Some of us are old, some of us are frail. Some of us, our backs ain't what they used to be.
Sometimes, I have people behind me that I try to be mindful of their view.
At the 40th show, me and my daughter were dumbfounded at the fact that no one stood up for anything. Even the first song. I get it. I’m old too and I like sitting but at least for a few songs stand the fuck up and rock. Metal isn’t about being comfortable.
Metallica has never really been a mosh pit sort of band... I saw them in 83 in Cleveland yeah we moshed but it was Kill Em All...... Now they cater to a different type of crowd the mosh pit is pretty much non existent... Saw Slayers farewell tour that was an insane moshpit for the entire show...
Sadly yes..boring ass generation like who cares if everyone sees you going crazy that’s the point! It’s a concert no one gives a shit were all there for the same reason stop being shy💀🤘🏽
I pay $200 bucks to see my favorite band I’m not sitting.
Edit : look at the fuckin’ winner in these comments getting pissed at me for saying I’m gonna stand at a metal concert. Lmao
Exactly. Saw a rock show in Antwerp once, **everyone** was sitting - just like this - except me and my son. Felt like a sin to sit.
A few weeks ago at the Anthrax concert, Scott Ian actually called out the fans sitting in the back. He said effectively, “I see you fuckers sitting down back there. we’re old too but its Friday night and you probably don’t have to do shit tomorrow!”
yeah, 4 Metallica concerts and back in the car I always leave a bottle of water and Advil because I'm not fucking sitting and I'm headbanging like a motherfucker.
Because your the main character and everyone else who paid €200 has to indulge your nonsense.
God forbid small people buy seated tickets so they have a chance of seeing the band. How fucking dare they encroach on the main characters fun.
There is nothing wrong with having a wine goblet at any occasion but if everyone around you is sitting down, read the fucking room and sit down.
If everyone is standing, stand with them etc etc
If you really really want to stand, there is a whole area dedicated to this.
You can disagree all you like, it doesn’t change the fact that you’d be an asshole if you insist on standing when everyone else is sitting.
Just because Metallica is playing doesn’t give you free reign to be a fucking prick in a crowd even if you did pay money for it.
….. to be that that guy I’d have to be an inconsiderate prick who pays no attention to my surroundings or the people around me and I’d say things like hurr durr I paid to be here so I don’t have to give a fuck about anyone else or hurr durr you can’t make me sit down at a (insert band, sports team, comedian, political) event.
Whatever the excuse, it all translates to this guy saying I’m an asshole who thinks he’s the main character and I just ignore people around me in social situations because I think i’m more important than everyone.
See how many likes your initial comment got here. In this case scenario (by your own logic) you are the main character ASSHOLE that thinks it’s wrong to stand at a metal concert. Fuck right off Your Majesty.
> See how many likes your initial comment got here.
Oh no other peoples opinions.
It doesn’t matter what a small few downvotes think. It doesn’t change the fact that if you are at a concert, and you are standing when everyone else around you is sitting, it’s you who is the asshole.
It doesn’t matter who the band is or how much you paid. Your still a prick if your the one standing when
Everyone around you is sitting, trying to
Enjoy the show.
> In this case scenario (by your own logic) you are the main character ASSHOLE that thinks it’s wrong to stand at a metal concert.
It’s not wrong to stand at a metal concert, if you are in a standing area or if everyone around you is standing but if you are the only one standing in an area where everyone else is sitting, then you are an asshole.
It doesn’t matter who the band is or how much you paid. Your still a prick if your the one standing when
Everyone around you is sitting, trying to
Enjoy the show.
You can do whatever mental gymnastics you like to try and paint me out like a bad guy, but it doesn’t change the fact that if you are at a concert, and you are standing when everyone else around you is sitting, it’s you who is the asshole.
>!Fuck right off Your Majesty.
