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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope. I’m often the opposite.  I had a knee issue.  I splurged for very good seats for a concert at the Kennedy Center.  One of the artists decided that he wanted to rock out. He asked people in the upper levels to come down to the floor, and people in the orchestra seats to stand.  They did.  So the seat that I had picked specifically to be able to watch the fingers of the guitarists was surrounded by towering people who never sat down.  Rock on!  [/quote]

Please tell me this wasn’t Bob Weir[/quote]

No, I’ve never heard of Bob Weir.

I’d heard these musicians before— at fully seated concerts at the Strathmore. If anything, I’d have expected the Kennedy Center audience to be even more staid — vs, say, The Anthem. It was a great concert!  My only regret is that I splurged on the ticket price — and couldn’t actually see any of the musician’s hands.  If he wanted people to rock out — and I get that— an overhead screen would have been nice.  [/quote]

Especially with this context above, OP, I'd actually let the musicians know that when they encourage standing and dancing and ask people to come to the front it creates an issue. (If they're on Twitter that's usually the best and most public way to reach out in a way they might eventually see.) Especially since you had a realistic expectation-- based on previous attendance at their other shows! -- of being able to sit, I think you should let them know that some audience members cannot truly SEE the show when they do this. And they need to think about audience members who [i]cannot[/i] stand.

I wouldn't say that for every show or every artist or venue but in your specific case, having seen them at other venues, I'd just point this out to them. [/quote]

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