also groups of 8+ people that try and stick together the entire festival, especially if they leave an artist early all at once.
also groups of 8+ people that try and stick together the entire festival, especially if they leave an artist early all at once.
I only moderately get annoyed by ass-holes pushing there way to the front. I don't let them bother me for more than a moment. What really pisses me off is when these same idiots start pushing there way back out after only a song or two. I mean, really, didn't you know you didn't like this band before you shoved your way to the front. Or is it just an advanced case of LA-itis, where you have to arrive late and leave early to everything.
Even though I look like one, I'm not a cop.
Coachella 10, 12.1, 13.1, 14.2, 15.1, 16.2
SXSW 14
Lalapalooza 94
At the Muse concert on Saturday at Staples Center I was basically at the barrier, a couple people in front of me. Everything was fine until some kid decided to shove into the little pocket of space between me and the people in front of me. I suppose I could have said something to him but I'm not one for fights or confrontation, especially at a concert where I'm supposed to be enjoying myself. So he 'won'. Whatever, it was near the end of the main set and I walked to the back for a pretty epic view. I'd still be curious to hear what he'd have to say for himself.
#11 When people stay seated during the performance. I HATE THIS SO MUCH. They want to keep their spot, I understand, but can't your a$$ find some grass near the back?? I mean you got the band playing, and its not your thing, so you 'sit this one out' IN THE CENTER OF THE CROWD!? Ruins it for the people who actually like the artist, cuz they keep tripping over your crotch level bodies.
I hate it when people expect you to get out of their way.
iPads at concerts is by far the worst.
They think they special because they can afford it 2nd the damn screen is held up and a distraction 3rd they're taping the same f'n thing 200 others are.
I'll normally just slide in front of them as soon as it comes out. I'm not one to stay in my space if someone around me is annoying me. I just move.
An iPad would be very annoying.
However a GoPro Hero 3 is not.
an ipad catching video is grounds for me to stand in front of you waving my arms around-happened at bumbershoot this past year,kids these days
GV should just market their footage with yearly compilations, and full set options. Sort of stomp out all the Am-Cammers as the douche leaks they are. It's cool to record your experience, but please be considerate, and at least a little discrete.
People with long hair who keep twisting their head so that their hair ends up in your face. Ladies, you know who you are.
People with huge-ass backpacks that keep bumping into you as they attempt to dance.
People who keep hitting your backpack as you try to enjoy your space. It's a backpack, friend. If you can't understand its dimensions immediately, then there's a problem with you. That having been said... I wouldn't mind a sweet ass fanny pack (as long as it's sweet ass). Going to try going without a backpack or a locker this year. Bulging pockets just aren't my thing.
So... in short you're a backpack fucker.
Why not set the backpack between your feet if it's bumping people.
It's fun, sometimes, to fiddle lightly with someone's backpack and watch them open it up all paranoid about theft.
I've tried the backpack thing before, and usually ended up having it at my feet, or ended up leaving it at the tent with a fuck photography and any other accessories philosophy. Looking for a nega-hep fanny pack now.
Tuck your zippers, and keep your better "pokemon cards" in your least vulnerable pockets, kids. If someone fucks with your backpack--- Turn around and truffle shuffle the shit out of them.
Last edited by Zafocaine; 03-09-2013 at 10:37 PM.
what do you keep on you that requires a backpack? i think youll enjoy the festival if you go in with only 3-4 things on your person. less to worry about.
3-4 things are more than I'm going to be carrying on my person, hopefully. My backpack usually contains (1) jacket, (1) hat, assorted bandages/ remedies, and a small camera. It's a pretty light load, but I find the camera to be an annoyance to put in a pocket. Going to try finding some worthy shorts with cargo pockets in the next couple weeks to handle that. I have a bigger phone than previous years too (miss the flip phone). I find people with intrusive, cumbersome backpacks to be annoying too, but it's one of the lesser problems with festy folk.
father than you
Whiskey Sour
2 oz blended whiskey
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 tsp powdered sugar
1 cherry
1/2 slice lemon
Shake blended whiskey, juice of lemon, and powdered sugar with ice and strain into a whiskey sour glass. Decorate with the half-slice of lemon, top with the cherry, and serve.
No "smoking in packed tent / waving your cigarette carelessly in the air and into people's faces"; bad list.
Just Say No to eurotrash nonsense. Rock n' roll will set you free.
Rock Band Yeah Yeah Yeahs Don't Want You Using A Smartphone At Their Shows
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/technology/bus...#ixzz2PwSWYdm2
Backpack too bulky, I usually make do with my camelpak.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world.
Coachella: 08, 09, 10, 11, 12w1, 12w2, 13w1, 14w2, 15w2
Lollapalooza: 08,10,11,12,16
NOS Alive: 16
Pitch Music Fest: 16
Burning Man: 08,10
from the gizmodo article linked from the sfgate YYY article:
"because the experience of sharing stuff has begun to usurp the importance of doing stuff."
i dont want to be on this planet anymore.
Just a bit outisde of the OP question, but still related. The most annoying Pre-Concert behavior has to be bitching about when the set times are going to be released.....
I despise the people that show up for an artist who made ONE mainstream hit and leave as soon said song gets played.
Also, the dummies who get so fucked up they rely on the crowd around them to stay upright while bouncing off of everyone nearby (aka pinballs).