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Post by Tin on Apr 11, 2008 9:32:23 GMT -5
My daughter is freaking at me because I'm not taking her. She doesn't realize how loud a concert can get . . . but I agree that the security guards didn't do their jobs. If we were dancing in the aisles, we'd get escorted back to our seats. If we did it again, we'd be escorted "outside". I'm so sorry your experience was spoiled. DD's tour management needs to know the security is lacking.
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Post by boxohoney on Apr 11, 2008 9:48:25 GMT -5
My daughter is freaking at me because I'm not taking her. She doesn't realize how loud a concert can get . . . but I agree that the security guards didn't do their jobs. If we were dancing in the aisles, we'd get escorted back to our seats. If we did it again, we'd be escorted "outside". I'm so sorry your experience was spoiled. DD's tour management needs to know the security is lacking. My daughter (9) would love to see them too. She asked long ago if she could go to a concert. It's not going to happen this tour. She hates having people close around her, and she also doesn't like loud noise. Maybe when she's older, she'll understand what she's in for and can cope with it better. I'm sorry this happened to you, gidxg03. I too would try to get in touch with someone -- if not to get my money back, at least to make sure the venue management knows what occurred.
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Post by dmarie07 on Apr 11, 2008 10:40:07 GMT -5
I had a similar incident happen in Miami. I'm pretty small, short and petite, but I was next to a pregnant woman at the Bang Festival, so I figured it would be okay. Well, it wasn't. She hit me a million times with her elbows and purse, and she actually took the shoe off of my foot. She was dancing, stepped on it, and proceeded to drag it off of my foot as she kept time to the music. Meanwhile, a person I can only describe as a crazy red head, rudely pushed people out of the way, those of us who patiently waited through the preceding bands and technical glitches, so she could get up front. Then, as if that wasn't bad enough, two really tall guys came along, literally, pushed me, hard, out of their way, and started "dancing," and I'm using that term loosely for what they were doing. Well, this started a fight. The men in front of me, who up until that point weren't the most polite people on the planet, either, started banging chests with the men who pushed me out of the way, and my poor, very brave friend got involved. She was ready to throw it down, but with so many people ganging up on the "pushers," they ran off. You expect to be the victim of overzealous dancers at a concert like this one, but if you're physically hurting someone so you can have a good time, that's downright rude.
I get excited when I see the band, but not at the expense of manners, and who elbows a child and doesn't apologize or feel sorry about it, and, most importantly, back off, so the child can enjoy the concert? Terrible.
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Post by izzyworld on Apr 11, 2008 11:02:30 GMT -5
when i saw them way back in 99 for the One Night Only concertat Earls Court London we tried to do the same and run down the front and stand in the isles -- we were told to si in our seats - the security was very tight about this-- it was fair enough though i prefer an area by the stage with standing only and seating to the sides of arenas for those wishing to be seated (like in Wembley Arena) rather than seats all the way up to the stage
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Post by Carina on Apr 11, 2008 11:08:00 GMT -5
I have never minded people moving or dancing in the aisles or whatnot, but the whole idea is consideration for other people when you do it, i.e. don't flail your elbows, feet, or other appendages into me. If you do it once--easily forgiven if you're appropriately apologetic and try to not do it again--but don't go off on someone who is protecting themselves from your ridiculous dance moves!
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Post by illumination70 on Apr 11, 2008 12:05:49 GMT -5
If that had happened here, that person would have been escorted out. Sucks that people like that have to ruin the show for others. No kidding because similar crap has happened to me at shows. ((HUGS))
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Post by NoMercy on Apr 11, 2008 12:38:43 GMT -5
I hate those Spandau Ballet Fans (female or male!) who f___ it for the rest!!! I hope those evil actions will come back to them at some point! I may agree this kind of events aren't for kids, I mean...they're exposed to this kind of shit and trouble and that can f___ their experience to see the artist they like, it's even nasty for an adult, imagine for a poor kid. I think DD should make some shows only for parents and their children!!! what about that?
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Post by Tin on Apr 11, 2008 12:48:02 GMT -5
I think DD should make some shows only for parents and their children!!! what about that? I don't think that would do much for the "outdated" image the press have been writing about.
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Post by NoMercy on Apr 11, 2008 12:55:54 GMT -5
hahahahahaha, what the hell happened to my post? I wrote ".." and Spandau Ballet is instead? was it my subconcious? LOL
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Post by electricbarbarella on Apr 11, 2008 13:12:49 GMT -5
My own 12 DD is pissed because I won't take her to the Orlando concert and I'm right off the floor, first row, but up a bit.. she just doesn't understand how bad it can be and that mommy WOULD be in handcuffs if anyone hurt her. I'd rather her be pissed at me, have me buy her something special at the concert to make it up to her, than have me in jail for beating the shit out of some moron who hurt my kid.
On one hand, I don't think I would ever bring a kid that young to a concert. On the other hand, my own mother brought me to concerts AND wrestling shows that young--but people back then actually had manners and respect.
Today, it's all an "you owe me" attitude.
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