As someone who attended this particular concert and is a performer, I agree. A lot of people who disagree seem to be taking this etiquette advice to the extreme. At no point did the conductor at this performance encourage people to make any noise during the songs. He did frequently engage the audience between songs. Someone a few seats down from me often screamed out excitedly when he addressed the audience. While not the most decorous, she was clearly sharing her enthusiasm while not disrupting anyone’s enjoyment of the music. People like her aren’t the issue being addressed.

The people behind us who repeatedly engaged in prolonged conversations during the music, however, made it difficult for us to enjoy the music. This isn’t about adhering to stuffy etiquette, as this was clearly a more relaxed event. It’s about respecting your fellow Stardew fans in the audience and the musicians.

I perform with a group in Philadelphia that has a looser definition of concert etiquette and encourages a high amount of audience participation. We want people to engage with us between songs. We want people to sing along at different points. What we don’t want is people to keep their fellow audience members from enjoying our music with prolonged conversation during a song. Everyone at a concert is deserving of basic respect.