Rant number 309
There are various types of gigs - and as such, many different ways to enjoy gigs. Either way though, when it comes to enjoying music and respecting musicians - I have only one thing to say:
Shut up.
If someone is performing, they have worked hard to build up the skills you have paid good money to enjoy. If you talk over it, you are doing yourself, the people who are also in the audience and the musicians a great disservice.
It's like people who pay to see comedians and then try and heckle them. If the comedian is really crap - fair enough, you might want to boo them or whatever. If you have paid to watch someone and be entertained by them though - you are not really helping anyone by screaming out every half a second.
Yes, I know that some comedians (Jimmy Carr notably) do spring well off of hecklers. For the most part though - they just come across as bloody idiots - which is what they are.
Another really irritating thing people do is go to the bar and wander around while you are entertaining them. If the music is meant to be background (lounge piano, string quartet) then fair enough, you can talk and get drinks and generally act like a dick. In a proper sit down gig though - you just come across as a douche and show great disrespect to everyone.
The way I look at it (which fair enough is a biased opinion.) There are people on stage, and people in the audience. The people in the audience are the people to be entertained, the people on the stage are the entertainers. It needs to stay like that.
If you had talent, you would be on stage - but you are in the audience, and even if you are talented in the audience - its not your turn.
Either way and simply: show some bloody respect.
Rant over.
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