Standing at gigs - finally some sense!

Because I make sure I get a good seat (which often means I have to go by myself as those are the only good seats left) because it's important to me. If you only care about atmosphere then that's great for you, but others have different priorities like shock actually seeing the band or singer? This isn't a crazy notion!

Why don't the atmosphere lovers just get standing tickets instead of saying one group should miss out completely.

Unless it's a tiny town hall, unknown band, promo type gig, how do you see them on stage from the seated section? They're tiny from the seats! You see better on the screens.

So if you're not there for the atmosphere, you might as well watch them on TV and save the money 🤷‍♀️

depends where you are seated and the venue size

Unless it's a tiny town hall, unknown band, promo type gig, how do you see them on stage from the seated section? They're tiny from the seats! You see better on the screens.

So if you're not there for the atmosphere, you might as well watch them on TV and save the money 🤷‍♀️

Last concert I went to was Eric Clapton. Now he’s more of a sit down artist than many, but he did an acoustic Layla and the woman in front of me stood up swaying and sang along - the only one. Very annoying.

Actually I shouldn't say I don't care about the other concert goers as I'd never selfishly block their view. So I care on a personal empathy level, just that they don't "add" anything to my experience-at least not to the point I'd champion them blocking my view of the stage...

For me, a concert is about the whole atmosphere. The energy, the dancing, the singing, the crowds. If I wanted to just see the artist I'd watch them on TV.

No because I want to see and hear them in person, which incidentally is why I want to be able to see the stage, funnily enough.

You don't care about the other people there, well clearly they don't care about you either and shall stand if they like, and I wouldn't blame them.

For me, a concert is about the whole atmosphere. The energy, the dancing, the singing, the crowds. If I wanted to just see the artist I'd watch them on TV.

I'd be furious if I couldn't see the stage! I don't care about "atmosphere" I'm there to see the band/singer, no offence but I don't care about the other people there as long as they're not blocking my view. It's so bizarre to me that you'd go to all the trouble of going to see an artist in person and then be like "I don't care if I can't see the stage"!!

i sit and rest at times it’s fine if people in front are dancing, a concert is the whole thing, the group the audience, the dancing. I’d rather not see the stage then be bored/ disappointed by a quiet sedate atmosphere. Obviously it depends on who’s playing.

So you choose the seated area so you can see, then stand to stop other people from seeing?

I don't go to standing gigs because I'm short, and I've done my time of paying a fortune to stare at a sweaty man's back. I'm be pissed off to have you block my view.

But, I appreciate lots of people thinks it's fine to do that, so I just stay away from gigs these days. It's beyond me why it isn't a priority to allow everyone to see, but it's maybe just one of those things I'll never understand.

But imagine if people stood at the cinema or theatre!

Sometimes I would prefer standing but I end up settling for seated if thats all I can get, standing tickets tend to be harder to come by than seated.

At other times I prefer the seated area as it has a rake, I'm on the petite side, so especially at heavy rock gigs where there are a lot of men in attendance I have no chance of seeing in the standing area.

Sometimes I attend with friends who can stand for the performance - and want to do so - but would be unable to stand throughout when you include queuing to get in, waiting for the support act, the support act (sometimes two of them), changing the stage for the main act, then finally the act themselves. You can easily add 2 hours to the time required to be stood.

well clearly not at Wembley. Must have been a different place with different rules. I even checked the footage to make sure I wasn’t imagining it!

I went to oasis and not one person sat down apart from me for the whole show

No they aren’t. Everyone stands up at times for the big numbers and the dancier ones especially the encores. They are just saying when those aren’t being played it is very usual for people to sit. No one stands for 90% of Bruce Springsteen concert for instance. I’d be livid if anyone did in front of me. Only when you get nearer the end does everyone get up and dance. Same for oasis- no one stood up for the majority of it.

No one has said dancing is compulsory. People are saying 'yes but you wouldn't stand up and dance for every song' yet people are up in arms about people standing AT ALL. For any song.

Some posters need to get a grip. It’s a concert. You’re supposed to be up and dancing. Harry Styles upcoming tour he has said in interviews that’s exactly what he wants people to do. Do people honestly expect the entire seated areas of Wembley stadium to sit down? Really?

If people can’t stand for a whole concert, or if they don’t want to stand up and dance, is it fair that all they get to see is the arse of the person in front of them, rather than the act they’ve come to see?

Ah, good to know. Seen them twice and loved the show but missed the last couple of years.

no it isn’t- I’d wager most bands aren’t dancing bands unless you only see pop bands. Oasis for instance certainly is not a dancing band . You might jump up and down and mosh to some of their tracks but for the most part their music is for you to listen to and enjoy. I’m seeing Bruno mars in the summer- I’m desperately trying to work out how I dance to his ballads

Ghost had no phone policy at last world tour - was very successful