I saw the Smashing Pumpkins a few years ago here in Seattle. The show was fantastic, but that's not the point.
There were a handful (a very small handful) of young guys who were in the audience, standing up the whole time despite being in the seated section, where there's really no benefit to standing up because you can't see any better.
They were the only ones standing. The people behind and around them would ask them to sit down, and they would act like everybody else was the problem. And then on Reddit, I saw people complaining as though the older fans were the problem for wanting to sit in the sitting section as opposed to the standing section, despite the fact that most of the attendees were in their '30s-40s or older.
No. In the '90s, maybe. But we're getting old now and you need to sit down. Those guys ruined the show for those people who had probably looked forward to seeing Smashing Pumpkins in concert for the last couple decades. Why ruin it for somebody else?
Now, if I went to some random punk show, I would expect to not be sitting. You have to consider where and when you are.
Concerts should be as inclusive as possible. If that means people can only go if there are seats, then it’s perfectly reasonable that there should be seats.
Out of curiosity where did you see them? Was it at Climate Pledge Arena? We went to a concert there not too long ago and the new seats were just awful. They really jammed as many as possible in during the remodel.
Like, my friend who is the average size of a fit 35 yr old was pretty much squished and uncomfortable. I mean, I’m pretty sure I had bigger seats in elementary school and these weren’t the cheap seats either! Not the Cadillac premium seats, no, but not far off.
We were in the back row of the section (in front of the tables) so we ended up standing most of the time because the seats were too frickin small to be even remotely comfortable. The people behind us were cool with it.
It could explain why the dudes in your experience didn’t sit, but I agree it is rude to stand in front of someone sitting, ESPECIALLY if you’re at the front of a section.
Thanks for replying. I’ve heard that the seats seemed normal from others, and people who experienced what we did. I suspect the seat widths are variable in different sections and appreciate you adding data to the hypothesis. :)
I was there, too, and I saw those guys. They were like the only young people in the vicinity and were so rude too the people around them. I was very glad that they were over to the left of me and not in front of me. There was zero reason to be standing in that section.
There was so many people waiting for Cyberpunk that they were basically in a lose-lose situation. I think they reflected on that, given that they gave up making their own engine, mostly to eliminate time spending on fixing the engine
The headliner refers to the main entertainer of the the show that comes on stage after the opening/warm-up acts finish performing. You have to get through the opening acts before you see the one you actually came for.
One of the most disappointing endings for me, I enjoyed the show a ton but really hate how it wrapped up. After everything with Tara it feels like a downhill sprint to the finish. Plus poor Piney & Opie 🥺
There was a lot of the restore the show I didn’t care for either. So much of the conflict in it was just people blowing dumb shit out of proportion when they could have resolved it with a phone call.
I think shows that don’t have an end in mind always devolve into their purest form
Like Suits, a great example of a show that just went past its life time. It eventually just became people barging into someone’s office and yelling at then over something they misinterpreted, usually with some form of “oh here’s a gotcha I also was doing stuff behind your back” only for the person they’re yelling at to reveal it was either a lie/misinformation or hit them with a gotcha of their own, then they walk down the hall and get yelled at by some temporary character
That seemed to be a trend during that era of TV. The protagonist has a problem, spends the whole season solving that problem, and then discovers that they have created an even bigger problem in the season finale. Repeat until your show about “regular person in a tough situation” slowly turns into “person with barely enough luck to survive kills God”
Do yourself a favor and watch the Ed Harris movie “Knightriders”. In my heart of hearts, it’s the source material for the entire show. And the ending is incredibly relevant.
Not the specifics, but by the mysterious circumstances around his father's death as leader of the club which Jax is obviously destined to take over is foreshadowing.
This is key. A decade ago I did all three days at the New England Metal and Hardcore festival. Bodies fell from the sky on me. I got punched in the back of the head. I was almost knocked out on multiple occasions. I lost my glasses and was blind for most of the trip. What hurt the most was my feet. The pain was only alleviated when I was running around in the pit and walking back to my motel. I was in my early 20s then. I can’t imagine doing that now.
Anyone else really impressed with Noah Gervais’ essay on Fallout? I’ve never heard anyone talk about something I like for that long without saying anything that seemed wrong.
well, you’re listening to one anyway. Your prejudiced behavior is oozing out, a map is your biggest enemy is a map, dear, and no, Taco Bell is not that hot - it’s a you problem. Your ignorance is in full display, you know nothing about the culture outside of your borders. Truly pathetic.
I’m just mirroring your energy scooter. If there is prejudgement it’s coming from your end.
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