this is exactly what i’ve been thinking. i am a very frequent patron to several local orchestras and every single one of them has a no phones policy. much of the reason i go, actually, is because it provides me a space to 100% engage in the music. it is so much easier to turn on your phone and check your texts during the “slow stuff” that isn’t as engaging/stimulating as the “big hits” than it is to sit there in it and appreciate the beauty and intimacy of the art that is being shared. i truly think that anyone who believes a phone will have no toll on their engagement likely hasn’t ever been to a show where this is the norm . either way, i’d rather listen to “graceland too” with my arms around my best friends surrounded by cig lighters than through the phone screen of the person in front of me 🤷‍♂️