So I just came back from an Infected Mushroom concert at Bluesfest. First time I saw the band (as I just discovered a couple of weeks before the line-up for this year was announced) and these guys are awesome. As for my experience at the concert in general, I'd rate it 4/5 and here's why:
For those who haven't been to an outdoor concert or some sort of music festival it's days of concerts (Bluesfest lasts about 12 days, other concerts vary) and more than one band is playing on each of those days with the headlining act of the day playing last on the main stage (there are other stages at the festival so more than one band plays at the same time). There's no assigned seating but some people bring lawn chairs and blankets to the concert and there are areas, which if you have more money, where there are chairs. The headlining act of the day Infected Mushroom came to play was Steve Miller Band.
You could tell who came to see what by the people who brought lawn chairs generally. Out of the people that came to see Steve Miller Band was a woman. As soon as Infected Mushroom came on the woman started bitching and complaining "this band is shit" and "how can you people listen to this crap?" (along the lines of that). That turned me off a bit from the concert experience. There were people who interacted her in a way (I'm usually passive when it comes to arguments, but I was on the edge of telling her to shut up) and I'd like to call them my saviours for telling her off.
So basically if you don't like the band that's playing, why are you even at the concert? Sure the band that's up next is awesome and you want to be front and centre but please have some decency and respect, not just for the band but the people around you who came to enjoy the other concerts that share the same stage? For example I don't like Taylor Swift (there's a reason for that which I won't explain here due to it being irrelevant). If Taylor Swift was playing before a band or artist that I really liked I'd sit through her concert or whatever remained of it. I won't be a Kanye to her but I'd just be standing there thinking "when is this going to end" and not complain to others (there may be the off chance of groaning but not in an obnoxious way). Or if you'd like to be in the front row, maybe kindly ask someone to hold your spot for you since half the crowd leaves to go to other concerts or someplace else.
The lesson learned here is you are not the centre of the universe so let the others have fun and enjoy their concert.
And now some Infected Mushroom songs (taken from youtube) :
By going to a concert with a lot of guests, you'll be able to acquire a brand new taste for a band you've never heard of before. I gotta agree with you on how the people should act when a performer they don't really like is on stage. There may be other listeners who may take offense to those comments.
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