When I was in high school, my favorite thing to do was go to live shows. I spent all my money on concert tickets whether it was small venues or 20,000-person arenas. If an artist I liked was in town, I was there. When I got to college, I realized I don't have the money or time to go to concerts as often as I used to, but I'll still treat myself if it's one of my favorite artists or someone I've never seen before like Lorde.
I've seen Lana Del Rey three times now but when I bought the concert ticket for this last concer I figured I had enough money to get it so might as well since she is my favorite artist. Big mistake. Concerts aren't as fun when you get older and realize no one is actually there for the music/performance but for the opportunity to get as close to the singer as possible. I completely understand because that was me at some point and of course, given the opportunity I'd love to be able to be close to my favorite singer, but definitely not under the circumstances at that concert.
I feel like there's a certain amount of concert etiquette that should take place to make everyone's experience more enjoyable.
1. Don't be a jerk to the people around you.
At some point before the concert, I got separated from my friends and when I went to take one step forward to try to get closer to them, a guy deliberately stepped in front of me to block me from them. He noticed that I was really upset and let me through, thankfully. But just as a general rule, why be a jerk to people who are there because they enjoy the same music as you? If anything, everyone should be trying to get to know each other and be friends.
2. If you're tall, probably don't stand directly in front of someone a foot shorter than you.
Height is absolutely not something you can control but when you are tall, you should be at least a little aware of how your height affects other people's experience. I had a guy that was probably 6'4 standing in front of me (I'm 5'3) during the whole show. When you're that tall, your view is going to be great regardless of where you stand so I feel like that's something that should be kept in mind.
3. Don't deliberately push the people in front of you if there's no space.
I understand trying to slither through the crowd to try and get closer but if you're just pushing on the person in front of you when there's clearly no space in front of them, that's just super unnecessary and uncomfortable for that person. The big push the whole crowd does when the main act comes on is inevitable but don't do it for no reason.
4. Don't start a fight in the middle of the crowd.
It's unbelievable how often this happens. It happened at the Lana concert while she was singing "Video Games"!! What an inappropriate time to start fist fighting. It disrupts the whole crowd and is disrespectful to the performer.
5. If you're tone def, sing along as far away from my ear as possible.
Jokes, jokes. But really, if you're gonna scream the lyrics, make sure you know them and that you're not ripping apart the ear drum of the person next to you. And ruining all their videos. Ha.