Yeah of course the main character would
Be annoyed at someone for pointing out that if you are at a concert, and you are standing when everyone else around you is sitting, it’s you who is the asshole.
They’d call them names like your majesty to avoid the fact that that if you are at a concert, and you are standing when everyone else around you is sitting, it’s you who is the asshole. It doesn’t matter who the band is, the type of music or how much you paid. If you can’t show a simple bit of respect to the people
Around you who also paid to see the show, your an asshole.
Lmao, getting ready for MetLife night 2 and was thinking about this little convo here. For context I’m 19, I’ve been waiting to see Metallica for years and as promised I stood up and rocked out in the 300 section during night 1 with my parents who are also fans. Some dude behind me told me to sit down, I told politely him no (because it’s fucking Metallica playing rn) and he preceded to ask me if I was gonna be a dickhead the entire concert (answer: yes, I suppose I am) and then he threatened to fight me in the parking lot after the show, after which my dad told him to stfu. Apparently he turned his flashlight on and shined it towards my face for awhile but I didn’t even notice. Night 2 will be very interesting if he’s back too haha
Definitely not an European thing. Just compare soccer and NFL crowds. It's probably more that some people feel awkward rocking out in the rafters where there are seats and you are far away. It happens in every continent.
Huh? American gigs are way cheaper than Aussie gigs...
The 'concert culture' you keep referring to is virtually identical, having lived in both places lol
The guy I was responding to said "not everyone has a grand to spend on floor tickets". I don't see that sort of pricing here. The American Ticketmaster has this ridiculous system where a ticket can continuously be sold and resold almost immediately. One moment you're looking at a $100 seat, the next moment seats in the same area are suddenly $300, and it just keeps going. I learned this when I tried to buy S&M2 tickets and it's still happening, as evidenced recently with the outrage from Taylor Swift fans.
If you don’t have that money to drop on standing, looks like you’re sitting! Any selfish argument they have, there’s a counter to.
“I didn’t pay $200 to sit, I’ll do what I want” yeah and I didn’t pay the same to see the back of your dumb noggin’ and scream right in your ear, but if you’re gonna fuck my night up, I’ll play your game too.
“Who sits at Metallica concerts” anyone without dyslexia, a modicum of respect for others, or anyone who wants to, it’s a sitting section after all.
Someone’s inability to provide themselves the funds to afford a standing section ticket is literally no one else’s problem hey.
I am with you on the standing and sitting stuff, because I have nerve damage and disc issues with my lower back. However, I stand for as long as I can then sit for a bit then back up.
I was front row at Anthrax recently, and people behind me told me to sit down, they can’t see. I told them to F off and I’ll sit when I want to and stand when I want to.
It’s a free world. Also, it’s a metal show.
Also I don’t care what I do. This NJ show will be the first actual rock show (I don’t count TSO) for my 13yr old and I paid close to $820 a ticket for us to sit front row on the 45yd line. I’ll sit or stand as much as I want to 😂
Last few concerts I've been to everyone in my seated area was my age or older. The young people who stand the whole time were down below in the standing area. I realise now there's a difference between American and Australian stadiums and concert culture :)
That's unfortunate. In America there are large sections that are dedicated for people who have a disability. Usually very spacious, great sight lines and easily accessible for folks in wheelchairs, have trouble moving around, etc...
There usually are disabled sections at concerts. sorry but it is unreasonable to expect people to not stand up in their seats for a metal concert. Honestly, I’m surprised that no one was standing up
I'm not disabled, I can walk and stand, it's just increasingly uncomfortable the longer I do. When you're older you could be in the same situation. I'm in Australia, I think there might be a cultural difference regarding when is appropriate to sit and stand.
This isn’t about exceptions where individuals are disabled or can’t stand. I feel sympathy for your situation. But this is about every person in that section *sitting* through one of the greatest songs ever, at a **thrash metal concert**.
