Oh c'mon man where do you want them to go puff? I can feel you on the cigarettes, but smoking a bit of weed is no big deal. If they're smoking blunts that's different though. In my experience a concert full of stoned people is a much nicer time than one filled with drunkards.
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Oh c'mon man where do you want them to go puff? I can feel you on the cigarettes, but smoking a bit of weed is no big deal. If they're smoking blunts that's different though. In my experience a concert full of stoned people is a much nicer time than one filled with drunkards.
weremichael
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Nodding as in falling over in his seat and onto other people.
At home. Weed smells terrible. I want nothing to do with their use of it.
ComputerMKII
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Never go to J-rock or Visual kei concerts. Those are more deadly than even black/death metal shows. Fangirls are rabid and won't give a shit about you or your safety.
The problem is that by the time you get to the concert and the main act has started the effects are gone. Plus do you really want people doing drugs and then driving around? Don't get me wrong I can understand not wanting to be around marijuana, but smoking weed at a concert has been a staple of concerts since, well, about as long as there have been rock concerts. It's one of the few places people who like to smoke can smoke in public. Maybe it's a bit obnoxious, but I feel like it's fairly reasonable under the circumstances. Everyone knows that if you go to a Phish concert or a Radiohead concert people are going to be openly smoking marijuana. Just like if you go to a hardcore or metal show you should expect for there to be people moshing. It's just reasonable expectations for the event.
PigSpeakers
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You guys need to go to more indie shows. The last one I went to was awesome. I met the whole band, got pictures with them and autographs and stuff, and they just hung out and shot the breeze with fans.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
This is a great post.
Crowd surfers are the worst, glad to see a few people in this thread share my opinion on them. With moshing and stuff, you can just stay out of the mosh pits if you don't want to participate. But crowd surfers are usually trying to get to the front / on stage to do a dive. As someone who just likes to be up front at the stage to really enjoy the performance, they pretty much ruin it for me as I can either focus on catching their dumb asses or focus on the show and get kicked in the head at 5 minute intervals throughout the night. I hate to judge but I have a hard time seeing them as anything other than selfish assholes who are ruining the show for who knows how many people just for their 15 seconds.
Speedy Blue Dude
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Between those 10, #1 is the worst. Especially if the camera makes a shutter sound. You'll end up hearing the shutter going off more than the actual concert.
ConradCervantes
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When Foo Fighters played at Summerfest last summer my brother and I were sitting on the grass, and about three feet in front of me was a couple who were constantly pawing at each other's asses and full-on making out while Silversun Pickups played their opening set. They weren't even hot, both were in their forties, dude was balding and the chick was Sarah Plain and Tall. And then they have the nerve to shoot me dirty looks when I light up my joint after sunset.
You don't need to be high/drunk at the concert. And you don't need to mosh either.
I would have said "If you guys are going to make contact with me while doing that you better let me join in". Would probably get them to stop right away.
bodyboarder
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Yeah I saw that at the last concert I went to, I was amazed at the level of people's stupidity.
They paid just as much as you to be there. I'm sure the bands appreciate those who look like they're having a good time more than people like you who I assume stand there, arms folded, snarling at anybody who isn't doing the same.
white dynamite
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#5...what if you are watching Lynyrd Skynyrd? Or what if you genuinely like freebird covers?
The front is only for people who really want it. If people are moshing/pushing to get to the front, they can take it from me unless I'm in the first row holding on to the barriers.
I have no idea what this means.
I've done this. But in Japanese concerts no-one talks to Western bands so you can practically have a conversation with them if you're the only foreigner there.
I hate this more than anything. I'm there for the music.
If/when I take photos I make sure my camera is directly in front of my face so it's not bothering anyone else. Kind of miss my old slim Sony cam for taking photos with the screen off. I usually only take a photo or two during my favorite song.
I'd also like to add guys who bring big-ass rucksacks with them. Fuck's sake.
Johnlenham
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hahaha that sounds amazing.
Oh right, I would have said either stupid drunk or maybe ketamine then.
A lot of bands hate moshing. It ruins the show for people when you cause injuries.
Jaffaboy
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Oh goddamn, I hate these people. The worst are the ones who have a backpack with nothing in it!
I remember seeing Reel Big Fish a couple of years ago (on my birthday) where there were some real Mancunian cunts in front of me almost hitting me in the face with their ska dancing (I was standing by the sound desk too). One of the dudes with an old Cantona shirt on had a bag that came open and a newspaper fell out. Me and my friend were laughing about how ridiculous that was when he turned around and started threatening me because he thought I'd opened his bag. I couldn't do anything but stare at him and hold back the laughter even when he pulled the hat off my head. What's funnier is my dad was with me; he pulled the dude away and gave him a piece of his mind. I don't know what he said but the dude fucked off pretty quickly.
