couple were right next to me. The couple (guy and gal) were fine for the first half of his set. Anyway, during his encore i'd had enough and leant over and asked them to keep it down. The girl turned around to me and said -
"WHAT?? well get him to play some fucking Arab Strap, it's better than this stuff"
I was pretty gobsmacked at that but chose to ignore it. 5 Minutes later she said "cheers for spoiling OUR night mate"
Her partner looked pretty scared and decided to shut her up (i was with a rather HUGE mate).
I just don't understand people who do this at gigs. Middleton had noticed them laughing and commented on it a couple of times.
Anyone else had a similar experience?
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*shouting similar words to those in the song, half a second behind
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Someone mentioned Mercury Rev so i thought i'd say that they were cunts. They were shouting at some poor pizza guy at ATP, well the guitarist was anyway. Therefore, i think people should talk through Mercury Rev. Will even up the world a bit.
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At an early radiohead gig in 92 during the into to Prove Yourself Thom E Yorke (as he was known then) stopped and glared at the other two people in the audience (it was very sparsely attended) and jsut said 'I'm not bothering you am I?' in his best peevish voice
So the answer is - get the band/singer to interject and they won't say another word
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Surely the best comeback to Mr. Yorke would be "Are you looking at me?" Might get you killed, though.
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People who stand in the middle of the crowd at festivals geekily chattering away about the music whilst other people are trying to watch and enjoy the gig.
I mean ffs - stand at the back!!
Sorry, rant over - as you were.
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People who stand in the middle of the crowd at festivals geekily chattering away about the music whilst other people are trying to watch and enjoy the gig.
I mean ffs - stand at the back!!
Sorry, rant over - as you were.
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Also trying to get through people at gigs when everyone is stood still always reminds me of the final scene in the Birds - think if you get there late its best not to ever DARE to move through these people on pain of death or obvous tuts that are louder than Armageddon
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People who stand in the middle of the crowd at festivals geekily chattering away about the music whilst other people are trying to watch and enjoy the gig.
I mean ffs - stand at the back!!
Sorry, rant over - as you were.
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i have this one bootleg from new year's eve at the knitting factory, and inbetween EVERY SINGLE SONG there's a woman's voice shouting out "NOOOO NAAAAMEEE NUMBER FIIIIVE".
i like to think he didn't play it just to spite her. the rude cunt.
i had a very short-lived zine called No Talking At Gigs, inspired by the utter fucking CUNTS who talked the whole way through joanna newsom's set in april.
they made me sad :(
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guh.
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also, i paid the last of my money that month to see her and i honestly love her music with all my heart. so to only half hear it when i'd waited for so long to see her was such a bitch.
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en spec to gigs - you can't like everyone and its a shame that this happens -
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Luckily, Devendra was so fantastic that my night wasn't ruined, other than that it was amazing.
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I like to think I do the former.
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Ahem, i am remember? :-P
I have nothing against people getting drunk, far from it.
Malcolm Middleton did an accoustic section during his gig. During the quiet bits this woman was literally drowning out MM. I don't care how drunk you are, that is just WRONG! I couldn't have moved somewhere else as it was a tiny venue. Some people can't afford many gigs, some people might never get to see these acts again.
That crap shouldn't happen really.
*sorry, i just feel strongly about this!
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The first half-hour or so was a solo acoustic set, loads of stuff from heartbreaker etc etc.
A group of pissed aussie girls (why is it always the aussies?) were cackling behind me, saying things like 'i love this song' and 'i love you ryan' over and OVER AGAIN.
I told them to shut the fuck up. They told me to fuck off. as if I was the one in the wrong?¬! !1?>! !! GDHIAGEIOAGEA!! ! !
FUCK OFF PSISEHADSAIFVGHEILWq
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*But in a good way!
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Especially when they say something like "Well, the gigs shit anyway. He should play _________".
If you don't like it, then leave. I didn't pay £XX to listen to YOU. I hate the fact they need to broadcast their disapproval to prove their boring muso elitism too.
Plus, they're normally really old and have fat ugly birds.
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i felt really bad the next day and apologised to him but he insisted that he liked being heckled if it wasn't too confrontational/personal, especially when it was just him on stage.
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if they were jus gonna talk and text why not go to the other bar upstairs!
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And thats why I hate alchohol, it serves no purpose what so ever, idiots...
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Dancing = good
I don't think you'll find too many bands who object to people dancing at their shows.
I know some people are always going to talk at shows but surely they can stand at the back? If I go to show and I'm not sure I'm going to be massively impressed I'll stand at the back in case I'm bored, its not hard. ANd I'm short so this pretty much means I see fuck all.
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Architecture In Helsinki were largely ignored by the crowd at one of these club nights I went to. They chatted incessantly and only a few people were watching them. I don't care if people chat between bands but when the bands are on you could just dance or watch. The worst are girls in a couple who ask questions throughtout each band even the headliners while the boyfriend pets them.
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Apart from a couple of exceptions above do any of you have the balls to actually tell the offending people that they are annoying you so much.
Don't mind talking, normally a glare or two gets them to shut up but I can't stand spindly little indie teenagers dancing ironically and constantly bumping into me.
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Usually I'd say it could get you into an unecessary fight challenging people but when they directly shove you, you have to stick up for yourself.
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Too right.
I've been at gigs where similar groups of indie girls come in late and then just push through everyone as if they have a divine right to get to the front. I never go to the front as that's not my thing but the cheek of some people is very annoying.
And as mentioned above there does seem to be a few wannabe cockney wideboy fellas at gigs lately but they are normally about 17 and pretending to be drunk on 4 cans of stella.
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that was one more nail in the coffin of my naive idea that people in the industry actually care about music.
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Had some spotty little twat in one section near me along with a couple of dozy bints. He spent the whole gig rolling up some scary looking jibs and talking in one of the girls ears, I don't think they looked at the stage once.
Another anoying gig-goer is the sad twats who go to a certain gig just to be seen and say they were there despite not having a clue about the music. I had this at the Raveonettes when halfway through their set some 6ft plus bloke with his mate and a model looking girlfriend waltzed in, pushed people out of the way and stood at the bar right in front of me and my mate. He was wearing a cowboy hat as well. He just stood there posturing and pouting. Had a kind word in his ear to move the fuck out of the way and go pose somewhere else. Which he did.
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Have asked people to be quiet and this nearly went on to fisticuffs at a Lambchop show in Edinburgh.
Well said Thom Fa. I'm sure the majority of people on this board would gladly pay good money to go to a gig and listen to you talking drunken bollocks rather than hear the band they came to see.
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And they shouted during the songs !
And people were smoking even if they asked kindly not to !