Unless they specifically ask for fan requests, which is rare, hold it in.
The reason for this is twofold.
Its not a good look.
hey dont do it.
Also, every last drop of irony in yelling Freebird!
dried up eons ago.
So cut that one out, too.
Dont heckle the performer, either
Yelling requests is bothersome, but shouting things like Youre hot!
is, in most circumstances, unbelievably irritating to the musician.
Its perfectly OK to think those things (who wouldnt want to marry Frank Ocean?
), but vocalizing them usually results in uncomfortable smirks or an awkward thank you.
Meet em at the merch booth afterward; mid-set just isnt the time.
If no one else is moshing, you probably shouldnt mosh.
If its a slow, soft song, youdefinitelyshouldnt mosh.
Just pleaseseriously, were all begging youdo not carry out a conversation during the set.
You arent being as subtle as you think.
Look for openings in the crowd and slither through each one like checkpoints in a video game.
And while youre up there, lie either flat on your back or flat on your stomach.
Dont flail your legs around or try kneeling on people, and always be prepared to get dropped.
Plus, are youreallygoing to go back and rewatch that video more than once?
No one wants that punch in of content on their feeds, folks.
Shit is abhorrent and has no place in a musical (or any other pop in of) setting.
Eli Enis is a music journalist from Western, New York who currently lives in Pittsburgh.
He has bylines at Billboard, Noisey, Uproxx, Bandcamp, etc.
and is always drinking a seltzer.
