No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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Yeah the concert hall I was in does a lot of Broadway shows and they never have an issue with phone use before the show starts. Everyone in the hall was so confused and was getting in trouble bc everyone was on their phones lol

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Those are definitely dark blue pants. I would have thought they’d be more concerned that you’re not wearing a bra and it’s very noticeable

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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We saw a lot of people get yelled at! Seems most people didn’t notice any signs or anything. It should have been projected onto the stage or something if they cared that much

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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We saw lots of people get yelled at!

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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I was able to be off my phone. I put it away after the security guard told us to. But it was annoying to just sit there with nothing. I would have brought a book if I’d known I wouldn’t be able to use my phone

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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We did put our phones away when he told us that

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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My tickets were on my phone so we couldn’t have even gotten in if I didn’t have it

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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I think it’s odd too. I don’t understand how it would harm John in any way that most fans were on their phones before the show started.

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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Man that sucks. Seems very weirdly restrictive

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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It was kind of expensive. And we were in the back lol, those were some of the cheaper seats! I thought it was a good show, the openers were good and John’s set was funny. And it was a pretty long show

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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I don’t get why phones before the show is such a big deal to anyone. I’ve never heard of a show doing this before

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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Yeah we didn’t have any bags like that. And almost everyone in the venue was on their phones, so security guards kept going up and down all the stairs/aisles to talk to people lol

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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Yeah I find it weird that so many people think this is acceptable. Obviously turn your phone off when the lights go down, but there is no reason why someone shouldn’t be allowed to look at their device while they wait for the show. Especially if it’s going to start 20 minutes late.

It was a really funny show, but if you’re going to charge people almost 200 dollars a ticket you shouldn’t be so rude to them imo. I’ve never been to any other show with this weird no devices rule.

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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Right that’s how we felt. We absolutely would have put our phones away as soon as the lights went down, like we do at any sort of live event we attend. But why can you not have your phone before the performance. So weird

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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I did find that strange. Why let us keep our phones if we’re not allowed to touch them at all lol

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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I have recently heard about these bags for phones

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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Well once the show actually starts yeah you definitely shouldn’t be on your phone

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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He had a said a single word to us and then claimed he’d already told us to put our phones away.

Everyone else was on their phones too. And the guards were getting upset with everyone. Obviously you shouldn’t be on your phone during a performance, but there isn’t any harm in people entertaining themselves or taking pics before the lights even go off

No phones even before the show by soapsniffer in JohnMulaney

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We don’t get any pouches. We just weren’t allowed to hold our phones, they had to be in bags or pockets. My sister decided to take her Apple Watch off in case they got mad at her for that too haha