We have attended concerts at a local outdoor venue with lawn seating where there have often been challenges / hindrances to enjoying the performance. Particularly when large numbers of attendees in the rows in front of us stand to dance and sing along. Don’t get me wrong, I love to see people so engaged in the performance that they feel the need and are compelled to dance and sing. Where it crosses the line though is when their standing and dancing blocks the view of everyone behind them making it necessary for everyone to stand throughout the whole concert. That seems to ruin the experience for everyone. The ushers try hard to get everyone to be courteous but often the alcohol fueled enthusiasm leads to conflicts and more serious alterations.
One step further - it’s great to see people who are so engaged that they are compelled to sing along. I’m even OK at times when they aren’t that great a singer. BUT when their singing is so loud it drowns out the actual performers it does cross a line and ruins the experience for everyone.
Seems there have been many stores about recent pop star phenomena where the enthusiasm has boiled over to a point where it’s impossible to even hear the performer that the attendees a lot of money to hear.
Unfortunately it seems that often the attitude is that each persons own enjoyment trumps that of everyone else. In other words I got what I needed and the heck you.
I am eternally hopeful that a return to common courtesy will return and a sense of shared enjoyment for all takes place
We have attended concerts at a local outdoor venue with lawn seating where there have often been challenges / hindrances to enjoying the performance. Particularly when large numbers of attendees in the rows in front of us stand to dance and sing along. Don’t get me wrong, I love to see people so engaged in the performance that they feel the need and are compelled to dance and sing. Where it crosses the line though is when their standing and dancing blocks the view of everyone behind them making it necessary for everyone to stand throughout the whole concert. That seems to ruin the experience for everyone. The ushers try hard to get everyone to be courteous but often the alcohol fueled enthusiasm leads to conflicts and more serious alterations.
One step further - it’s great to see people who are so engaged that they are compelled to sing along. I’m even OK at times when they aren’t that great a singer. BUT when their singing is so loud it drowns out the actual performers it does cross a line and ruins the experience for everyone.
Seems there have been many stores about recent pop star phenomena where the enthusiasm has boiled over to a point where it’s impossible to even hear the performer that the attendees a lot of money to hear.
Unfortunately it seems that often the attitude is that each persons own enjoyment trumps that of everyone else. In other words I got what I needed and the heck you.
I am eternally hopeful that a return to common courtesy will return and a sense of shared enjoyment for all takes place