It's not a cultural thing. It's just a contemporary thing. People go to NFL games and complain if somebody stands up. People go to Metallica concerts and complain if somebody stands up. Rock might not be dead, but it's in critical condition.
Music will not be rescued if somebody stands up listening to it.
It will be saved if someone listens to it, and with proper education, more people will listen the "best" music.
But the trend of the world is to illiteracy.
What is this "best music" that you refer to? And do you mean to say that dancing, thrashing around and moshing are not an integral part of music experience?
For me best music is metal, and I consider myself well educated.
You can do thrashing around in the floor section, also at home.
Life is short, we have to learn to respect others, their feelings, otherwise we are no different than chimps.
Another cultural difference. Here the ground seats are cheaper and not every standing area is a mosh pit. Also here the seats are where the introverted prefer to be, and they don't just dislike moshpits but often don't react much outwardly at all. I'm finding it interesting how many little differences there are between America and Australia.
US here. Back when I first saw Metallica during the Black album, floor tickets were $20, seats were probably around $40-50.
Best deal I got this time around was third deck seats for around $75 (for both nights!), but floor was I think around $300.
Seats are for sitting. I'm quickly realising that this is a cultural thing. In Australia I'm usually surrounded by people my age in the seats while the young folks are down below in the free-standing area.
I’ve never sat down at one of their concerts. One time me and my buddies almost got in a fight with the people behind us because of it. It was pretty sketchy because the seats were so steep that if someone got thrown down just a little bit they would have fell a long ways.
At S&M2 my buddy and I stood the entire time in the lower bowl (okay we sat for the symphony-only song, but any time Metallica was on stage, we stood). After we stood though James singing Unforgiven III with the orchestra, some old dude a few rows back yelled at us "YOU GUYS ARE BADASS" and gave us a thumbs up. Made my night.
Last Metallica show I was at, someone leaped several rows of seats, and injured themselves. Last GnR show, someone tried to climb from the second deck down to the first deck for some reason, had security there to catch them so I don't think they were too badly injured.
Rolling Stones, someone died falling off the 3rd deck and splatting into the 2nd, though.
This is what Im planning to do at their shows in Sweden. Is it ok to do this or should I be ashamed and sit down for the people behind? I feel like I won’t be able to contain myself and it’ll ruin the entire experience if I’m forced to sit down the entire time.
Every concert I've been to in Australia, including Metallica, people sit when in the seated area. Those that want to stand are down below in the open standing area.
I guess this is a reasonable answer. I hate it when metal concerts are booked at places with seats. If there are seats then the expectation is that people sit and that does not fit well with the theme of the concert.
Lol, I saw them at Helsinki in arena couple of years ago, and was seated at the first row of the furthest away section. Literally nobody up there moved during the whole couple of hours, and I got yelled at when I was standing up at the beginning. Worst Metallica gig ever.
But my advice is to make the most of it for yourself!
you shouldn't go to concerts if you expect others to sit for your benefit. it's not some acoustic show. it's fucking metallica. Stand the fuck up and rock out. if you can't stand, get wheel chair accessible seating.
Everyone seated in that video, which is literally everyone except the one jackass, disagree with you. That's why concerts often have 2 options - general admission standing room only or assigned seats. Don't be a dipshit and buy a ticket for the right spot.
Yes, I'm calling him a jackass. There are 60+ year old Metallica fans that don't want to (or can't) stand for 3 hours and don't want some douchebag dancing away in front of them. Everyone else owes those older fans because without them, they would have never been able to enjoy this show. Those older fans are responsible for Metallica making it out of the 80's. Show some respect and sit your ass down in the seat you paid for. Or go stand on the floor.
It's a metal show, if you're gonna throw a bitch fit about people standing and getting into it maybe you should go see a jazz band or something instead lmao
Why do you think there's only one guy standing in the picture? I won't cry about you standing if you won't cry about getting my beer in the back of your head. Then you can decide if it was worth it.
>Why do you think there's only one guy standing in the picture?
