Concert Behavior (Page 2 of 4)

so this really bugs me out . you pay good money to see a show who ever it is tickets aren't cheap these days and you go there to talk about stupid stuff that happened to you over the past few days . let me clue you in on something ever theater has a lobby you can go out there and talk your brains out and no one will care . MUSIC IS MADE TO BE LISTENED TO you cheer after the song is over . as for Joe I saw Syracuse to Hartford and every night Joe has to shhh the audience does that tell you something that he wants you to be quit . I play music also and when the band is playing real low you want it to be quit in the theater so you get the full effect of the song if everyone is yelling during the low parts it takes away from the music . I don't get why people have to yell while he is playing do you think by yelling his name out while he is playing he will stop playing and ask you what you want also last time I talked to Joe I got the feeling he liked woman so why do guys seem to yell out they love him am I missing something here I can see loving the music he plays but that's not what there yelling out and do u think he will stop playing and say I love you back and lets set up a date . if Joe or any other musician is going out of his way to tell people to STFU then you should listen to him . if I had a say in it I would hand out a little flyer at the door while people walked in telling them to be quit during music and to respect the people around you . just remember not everyone out there and afford to go to a lot of concerts so if they save up for one show and they are looking forward to it and then they have some drunk screaming talking people behind them that really sucks and if your that selfish that you don't care and its all about yourself then stay home no one needs you around or at shows . ok I can go for hours about this so I am stopping here .

P.S. STFU AT SHOWS AND IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE YOUr ALCOHOL STAY HOME OR DON'T DRINK .

I don't mind the yelling during the loud parts.. you can't hear them

Even Joe tries to get everyone quiet during the part where he really wants to get quiet.
you notice now, Joe puts up his finger to his mouth for the SHHHH sign, but some just don't get it.
Yell when its loud, not when Joe is saying just back down for a second.

Even on the ANDY DVD from 2001 there is a standing room only, young crowd on that DVD and Joe says..
"There is a poo load of people in the room tonight and we're going to see how quiet we can get" and seems to manage the quiet spot

People getting excited about the show and that are spontaneous are absolutely fine and actually add to the experience of a live performance.  The dicks that come to the show and want to be the center of attention are obnoxious at best.  The last time I saw Joe in Clearwater, we had a 20 something guy sitting next to us he was obviously on something, because the light show was freaking him out.  Then every couple of minutes he would try to start some inane conversation with my wife.  Finally, I switched seats with her and told him to shut up.  His girlfriend got the message and got him out of there.  We only get to see Joe once or maybe twice a year, I want to concentrate on the band and enjoy the show.

Hey Bill was that the same guy who had his son right up there propping up close to the stage ?Blocking people behind him?

Sorry about that, lol!

Always a show when everyone sits, and the folks in front of me continue to stand. So now I try and get front row
My girlfriend is short, so it's always a challenge for her to see, so that's another contributor.

It's always an when Joe plays very quiet and intricately and some drunk see that as an opportunity to yell something obnoxious. I like the shushing Joe does at shows because it shows he is in control. Applauses are almost on que at JB shows as audibly appropriate.

One particular show in Milwaukee, JB was fingerpicking acoustically and a guy yelled "FASTER!" He didn't know what was coming. The end of the acoustic run has some face melters in it. When concluded he mouthed "was that fast enough for ya?" It was a nice comeback, but I'm not sure if it was acknowledgement and promoting that kind of behavior. The crowd, of course, loved it. one of the unexpected yet memorable moments of just 1 particular JB show.

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My first Joe show was at Hartford last weekend. I heard a few yells, and even though I'm a quiet guy, I was charged up enough to almost yell something myself. And I don't drink. The music made me feel like a kid again.

But the yells weren't nearly as annoying as the constant trips to the bathroom by the guys in front of me. I guess it goes along with the age demographic. I mean I'm 54 and didn't leave my seat once. After the 4th trip by one guy I thought to myself...I hope my bladder never get's that bad.

here lies the problem is that everyone says its a concert so it's part of the show well its not part of the show get it threw your head you are paying money to see the band play not to hear or watch people making fools of themselves . so what you are trying to tell me is when I go to classical shows or the opera those people there are better then Joes fans since they know how to keep quit when the music is playing or someone is singing or are you telling me that Joe fans are low class people that can't control themselves at a show and the people at the classical shows and opera shows are upper class people and handle themselves better . it all comes down to keeping quit during the music and listening with your ears not your mouth . cheer and clap your brains out after the song is over if you want to punch yourself in the face do that after the song is over . I just don't get why you would want to pay 100 dollars for a ticket and then have people screw up you night at the show with yelling and talking .