Ever since cell phones started coming equipped with cameras, people are able to take pictures and video where ever they go. This includes taking pictures at concerts. Most concerts you go to now are filled with people holding their phones in the air taking pictures or videos. I have been in some situations where I've actually watched some of the concert through other people's phones due to the fact that I couldn't see the stage. Although it's great for concert goers to be able to take away memories of the show, some artists are really bothered by the cell phone movement. Over the years I have heard several artists say that they hate it when fans are constantly taking pictures or videos of them during a performance.
Aside from taking photos some fans just stand in the crowd and check their e-mails and texts. One celebrity who was recently caught doing this was
Mark Foster, of Foster the People, who was kicked out of a
Prince concert for checking his phone.
TMZ was filming at the show when Foster was kicked out of the venue. In the video filmed by TMZ, Foster is kicked out of the venue and begins to plead for security to let him back in. He claims to have been checking a text message when security escorted him outside of the building. After much pleading security allows him back into the venue, but only after confiscating his cell phone. Some artists take the whole cell phone thing very seriously.
There are two sides to this argument. One being that artists shouldn't expect to not be photographed or recorded at a concert. With fame comes the expectation of constantly being photographed and watched. The other side being that fans should be more respectful of their favourite artists and enjoy the performance. People become so caught up in actually taking the video or photograph that they forget to actually watch their favorite artists perform. The chance to see an artist live is something that should be cherished.
While at concerts I admit to taking a few photos and videos, but I honestly find that it does inhibit the concert experience. I'll take a few and then put my phone away for the rest of the show. Back in April I was unfortunate enough to lose my phone at a concert while taking a video. Since then, I have been extremely reluctant to take my phone out at a concert. But still, even before that happened I have never been one to constantly take videos and photos.
What do you think about photos at concerts? Or even checking texts and e-mail? What are your opinions on people that record a show the entire way through? Do you think artists are overreacting when they get mad about photos at concerts, or do you think they have a right to be mad?
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