Standing at gigs - finally some sense!

Oh my god, the hair! I always get a woman with smelly hair who works her way from the back to stand in front of me and throw her hair about in my face.

I've always found standing to be more readily available. It's the diehards/enthusiasts who want to stand. Many of us want the option of a seat

Omg I would have very directly told her to shut up! Why would she do that?!! Some people are so self involved it’s ridiculous!

I don’t have a particular issue with standing and dancing.

Singing is annoying. I snagged Radiohead tickets and half the time Thom’s subtle performance was being drowned out by the group of 20 something blokes behind me who seemed to think each song was a football chant and were bellowing it out en masse.

Mind you if it was Louis Tomlinson being drowned out I wouldn’t mind so much.

I’ve always stood at gigs too. This seems like a recent thing, people getting arsey about us wanting to actually enjoy ourselves. Who goes to a gig and doesn’t dance?!

It depends on the seating. If it’s tiered not so fussed about standing. However I went to see Michael Bublé a few years ago at an arena and even the floor area (that would usually be the standing area) was all seated, so when people then stood up, (everyone ended up standing up) you had to stand where you seat was. I literally couldn’t see a thing at all. So disappointed and an absolute waste of money. Generally if it’s a seated concert, sit.

on a side note the viral clip of Adele having a go at staff who told the lad to sit back down really pisses me off. He was blocking the view of everyone behind him but Adele clearly didn’t give a shit about all their enjoyment!

But there are way more seated tickets than standing. Not everyone who wants to stand can get a standing ticket. Why should our gig be ruined because others are boring?

I was just going to say this.

I was there too. Fantastic show and the majority of people around me were dancing in the seating area, just like every other concert I've been to.

Seated = you sit apart from last couple of songs.
Standing = you stand. Feel free to dance, wave your hands about as much as you like.

I’ve always found it’s easier to get standing, if you don’t mind where you stand (sometimes they are sectioned off)

it’s also far easier to book for a group of 3+ standing than ever expecting seating together. If it’s a popular gig expected to sell out, it’s so so hard.

If others are standing I’ll join in but tend to follow the crowd and read the room most of time. I was at a gig last night and did loads of standing, dancing and singing - fantastic night!

I always get a seat because i like to have a space of my own but i dont expect people to sit quietly in theirs. The last concert i went to was David Gray, not a particular fan but my friend is, it was an awful experience. We were seated at the back and most people paid absolutely no attention to the show, if they weren't constantly going in and out to the bar or the toilets (and I mean constantly) they were talking loudly or scrolling on their phones. I mean why bother?

I book seated but stand up and dance. Seated means there's somewhere to put my jacket and bag.
I've been going to gigs since the late 80's and never known people to actually sit in the seats.

I actually thought seated tickets were harder to get than standing-is that not the case? When you think about it it's pretty shitty to buy a seat and then not sit in it all night! What a waste...

Sorry op, yabvu 😄

The last few gigs I’ve been to (Yungblud/Capaldi) have all been pretty respectful, I don’t know if it’s just a thing in the venue but everyone seems to respect not to stand the whole time in a seated section, but get up where it’s warranted. Judge the area around you.

It’s not as easy as saying “well buy XYZ” ticket then” for popular gigs, because of queues and scalping you have to scrape to get any ticket in the first place.

if you’re wise enough, you can figure out what seats are at the back of each section and stand to your hearts content. I just did that recently and it was a bloody fab option tbh.

I’m not the person to ruin someone’s evening , I’m blessed to be there regardless.

I saw oasis at Wembley in the seated section and everyone stayed seated pretty much the whole way through.

Was at a gig last night (standing) and some enthusiasts got a large flag out. Now about 30 of us can't see. We requested they desist (they did). Sitting on your partner's shoulders? NO!!

It’s “you can” not “you should”.Its not in the terms and conditions. People enjoy stuff in different ways..who knew?

This!

People paid to hear Louis, not your shitty singing. And, yes, people can hear you.

I've paid £££ to sit. I will dance/stand at the appropriate time. I know if I see ACDC or Oasis there is a chance I'll be standing all the way. If I see Florence and the Machine (as I did) and someone stands blocking the sightline of 10+ people then the stander should be downstairs on the floor. If everyone stands and I still have a great view I'll sit (Raye/MCR recently).

Not convinced a grown woman needs to scream at a gig tbh - that would do my head in. Mind you, I was at the Magic Flute and the woman next to me decided to sing along to the Queen of the Night aria, which was very similar.

Stand and dance if you want to. Just don't complain when others tell you to sit down. They have paid to watch the concert, they don't want your body blocking the view.

Cannot believe the insanity on this thread. Of course you should stand and dance at a music concert. I can’t even believe this would even be a debate