From the «the latest shitstorm» department:
Feed: Technology | The Guardian
Title: People’s behaviour at music gigs is getting worse. I have three rules to
solve that | Simon Price
Author: Simon Price
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:00:25 -0400
Link:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/14/behaviour-music-gigs-live-shows
Live shows should allow for self-expression, catharsis and abandon. It’s the boorishness and selfishness that need to stop
Earlier this week, Lucy May Walker, a singer-songwriter from Redditch, posted a series of modest proposals for behaviour at concerts[1] under the title Gig Etiquette. The four subheadings for her guidelines were: 1. Don’t Talk During the Show; 2. Be in the Moment; 3. The Audience Have Not Paid to See You; and 4. Have An Amazing Time. The former busker, who had hitherto received a relatively low level of attention despite being championed by Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine, suddenly found herself at the centre of what would, until recently, have been called a Twitterstorm.
Walker’s post went viral, with more than 1.6m views. For some, the fault was the
singer’s own. “You should just concentrate on your act,” she was told. Her
attitude, it was suggested, was “condescending”.
Continue reading...[2]
Links:
[1]:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw0k36y8j2po (link)
[2]:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/14/behaviour-music-gigs-live-shows (link)
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