Comments on: Shut Up, The Band Is Playing

By: Serdar Yegulalp

Serdar Yegulalp — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:33:27 +0000

I’m reminded of when Alan Vega gave a chattery (and hostile) crowd a piece of his mind with a well-chosen F-bomb.

Then again, “hostile” summed up most of the people who saw Suicide live in their early days. Most of them seemed to show up just to bait the band … which might explain why Vega sometimes showed up with a length of motorcycle drive chain, which he used as a whip to smash out pieces of the venue wall.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:34:17 +0000

Sadly some band members (I will mention no names) have been particularly bad offenders in the past.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:31:36 +0000

It’s everywhere. I’ve asked people to shut up at times only to draw stares of uncomprehension. Rudeness abounds worldwide.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:20:47 +0000

I’ll never forget the Breathing Space + Mermaid Kiss gig in Mansfield where the sound engineer asked two people to leave during Mermaid Kiss’ support set. This is something that needs to happen more often.

By: Jane Armstrong

Jane Armstrong — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:12:19 +0000

That is one of my pet hates! It is often the women who have been dragged along by their boyfriends and who aren’t particularly into the music and it drives me MAD – especially during the quiet passages. Why on earth do people do this? It’s so rude and inconsiderate. Fine to comment in between tracks – but to shout consistently…. Grr!