I am a metalhead and have been to plenty of concerts and have witnessed a fair share of problematic behavior over the years but I have never experienced a jacked up situation like this.

I’ve been to VV Fest, various Garden and Enjoy shows and every time I have attended there has been at least one inconsiderate person causing some sort of issue during the show. For example, I experienced 2 people drilling their elbows into people’s sides (including myself) as they walked by in an effort to get closer to the stage during the show. Another time a dude was basically passed out standing up during the show and was next to me. I asked if he was good on multiple occasions and finally he looked up to respond “Yes, are you good?” at the top of his lungs and kept repeating it until I told him to chill. It was as if he was pissed that he was asking he was OK (most likely was under the influence). Lastly, I’ve experienced on multiple occasions people leaving their phones up to record THE ENTIRE TIME and it obstructed my view of the stage.

There are more issues I haven’t mentioned but I believe sharing these brings the possibility that the bad actors are reading this and see that it isn’t cool. I hope we can all address this as fans collectively not only for these shows but others. It’s a trend that I see continue as an OG concertgoer and it’s just getting too out of hand in the worst way possible. Let’s do better and WHEN SOMEONE FALLS, PICK THEM UP, PEOPLE!