Was at a concert tonight for a Christian singer named David Crowder with some other acts and while it was a great experience I noticed WAY too many people standing and video taping the songs instead of just watching them and being in the moment.

It’s annoying with so many screens lit up and I doubt that anyone wants to watch other people’s crappy smart phone videos.

Just a sign of the times I guess.

I hate this as I’d prefer to actually be in the moment versus preserving it, but I may be different in that I don’t care to share with others what I’m doing at any given time.

I share your annoyance.

Even better than concerts are those folks who are walking in nature filming their walk and looking at the screen instead of the beauty all around. I just don't get it.

For most any performer, there are very likely already utube videos of better quality than anyone films with a cell phone.

That’s what I would do.

I've seen the same thing happening at airshows. Half the crowd standing there with their arms stretched up over their heads to take a crappy cell phone video of the Blue Angels.

If someone wants to take an occasional shot, that's one thing, but recording the entire damn show on a phone???? As you said about the concerts, YouTube is filled with HD video of the performance that you can watch any time.

BTW: Not talking about people that have high end camera equipment and actually have a chance of getting some nice shots. Different ballgame.

It is the standing that I despise.
Was a a John Petrucci concert a couple years ago when the people in the first couple rows stood.
No problem for a few seconds when they start as a tribute but staying that way the whole concert>
For Christ's sake you are already so close, the everyone else HAS to stand to see them.
Assholes.

If I am close enough to the stage, I will take a photo or two, just to commemorate the show for myself.

I can't imagine videoing a show. Both the video and audio will be crappy, and don't you actually want to see the show instead of filming it? Especially at a large arena where you might be at a long distance from the stage. Who needs blurry video of Taylor Swift taken from 200 feet? (Not that I would go to see her.)

Idiots with cell phones. Who knew that they would amplify human stupidity so much.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
It is the standing that I despise.
Was a a John Petrucci concert a couple years ago when the people in the first couple rows stood.
No problem for a few seconds when they start as a tribute but staying that way the whole concert>
For Christ's sake you are already so close, the everyone else HAS to stand to see them.
Assholes.

That happened too last night.

We had good seats down close to the floor seats, and I felt bad for this one older lady sitting about five rows back from this group of really tall people who stood the entire time and blocked her view 100%. It’s like she may as well have not even bothered being there.

People don't know how to "just enjoy the moment" anymore I guess.

It is a sad thing.

This is a big factor why I walked away from the business. 2009, when the iphone came out, well it didn’t happen immediately. It took until 2011 where this got really annoying. Everyone filming you, well I didn’t like it at all. Now for what I do, they don’t even dance anymore. They stand there, maybe pump their fist in the air, or recording the whole time on their phone. It’s a joke.

If im close and I usually am, ill take a cpl quick snapped pics or video clips. Im not getting any younger and my memory isn't the best and when I add them to my private YouTube channel, ill always have them to look back on.

I went to a concert in New Orleans last month and there were drunk ladies talking while I was watching Ray Lamontagne. That and the cell phone screens from people recording.

Concerts can be like, 2+ hours long.

Sure, it feels like everyone is recording the entire time, but really, it's just a few minutes per person across an entire crowd.

It’s one of my biggest pet peeves. Like when are you really going to watch this 5th grade graduation again? 5th grade “graduations” are another pet peeve of mine though.

Years ago my daughter was in a choir and they were singing for Veterans Day at a local church. I got a good seat where I could see her a few rows back but the second they started singing a dozen phones shot up into the air blocking my view of her. I wanted to say some very un-churchlike things to those selfish assholes, most of whom probably never watched those videos again.

It's a bad habit for younger people, such as, pulling out your damn cell phone and posing for a picture with a famous person who agreed to greet you personally, and they never look them in the eye to say hello and thank you. Seems completely imbecilic to me.

I stopped going to concerts when the cell phone came out. It was more fun dancing and trying to meet attractive women. It would have ruined the Stones concerts. There was so much else going on besides the music. Outdoor concerts with over 10000 kids were something else.

I'm with you. If I was them, I might as well stay home, sit in a chair and watch it on tv.

I think most people videoing the concert are flexing in that they're streaming the video on their social media accounts.

I’m surprised the musicians don’t complain; I once took some video at a George Strait concert not realizing it was not permitted. A security guy spotted the light, but let me keep the camera with me as it was a long way down to the locker.

I have tickets to see a show tonight. A couple of days ago, the venue sent out an email with the following admonition:

"Absolutely NO photos and NO videos will be allowed during the performance. Patrons seen taking either may be asked to leave and no refund will be given."