Went to see Elbow at Rock City last Wednesday - I'm not their biggest fan but Helen is very keen, so I got us tickets. They were very good - and I enjoyed the gig, but I was pissed off by the number of people just blatantly talking over the music or dicking around on their mobile phones, sending text messages etc.
This I don't understand - when I'm at a gig, I'm watching the band, I'm not thinking of sending a bleeding text message to someone, or starting a conversation with my neighbour about tonight's episode of Eastenders.
Young people today have either a) no attention span or b) no access to the kind of bands/acts that demand 100% attention at the expense of all other waking thought...which is pretty sad to see either way you look at it.
Enough old bastard moaning...I know, I know, it was all so much better in my day...
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I know what you mean... gigs aren't cheap and so you should be going to get your moneys worth - assuming the band are any good of course.
Reminds me of a gig in London I went to, the people in the row in front of us sat down and got out a thermos of coffee half way through. Mind you it was Level 42, they probably needed help keeping awake.
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