Oh, I was 24 :/
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Went to one last year with a few friends and their friends. One of the girls
"Ugh I cant believe all these sluts who come to concerts just to dress like whores."
I sure as shit don't mind.
Next minute she's getting high.
"Ugh I cant believe all these sluts who come to concerts just to dress like whores."
I sure as shit don't mind.
Next minute she's getting high.
I've noticed that in metal concerts (that I'm dragged to by friends), if someone hits the ground there's immediately like 5 guys rushing to help him back up. Pretty cool. In other concerts I've seen that noone gives a shit about helping the person unless it's a hot girl.
Yeah, in metal concerts you get that sense of knowing that someone's got your back if you fall or you'll get random folk helping you out for no reason when you try to get your friend to crowd-surf. Doesn't happen all the time though. One case I heard at a popular pop/rock festival here where a guy got repeatedly kicked after being shoved to the ground.
A little self-righteous don't you think? Why can't reasonable adults enjoy smoking marijuana or having a few drinks? As far as moshing goes, usually that's associated with the cultural aspects of those shows. Moshing is encouraged at many hardcore and metal shows because it's a way to release carnal energy which is part of their respective subcultures.
It doesn't mean I don't think you should be considerate while doing either of these things. If you are going to smoke marijuana smoke a joint or a one-hitter, not a blunt, and if someone tells you it's bothering them go somewhere else. And at a mosh-friendly concert, if you are a-moshing, be aware of your surroundings and try not to run into the people who are not trying to mosh - usually this is pretty obvious.
Maybe the problem is is that there are too many douche bags who ignore the advice I've just given - people who shove, crowd surfers, people who smoke blunts. But it doesn't mean the more basic aspects of those activities - simply smoking weed or moshing - can't be done in a reasonable manner. It's not about one group of people having their way to the detriment of another, it's about everyone compromising and getting a sufficient piece of what they want.
fabricated backlash
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My goodness, some of you people should remove the broomstick, or simply stop going to concerts as it sounds like you are absolutely miserable.
Maybe I'm a bit too used to Moshpits, beer and wall of deaths, but most of the complaints here come off as whining more than anything. Do some of you go to shows to purposefully be miserable for a few hours?
If you want to be in the front row, better be prepared for people to try to get to your place. If all else fails, just headbang against those who annoy you or make friends with one of the security forces, I got so many of those pushing fools pulled out with this.
I just laugh at fools who use those disgustingly bad smartphone cams to film a show. It's their loss, and I don't give a damn about them.
Maybe I'm a bit too used to Moshpits, beer and wall of deaths, but most of the complaints here come off as whining more than anything. Do some of you go to shows to purposefully be miserable for a few hours?
If you want to be in the front row, better be prepared for people to try to get to your place. If all else fails, just headbang against those who annoy you or make friends with one of the security forces, I got so many of those pushing fools pulled out with this.
I just laugh at fools who use those disgustingly bad smartphone cams to film a show. It's their loss, and I don't give a damn about them.
Are you crowd surfing? I feel pretty tolerant about a lot of stuff, but crowd surfing is pretty obnoxious. It's as bad as shoving.
You dont need to go to a concert in the first place. You dont need to be here on NeoGAF.
I doubt many do.
lol
One of my #1 rules of going to a concert - do not wear anything you care about.
I do if the mood in the pit is right, and I'm able to get up on stage so i can actually stagedive into a crowdsurf. I've only used just crowdsurfing to get out of too crowded pits.
But the concerts where I've stagedived it has always just felt like something we did together as an audience. It was never about anyone having fun on account of others. (And have actually never had any shoes taken from me)
And sure I've had my share of lumbering mountains of sweaty men thrown on top and into me (...ahem), but I am moshing in the pit so it kinda comes with the territory. If I need a breather from all that or want to avoid it entirely I just go to the side of the stage.
Yeah that's cool if it's part of the vibe of the show, and there's an actual pit. I'm really talking about shows where there aren't those types of things. Like I said about puffing and moshing try to have reasonable expectations. Everyone knows you don't you don't mosh or crowd surf at a Fugazi show, but it's probably half the point of going to a Cannibal Corpse show. Where it drives me crazy is at electronic shows. If I'm in a trance staring at a pulsing light while the bass drum punds away rhythmically on the back beat, and I'm trying to dance in my little square, it's frustrating to have some dude land on top of me.
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