Don’t yell “Free Bird.”

Nobody thinks you’re clever. Nobody’s going to turn around to look at you and laugh adoringly. The band isn’t going to stop in their tracks and acknowledge how funny you are. It's the oldest joke in the "trying to be funny in public" joke book. Imagine going through the rigor of setting up a gig, rehearsing your music for hours, battling the anxiety of getting on stage, hoping you net a few followers with the music you’ve labored over, only to have some smug asshole in an ironic Seinfeld shirt crack his voice and request a shitty dadrock song by some racist southerners. Please don’t do this. I fucking hate people that do this.

Don’t mock people dancing.

At the end of the day, they’re the ones having the times of their lives and you’re the one who paid money for a show to stand there and smirk at them. Concerts are pure escapism, safe spaces for other people - don’t be that jerkoff that ruins it.

Don’t film every song.

Take some pictures. Record your favorite verse of your favorite song. Hell, record the whole song if you love it that much. But please, please, please, don’t be that person that fancies themselves a documentarian and stands there for the whole show, smartphone raised high like a fucking periscope. It’s annoying to everyone around you, and, I really really hate to channel your whiny baby boomer anti-millennial relative on Facebook, but it’s inauthentic and shallow

Give people their space.

I know it’s hard, especially when the floor’s packed, but respect other people’s boundaries. This should go without saying, but I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve witnessed some creep rubbing up against someone that clearly wants no part of it. Furthermore, if you’re the special kind of person that gets satisfaction out of crowd killing, expect to be either punched in the mouth, singled out as an asshole by the band, or ejected by security outright.

Respect the opening act.

Same gist as the first one on here. It’s a real drag to see up-and-coming acts come out to perform and make names for themselves only to be greeted with indifference and disinterested chatter. The least you could do is give them your attention.

Don’t see Sublime with Rome.

They suck shit.