Sounds like they were saying to stay seated.
if it was me I would let them have their fun, maybe seethe a bit. Telling an usher would ruin the rest of the night for me more, as Iâd just feel awkward and self-conscious. Thatâs just me though,
in some ways Iâm glad I no longer go to gigs tbh!
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Fundamentally my stance is âyou bought a ticket so you can do what you wantâ - dance, sing, stand up, cheeky j in the throng of it, chat throughout, whatever, but itâs on you if youâre going to be an inconsiderate twat within that remit. Sometimes itâs cool to be standing for the show, Iâve seen the 1975 a fair few times and no-one with seats is sitting for that shit, their crowds are amazing. But I would check whoâs behind me before standing up for sure.
Guy with serious mobility issues sat next to us at James Taylor last week, everyone stood up in the seats in front of him part way through which he clearly couldnât do for a long period of time so we stayed sat down in some solidarity until peeps chilled the fuck out.
I personally make an informed decision when buying tickets (eg try and make that Mrs Stack who is quite wee will be able to see what weâre going to) but it would be churlish to assume that others have the prior knowledge to do so.
Also really enjoy the No-manâs land when people have stood up out of excitement for a big hitter in the set list then realise thereâs no avenue to clap, sing along or dance then awkwardly sit back down.
Tl;dr donât be a dickhead.
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Yeah same all Iâll ever do is quietly seethe
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Yeah would definitely say talk to an usher or steward if you can basically
Peace (stand) up
A-Town (sit) down
I went to a gig at the Olympia in Dublin in the seated area and because I was in the front row we were obliged to sit while the rest of the seats could stand. Had security watching us and everything.
Best sit-down time at a gig was seeing Gas and the crowd just lounged around, some brought beanbags.
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Saw Jon Hopkins in a seated venue and it was like a fuckinâ mass with all the vacillation between standing up and sitting down
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This is a bit of a tangent but I remember watching Bat For Lashes at the first Field Day. A couple of people in front of us were having a very exuberantly good time* on top of some of the hay bales, blocking peopleâs views and then someone got pissed off with them and pushed them off. Drama ensued didnât actually ensue, just a bit of seething
* makes it sound like they were having sex. They werenât, they were just dancing
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People who chat through gigs should be hurled into the sun.
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Dig that itâs not ideal but they paid the same as anyone so are entitled to chat throughout if thatâs how the night has gone for themâŚdoesnât mean they arenât being a pain in the arse by any stretch - they should be prepared to have people telling them zip it but itâs their call 
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If people wanna chat they should go to a pub or a friends house.
There is no excuse, itâs just selfish, inconsiderate, self absorbed, dickhead behaviour.
Canât stand loud/incessant chatters during gigs.
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Really donât understand this as an excuse for being inconsiderate and ruining things for other people.
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I get that but I canât imagine a scenario where it wouldnât be annoying to be next to a talker.
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If youâre also a talker I guess
If everyone just talked at gigs then there wouldnât be any issues!
Tell that to the band/artist
Theyâd be talking too
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Tbh itâs not something that Iâve ever really noticed to a great degree. Am I the talker?! Fucking hope not!
Idk we all hope for common decency whatever the circumstances weâre in, Iâm just not that hot on the prospect of their being unwritten rules in that type of environment.
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Isnât not talking over someone performing just a general rule of common decency?
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