Smartphones have ruined concerts, pubs, etc

12-12-2015 04:09PM

SimonTemplar wrote: »

They've ruined cinemas too with light polution and people answering calls.

I actually don't mind when the screen lights up in the cinema, because it means I can get better aim with throwing popcorn at them, when some gob****e does take out their phone

RobertKK · 12-12-2015 04:21PM

I think if people are really enjoying themselves, they will have no time to waste it on the phone recording it and will instead be engrossing themselves in the experience.
It is acceptable for short clips, but if you do it constantly, then you should have stayed at home as that is not how you enjoy a concert.
The last concert I was at was the Taylor Swift concert, and in fairness, it wasn't a problem. People seemed too busy dancing and singing to bother much with their phones.

Badly Drunk Boy · 12-12-2015 04:24PM

Hammer89 wrote: »

I'd rather be on my phone than be in a conversation about Kerry playing Galway in 1971.

I'm sure that's because you know that Kerry were beaten by Cork in the Munster Football final, so didn't make it out of Munster. Fair play to Offaly for beating Galway in the final, though.

Fleawuss wrote: »

Jesus lads were getting a bit grumpy aren't we!

Hey lads, it looks like Fleawuss is the gig-recording guy! :pac:

I will admit that I have done it to a small extent in the past, but never for more than one song, and usually not the full song, just a sampler to have as a reminder. Sometimes even a photo of the gig, from the angle you witnessed it, can bring back enough memories of the gig.

(And I don't own a smartphone.)

Irish Guitarist · 12-12-2015 04:37PM

There was a Paul McCartney concert on BBC a couple of years ago. It was being filmed in the BBC studios by professional cameramen and the audience were well aware it was going to be broadcast on television. Despite this they were all standing there holding their phones up filming the stage. I was watching this concert on television thinking it would be nice to be there in person while the people that were actually there were watching the concert through a tiny phone screen. Bunch of morons.

Keplar240B · 12-12-2015 04:40PM

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

There was a Paul McCartney concert on BBC a couple of years ago. It was being filmed in the BBC studios by professional cameramen and the audience were well aware it was going to be broadcast on television. Despite this they were all standing there holding their phones up filming the stage. I was watching this concert on television thinking it would be nice to be there in person while the people that were actually there were watching the concert through a tiny phone screen. Bunch of morons.

FYI
eh that was Faul McCartney, Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced.

Roger Hassenforder · 12-12-2015 04:43PM

Ah begod n begorrah, don't I remember it well the first time darkie o'Hanlon brought in the first nooz paper to Slatterys. Sittin dere, readin n learning sthuff. Hasn't been the same since faith.

Ally Dick · 12-12-2015 04:45PM

I have no problem with smartphones at concerts. I have a big problem with drink at concerts. Always ruined by people going to/coming from the bar and the jacks, and the high number of drunk people at Irish concerts

Fleawuss · 12-12-2015 04:55PM

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Hey lads, it looks like Fleawuss is the gig-recording guy! :pac:

I will admit that I have done it to a small extent

We all partied. :pac:

Arbiter of Good Taste · 12-12-2015 05:00PM

Was at David Gray in the Bord Gais last year and the ushers went around pointing the flashlight of shame on phone users. It was great.

Badly Drunk Boy · 12-12-2015 05:10PM

I saw Saint Etienne in the National Concert Hall a few months ago. A couple of times, people were told to put the phones away, but only if they were easy for the ushers to get to.

ArnoldJRimmer · 12-12-2015 05:11PM

Worst thing about smartphones and pubs is the death of the table quiz. Used to love heading to them, a bit of craic with a few pints. But no one can be relied upon not to cheat anymore. Was at one a few years ago, where some of the questions were next to impossible. One table were quite obviously checking answers on their phones, but the most irritating part was them cheering when the answers were called out.

Mister Vain · 12-12-2015 05:30PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

What has really ruined pubs is loud music that stops you from chatting with your mates

There has always been loud music for as long as I can remember.

Smartphones have ruined the nightlife because people spend more time recording the moment than actually living it. Sometimes I do be almost afraid to log into facebook after a night out in case I see a photo of myself doing something stupid. God be with the days when you could dance like nobody was watching.

Also if someone gets into trouble or passes out, people are more likely to record it now than actually help the person.

thelad95 · 12-12-2015 05:50PM

ArnoldJRimmer wrote: »

Worst thing about smartphones and pubs is the death of the table quiz. Used to love heading to them, a bit of craic with a few pints. But no one can be relied upon not to cheat anymore. Was at one a few years ago, where some of the questions were next to impossible. One table were quite obviously checking answers on their phones, but the most irritating part was them cheering when the answers were called out.

I've actually been to one where everyone was requested to put their phones in a box behind the bar and it was so much fun! Nobody hiding in their phone, people actually had to talk between rounds and no cheating!

Mister Vain · 12-12-2015 05:54PM

It's more difficult to approach the young wans nowadays too because they're glues to their phones. What is worrying is that these phones seem to be getting bigger. If someone has a phablet you nearly have to jump up to see who is on the other side of it. I could be just an auld perv though.

ArnoldJRimmer · 12-12-2015 05:57PM

thelad95 wrote: »

I've actually been to one where everyone was requested to put their phones in a box behind the bar and it was so much fun! Nobody hiding in their phone, people actually had to talk between rounds and no cheating!

That sounds great, but I can't believe people actually agreed to that. Maybe its because I'm so used to everyone ignoring each other while they check themselves into Facebook, followed by taking a picture of their pint of Guinness and posting it, followed by checking for likes for the rest of the evening.

