Have I become a horrible older person?

That would annoy me too tbf @Goldx2 .

I went to a Take That concert with dsil who had a spare ticket. Cost me £110 about 8 years ago.

Thank god The Pet Shop Boys were on first.
They were brilliant.
Most of the audience were drunk 40+ women.
The woman in front kept slumping forward and I thought she was going to go over the side.

Take That were constantly moving around on their stage props which got stuck regularly.

I tell people I went to a Pet Shop Boys concert, it's less embarrassing.

At any pop concert I've been to, the music is so loud that I couldn't hear if anybody near me was singing along.

What did annoy me was at a musical where people were singing along - even with solos. I'd paid a lot of money to hear professional singers, not tone deaf warblers.

Intimate gig at a small venue, I could see your point, but a massive arena gig with over 10k people, you need to get a grip lol.

Yes, it was grumpy of you. Nothing to do with your age though, as my mum is in her 70s and wouldn't piss on someone's chips the way you did.

You paid money to hear Take That and Olly Murs, not some random plebs in the back! You should have said something earlier. YANBU.

I would rather a colonoscopy than have to go to a Take That concert but that’s by the by.

To be fair, opera has its moments of getting pretty raucous, especially after a really popular airia or chorus. But at least you're spared the hideous singalongs because they're mostly in German, French or Italian! (The German metal band Rammstein are good for the same reason).

Rock gigs or festivals overall don't tend to attract this problem, IME. There's a separate set of issues, like don't get anywhere near the stage or the mosh pit, if there is one. You've no idea what's in the flying missiles ...

The cinema, however, is one experience I've given up on because I can't stand the full-volume conversations and constant crackling of popcorn wrappers because no one can apparently to sit still for two hours without stuffing themselves. These days a lot of people don't seem to give a damn that their constant emission of noise is disturbing other people.

You're not wrong, OP. The difficulty is, I don't think this problem is going away.

Hard to say. Next time, whip your top off, turn around, wave your arms about shrieking, 'OMG this is awsome!! The louder you scream the more I take off!'
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Sympathies op. You know for another time.

Going to an Olly Murs concert expecting people not to screech sing is like going to a soft play and asking kids not be hyper. It's par for the course.

That was me at the recent Pink concert in Aus. They were next to me jigging in their seats, screaming along. They eventually left to join the mosh pit I think.

Do you really think your singing is good enough for people to pay to listen to it? Because that's what they're doing if you're so loud that they can hear nothing else.

who doesn't sing at a concert? Isn't that the point? Yabu

Theatre and cinema are different, they tell you in the cinema now to put off your phone, stop talking and people are quite obedient since the more direct adverts came out. You can't stop them rustling sweets at the quiet bits though.

Yes you're a miserable git

It's a pop concert not the theatre. People are going to let themselves go and sing loudly. I think YABU and concerts aren't for you.

Is this a monthly pattern with this poster?

You are not really paying to hear them sing- singing along, dancing, chanting and audience participation is normal at pop concerts, you are paying for the experience of seeing Take That live with tens of thousands of other people. Usually, they are happy people are singing along loudly as their vocals aren't all that!

In most pop concerts, the artists encourage you to sing along. I think expecting people to sing quietly at a Take That concert is unrealistic!

Have you heard Howard and Mark singing lately? . Even Gary is sounding quite rough

But yes I can sympathise with the OP. I went to see Renee Rapp recently and the audience singing was incredibly loud. Sometimes you just want to hear the artist singing. It was still an amazing night but it did make me wonder if I'm getting too old to go to concerts now.

Where did you see them OP? I’m going to see them at Nottingham Forest ground next month and tbh I’m not expecting it to be a particularly quiet experience.

You paid good money to be entertained by professional performers - not to be deafened by a couple of screech-owl Harpies.

Thumbs up!

Ai

I confess to being easily annoyed by a lot of things, and also worrying about environments I can’t control, after having had two very annoying brothers growing up!

Back in the day I used to do this deliberately to people who pushed in front of me and blocked my view of the stage. You'd better believe I knew every last word of every song, and my singing was shit too. It often got them moving away. Not sorry. I'd shut up then. It is annoying, OP. And now that I'm old and decrepit and need a nice seat, I can still be bugged by other people. I don't say anything to them. I daresay I'm unconsciously doing something to wind someone else up too.

I would feel the same and probably would have said something but felt quite awkward. We went to the theatre a couple of years ago and a woman loudly shrieked with laughter every five minutes. It was all I could hear and totally spoilt the night.

I've come to the conclusion that I don't like being around the general public at large because I don't like what has become acceptable as a society in terms of acceptable behaviour. Standards also seem to be rock bottom especially when it comes to customer service.

We still go out a lot but I'm very choosy where we go these days. When we go to the cinema it's a local independent. It's a beautiful 1920s art deco place and the customers aren't the type who would be kicking the back of your chair. Usherettes show you to your seat and you can have a drink in a proper glass. Matinee tickets are £6 and evening tickets are £11 so not stupid prices.

I don't think I'm getting old and grumpy. I think I've always been like this but less likely to put up with stuff now.

YANBU in principle, but shouldn't you be listening to grown up music by now? (ducks) 😂

Blackcat007 isn't the OP.