I stood at a concert

I go to 5 -10 concerts a year, from huge stadium gigs to smaller concert venues. I don’t book seated tickets because I want to dance.

On the rare occasion that I do book seats because there is no standing area I will stay seated because I’m not a twat and I’m aware that people around me have also paid to watch the artist(s).

Most of the time I'm happy to stand and sing along or whatever. The one time it really pissed me off was when we were all standing anyway at an indoor gig and the woman in the row in front but a few seats along decided to stand up on her chair. The people directly behind her quite rightly asked to get down - she refused so they had to get stewards involved and it all got a bit nasty and spoiled our enjoyment of the concert.

But there were big screens everywhere.

You clearly haven't been to a concert recently. It comes through with allocated seats if you refuse those ones and try to find others often you end up with none as it sells out !

This backs up another poster's view that those voting and commenting simply haven't been to a concert recently.

Hang on...so you're saying that you can't go in the standing area because you wouldn't be able to see past taller people in front of you, but that anyone who isn't able to see because you are standing in front of them in the seated area should just put up with it? All ticket holders are entitled to enjoy the concert but some are more entitled than others it seems 🤔

Then book seats near the back if you want to stand. Your right to stand and dance doesn’t trump someone’s right to watch the concert that they’ve paid for.

To the people saying you should go in the standing area if you want to stand - this makes no sense for the artist - they would potentially be playing to half empty venues if it stated that the seating areas are strictly no standing. I wouldn’t enjoy a concert half as much if i couldn’t get up and dance

I personally would not buy a standing ticket as i’m only 5ft and can’t see if anyone would be in front of me, (learnt from experience) however i do stand up and dance, i’ve never been asked to sit down, though i probably wouldn’t stand if i was the only one. it may seem selfish to “block someones view” but everyone has bought a ticket to enjoy the concert, i’ve never been to a concert where the whole seated areas remain seated.

The answer would be as someone has stated to have a seating part that states no standing at the time of booking so people are away.

Seems like they should be doing more standing venues if that's their fanbase.
I feel sorry for the people that also paid 100 for their seat and now couldn't see as they seem to matter less.

Those areas exist. I’m talking about people who choose to sit in a regular area (and, in this case, can stand when they want). But maybe there should be zones where people who just prefer sitting can just sit. Sort of like a quiet carriage on a train.

YANBU - what’s the point of going to a concert to sit in a set and clap politely. I’ve never been to a concert yet where people didn’t get up and dance.
Staying seated for live music seems such a miserable soulless thing to do - unless you can’t physically obviously before I get pounced on. Stay at home and listen to music if you want to sit down.

I went to see Gladys Knight last week. The audience was obviously mature but everyone was up singing and dancing. That’s the whole point and what created the atmosphere

Because I go to relive my youth and enjoy myself. I'm not being mean to take that, I love them, and Gary especially has a nice voice, but on the whole they're not really the type of band I go to just to hear the music.
I don't get drunk, I don't bash into the people around me, but I do dance and wave my arms about at times and whoop and clap. If I had the energy of teenage me I'd likely still jump up and down a lot like I did in 1994 but I don't.
I just honestly cannot imagine watching take that jump about to a fast paced song like relight my fire or could it be magic and just sit there staring at them without moving. (Admittedly they don't do as much jumping these days as they're getting old like the rest of us).
So if I was forced to sit throughout I just wouldn't bother wasting the £100+.

I mean less important as you're going for your child. But those tickets are expensive and there's loads of standing tickets. If only people were respectful then everyone would get to see the artist they've paid a huge amount of money to see

Why?

Why do you think people wouldn't go to shows if they couldn't stand up in the seated area?
You may only go to concerts in order to stand but most people go for the music.

Getting mad about people enjoying themselves because they cannot manage it is such an uptight British thing 😅 Recently went to a (heavy rock) gig in Spain and it was full of normal people, the huge majority of seated fans were standing the whole time including us, dancing, laughing and drinking. No trouble that I saw, just people joining together to soak up excellent music. It was one of the best nights. Messy, life affirming, loud, wonderful.

It was fucking amazing. Two short hours of our lives to bond anonymously as a huge amorphous crowd, all loving the same thing, all dancing unselfconsciously, all soaking in the atmosphere and cutting loose away from the responsibility of daily life. Enjoying music as art and therapy.

Life is short. People need to chill out, it's a sad day when we can't share the infectious enjoyment of a crowd, even if standing for too long isn't doable. Those people should just do what they can for the greater love of the band, and their own positiivity! Instead of seeing people enjoying themselves as some sort of personal affront...

OP you did NOTHING wrong.

I am taking my child to see Taylor Swift in August. We have seated tickets. She has told me that everybody will be standing and I have to as well. I’ve told her that I will definitely be sitting for part of it because I can’t be bothered to stand up for hours.

However, in no way would I judge anybody for standing as of course I assume most people will be standing and dancing. it is my choice to sit and I’m fine not to have a view!

I am taking my child to see Taylor Swift in August. We have seated tickets. She has told me that everybody will be standing and I have to as well. I’ve told her that I will definitely be sitting for part of it because I can’t be bothered to stand up for hours.

However, in no way would I judge anybody for standing as of course I assume most people will be standing and dancing. it is my choice to sit and I’m fine not to have a view!

I went to see Take That in April. The whole show was seated including the floor. If they had said you must remain seated throughout I wouldn't have gone no.

Was it Abba Voyage? It is the “done thing” to stay seated except for the big numbers at that.
In seated areas it’s usual to sit and just stand for the big numbers at other pop concerts too, but most people stood for most of it at Take That recently.

Why do you think people wouldn't go to shows if they couldn't stand up in the seated area?
You may only go to concerts in order to stand but most people go for the music.

I don’t have a particular aibu, but I felt that I was only asked to sit because I looked like an easy target to ask.

Surely they asked you to sit because YOU were the one in front of them blocking their view?

Why would they ask people sitting around or behind them to sit down if it wasn't having an effect on them?

Anyway, if you wanted to stand, you should have bought a standing ticket. YABU.