Mister Vain · 18-12-2015 07:01PM

Some people even check their phone during sex. http://www.irishmirror.ie/lifestyle/sex-relationships/technology-dumbing-down-romance-levels-7031179

Strumms · 18-12-2015 07:16PM

I don't really mind smartphones in pubs.. because mine and those who I drink with keep it in their pocket or bag. I'd only check for messages or whatever if I went to the toilet or the bar.. never at a table in company it's the height of rudeness.

As for gigs.. yes I agree. venues used to police it but the prevalence of them now it's just impossible, everyone has one. I hate watching a gig and someone reaches around and all of a sudden I have a quarter of an arm coming over my shoulder and an IPhone in my face.

A friend of mine is a photographer and it is a great passion.. actually I would say obsession of his and he is very good at it. He also happens to love gigs like me and all music but he spends 75% of the gig watching it through a lens and clicking away. The next day he will have a w*nkfest with his online photographer buddies about the photos and it seems of more interest then actually living in that moment of the concert that you paid to see ! For an intelligent fellow he doesn't get my point but I tend to drift away elsewhere in the crowd and meet after when he starts his snapping or else I'd snap. Just live in and enjoy the ****in moment.

ChippingSodbury · 18-12-2015 07:30PM

Deleted User wrote: »

But the truth didn't really matter, I mean ultimately who cared if they played in 71 or 72, debate about facts that could not be ascertained at that time and in that place was the lubricant that kept many chats going.

There's nothing like being stopped mid flow when someone comes up with an answer on the f'ing phone. You should introduce a limit to fact checks per night: a bit like the Challenge Rule in tennis!
Fact checking is one thing but this horse****e of checking the phone every two mins for Facebook/ Twitter and whatever-the-fvck-else basically says "Well, there may be something more interesting going on in my world that beats having a conversation with you":mad:

Mister Vain · 18-12-2015 07:54PM

Strumms wrote: »

A friend of mine is a photographer and it is a great passion.. actually I would say obsession of his and he is very good at it. He also happens to love gigs like me and all music but he spends 75% of the gig watching it through a lens and clicking away.

Photography is a great passion for me too and I've spent a lot of money on gear but I rarely take photos at events. I want to enjoy myself on a night out and not have to worry about getting the shot.

bryangiggsy · 18-12-2015 08:02PM

Was at U2 recently and was standing on the floor. Am 6 2 so usually have a great view no matter were I stand. I could not get over the amt of muppets recording each song on old phones and blocking everyone's view. I tapped a guy on the shoulder at one stage and asked him to lower it. People are so infatuated with their phones and living in the virtual world as the real world passes them by. In years to come in hospices I'd imagine a lot of the dying regrets will be I wish I spent less time in the virtual world.

dslamjack · 18-12-2015 08:04PM

Its a pity ya can't get a full face elastro plast ye could slap on these morons,ye know leave em blind ans speechless , but able to hear the phone,then keep ringing it on em.
I think security staff should be equipped with dizzy stick's ,tazer's n cattle prod's at Gig's to eliminate this anti social behaviour all together,but that's me all over, I've gone soft in me auld age,year's ago ye'd give em a choice of A+E to go too, before ye dropped em.

bnt · 18-12-2015 08:16PM

The band King Crimson have been playing concerts in the last few months, and before every gig they ask people, nicely, to put their phones away until the end. Then there's an explicit photo opportunity. Apart from the occasional exception, it's worked.

Rikand · 18-12-2015 08:25PM

The_Valeyard wrote: »

So, you prefer to spend your time talking sh*te rather than have an answer?

You obviously haven't read Conors' vagina smashing thread

Rikand · 18-12-2015 08:29PM

Menas wrote: »

We could have a whole subforum dedicated to what contributed to the downfall of the pub!!
Phones.
Greedy publicians.
Tax.
Too much sports on tvs.
Not understanding their clientèle.
12 pubs.
The recession.
Ear splitting music.

The smoking ban and the stringent drink driving laws

esforum · 18-12-2015 08:42PM

bryangiggsy wrote: »

Was at U2 recently and was standing on the floor. Am 6 2 so usually have a great view no matter were I stand. I could not get over the amt of muppets recording each song on old phones and blocking everyone's view. I tapped a guy on the shoulder at one stage and asked him to lower it. People are so infatuated with their phones and living in the virtual world as the real world passes them by. In years to come in hospices I'd imagine a lot of the dying regrets will be I wish I spent less time in the virtual world.

i assume you stand at the back so people shorter than you arent blocked?

dslamjack · 18-12-2015 08:47PM

AHH sure Pub's started going down hill when that Pub Spy lad got going.
Then came air fresheners in the jack's and jack paper,not the reading kind,they used to cut the evening press in to square's ,now that was real recycling.
Pub Grub totally ruined it ,silk suits n office type's sipping spritzers or bottled water,yep that shower were never going to let the early morning lads finish their game of dart's.
I just don't know wat auld Brendan or joxer would have made of it

bryangiggsy · 18-12-2015 08:50PM

esforum wrote:

i assume you stand at the back so people shorter than you arent blocked?

I'd never stand behind someone taller than me

dirkmeister · 18-12-2015 08:52PM

Prior to Jack White's gig in Kilmainham one of his roadies came on stage and asked people to keep their phones in their pockets.

Naos · 18-12-2015 09:09PM

I have no idea how young people have fun these days.

The amount of stuff my mates and I got up to during our teens/early twenties... wouldn't have done have the stuff and so would've had half the fun if camera phones were around then.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 18-12-2015 09:45PM

dirkmeister wrote: »

Prior to Jack White's gig in Kilmainham one of his roadies came on stage and asked people to keep their phones in their pockets.

Proper order.

I was at a Paul Brady concert in the NCH and we were also warned to turn off phones. A few morons didn't comply but the ushers were over to them in a flash, it was great to see it, made my night.

Smartphones have ruined concerts, pubs, etc

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