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(Message started by: JohnnysValentine on Oct 23^rd, 2010, 6:38pm)

Title: Manners at Goo Shows
Post by JohnnysValentine on Oct 23^rd, 2010, 6:38pm

I'm interested in your opinion...do you think Goo fans have the best manners at shows because I do! A friend who went to the free Bon Jovi concert for the gulf told me horror stories and I can't help thinking that in my experience Goo fans would not behave that way. At the Bon Jovi show the people who won VIP from the fan club (my friend included) were able to enter first and find a spot on the beach. When the rest of the audience was let in there were some people who said to my friend "I belong up here, I live in Alabama" to which my friend flashed her wrist band and said she wasn't moving. This woman was swearing at my friend and refused to leave the VIP area, she just found another spot. My friend got shoved and sworn at when she went to the restroom and tried to make her way back to her spot where she put down her blanket. My friend invited me to go to this show with her but I opted to go to Chattanooga to see the Goos. I made the right decision!!!

Lauren

Title: Re: Manners at Goo Shows
Post by DWG on Oct 23^rd, 2010, 8:15pm

Not to say that similar things may or may not happen at a Goo show, but this type of behavior is part of why I don't go to Bon Jovi concerts anymore.

Title: Re: Manners at Goo Shows
Post by sftrOu on Oct 23^rd, 2010, 10:14pm

I have been squished in a crowd with some really awful GGD fans and I have been in crowds of really nice people at GGD shows. I think every crowd is different.

My worst GA experience was not at a GGD concert and my best GA experience was not at a GGD concert.

That being said, if you are at a GA show and leave your spot, then it should not shock you that people are unwilling to let you return to your spot easily. It is not the crowd's responsibility to remember every person who leaves and allow them back. So many jerks show up 5 minutes before the concert and think they can just push their way past the entire crowd of people who has been waiting that it ruins it for people who are genuinely trying to return to their spot. If you're in a desirable spot in a GA crowd, either don't leave or be prepared for difficulty returning.

Title: Re: Manners at Goo Shows
Post by lionhill on Oct 26^th, 2010, 5:54am

I've been to a jazillion concerts, and I agree that the Goo crowds are less terrible than many (but that does of course depend). I think that's partially because many Goo fans are 30+ years old, and that the music doesn't attract the rowdiest crowds (think Slipknot).

Title: Re: Manners at Goo Shows
Post by angry_little_girls on Nov 4^th, 2010, 6:23pm

I've had some rough experiences in Goo crowds. I was at a show where a woman in the GA pit had a seizure and the crowd refused to move out of the way to let medical personel through b/c people didn't want to lose their spots (esp people on the rail). This was one of the worst, but definately not the only one. I think there are greedy fans associated with every band. :-/ Luckily, there are also many great fans out there and if you can get past the ugly parts, the concert experience is so much fun. Especially when you can share your favorite music with someone who loves them as much as you.

Title: Re: Manners at Goo Shows
Post by Christina on Nov 4^th, 2010, 6:48pm

^ Wow, that's horrible. :( Perhaps some of the crowd weren't aware of the situation going on behind them, but you'd think people would have the common sense to see medical personnel and get out of their way.

Anyway, on the whole I think I've gotta echo Nicole's comments:

on 10/23/10 at 22:14:44, sftrOu wrote:

I have been squished in a crowd with some really awful GGD fans and I have been in crowds of really nice people at GGD shows. �I think every crowd is different.

My worst GA experience was not at a GGD concert and my best GA experience was not at a GGD concert.

I've definitely seen (and experienced) some cattiness and rude behavior at GA Goo shows in the past, but I've had some great experiences as well. Fortunately in my experience the good crowds tend to outweigh the lousy ones.

But every band's audience is going to have some bad apples...