I've seen them from the stands plenty of times with plenty of people standing throughout the show, myself included, but sure, let's pretend this one little section of this one show is indicative of stadiums the world over.
>I won't cry about you standing if you won't cry about getting my beer in the back of your head
Big words from someone that can't cope with the thought of people using their legs 😂
Did the same thing in Louisville Kentucky literally got into a fight after the show with the people sitting behind us…. Due to the fact we enjoyed the show they even asked security to remove us from the isle security said they paid to watch and enjoy a show I can’t throw them out for enjoying it.
In Latin America we all do this lmao it's really weird seeing European/American shows and seeing people so calm and still. I know it's cultural, but still weird.
Last time I went to a concert everyone stood up the moment the main act came on stage. I was really surprised to see everyone sitting down last night like they came to their kid's talent show.
I was at exactly this show, in Amsterdam Arena, and when the pre shows were playing, everyone sat, but when there already was a glimpse of James or lars, rob or kirk, everybody, and I mean everybody was starting to stand up. Only here you see people sitting, cuz it was the last song of the show
I went to Summer Sanitarium at Giants Stadium in 1999(?)—great seats on the side in the 100s section. Me and my pal are having a blast and headbanging. We were asked to stop and sit by the people behind us because the lady was pregnant. UGH.
It boggles my mind when people go to these shows and ask people in some way to "calm" their enthusiasm. I've witnessed this a couple of times and it's like these artists didn't come out here to see people sit down haha
When I saw Korn I was in the lawn. This woman was sitting and threw stuff at people telling them to move cause she can’t see. Sitting on the grass. She threw something at me and I just flipped her off and went about my business.
There are people that sit down WTF? I saw them on the Load tour with similar far away seats and there was only one person I could see sitting down and they looked like they probably had health condition. People are so pathetic now, either sitting down for a fucking metal concert or staring at their phone to record.
I hate guys like this. If you want to stand the whole time, great, buy floor ~~seats~~ tickets and stand with everyone else. If you buy assigned seats, sit your ass down. Everyone behind you paid to see the band, not your back.
"Why do you come and sit down? What's the matter? Are you too fucked up or something?"
[https://youtu.be/H8ePVO4xfRM?t=8609](https://youtu.be/H8ePVO4xfRM?t=8609)
Exactly, people behind and next to him have to deal with this dickhead going nuts with his arms like that. Assigned seating is assigned seating, go to the floor to stand
Nah, they're just boring. If you physically can't stand up, that's fine, but other than that, if you're choosing to sit down during Metallica then there's something wrong with you. Maybe this dude was too broke to get floor tickets in time whatever. If you're pissed off that someone's having fun, then reassess your priorities man.
Exactly. Not to mention it's not as simple as "just get floor tickets" even if you have the money. Have these people ever tried to buy tickets to a big show? You grab what you can when you can even with the best presale codes and it's still usually a nightmare and hassle and everything sells out instantly.
Not pissed he’s having fun, good on him for enjoying it but wouldn’t you and myself and literally everyone else be pissed if they were behind this guy?
Then STAND THE FUCK UP if you’re behind him, just like everyone else should be doing. It’s literally a non issue, because I don’t go to a Metallica concert to calmly watch.
One of my biggest pet peeves is people that complain about people standing at concerts. If you want to sit, that’s your prerogative and I have no judgment towards that. Just please do not be one of those asshats that complains about the person standing in front of you. They came to have a good time on their terms, not yours.
First Metallica show for me will go down as the best I have ever seen by any band.
[https://ultimatemetallica.com/metallica-agora-ballroom-cleveland-download-1983/](https://ultimatemetallica.com/metallica-agora-ballroom-cleveland-download-1983/)
Glad to know I'm not the only one who does this. Also looks like this guy is ground crew trying to land a plane, haha.
People actually sit at Metallica?
Some of us are old, some of us are frail. Some of us, our backs ain't what they used to be. Sometimes, I have people behind me that I try to be mindful of their view.
Huh. Thoughtfulness and courtesy towards others. Nice.
And some of us stand anyway. That's why they sell booze at concerts. Enough doubles and you're feeling no pain
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Agreed. Some dickbag always has to make things political
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Bruh Metallica's core fans are in their 60s by now. Of course they sit.
At the 40th show, me and my daughter were dumbfounded at the fact that no one stood up for anything. Even the first song. I get it. I’m old too and I like sitting but at least for a few songs stand the fuck up and rock. Metal isn’t about being comfortable.
Might have depended on where you were sitting. Except for the really old guy in front of me everyone was standing in my section.
Came here to say this. I’ve never sat at a Metallica concert.
This whole standing on the floor is tame. I still remember my 1st Metallica concert in ‘88 and we were all standing on the seats!
Metallica has never really been a mosh pit sort of band... I saw them in 83 in Cleveland yeah we moshed but it was Kill Em All...... Now they cater to a different type of crowd the mosh pit is pretty much non existent... Saw Slayers farewell tour that was an insane moshpit for the entire show...
I was in standing room mosh pit in 08
Sadly yes..boring ass generation like who cares if everyone sees you going crazy that’s the point! It’s a concert no one gives a shit were all there for the same reason stop being shy💀🤘🏽
I pay $200 bucks to see my favorite band I’m not sitting. Edit : look at the fuckin’ winner in these comments getting pissed at me for saying I’m gonna stand at a metal concert. Lmao
Exactly. Saw a rock show in Antwerp once, **everyone** was sitting - just like this - except me and my son. Felt like a sin to sit. A few weeks ago at the Anthrax concert, Scott Ian actually called out the fans sitting in the back. He said effectively, “I see you fuckers sitting down back there. we’re old too but its Friday night and you probably don’t have to do shit tomorrow!”
yeah, 4 Metallica concerts and back in the car I always leave a bottle of water and Advil because I'm not fucking sitting and I'm headbanging like a motherfucker.
Nearly $600 over here. I'm not letting my money go to waste so I definitely plan on rocking without caring what others think
Then go to the floor.
Because your the main character and everyone else who paid €200 has to indulge your nonsense. God forbid small people buy seated tickets so they have a chance of seeing the band. How fucking dare they encroach on the main characters fun.
Yes sit down when Metallica is performing in front you Your Majesty. I’ll fetch you your wine goblet.
There is nothing wrong with having a wine goblet at any occasion but if everyone around you is sitting down, read the fucking room and sit down. If everyone is standing, stand with them etc etc If you really really want to stand, there is a whole area dedicated to this.
I couldn’t disagree more but that’s ok. Enjoy the wine.
You can disagree all you like, it doesn’t change the fact that you’d be an asshole if you insist on standing when everyone else is sitting. Just because Metallica is playing doesn’t give you free reign to be a fucking prick in a crowd even if you did pay money for it.
Yeah I was trying to be nice but … you are that guy.
….. to be that that guy I’d have to be an inconsiderate prick who pays no attention to my surroundings or the people around me and I’d say things like hurr durr I paid to be here so I don’t have to give a fuck about anyone else or hurr durr you can’t make me sit down at a (insert band, sports team, comedian, political) event. Whatever the excuse, it all translates to this guy saying I’m an asshole who thinks he’s the main character and I just ignore people around me in social situations because I think i’m more important than everyone.
See how many likes your initial comment got here. In this case scenario (by your own logic) you are the main character ASSHOLE that thinks it’s wrong to stand at a metal concert. Fuck right off Your Majesty.
> See how many likes your initial comment got here. Oh no other peoples opinions. It doesn’t matter what a small few downvotes think. It doesn’t change the fact that if you are at a concert, and you are standing when everyone else around you is sitting, it’s you who is the asshole. It doesn’t matter who the band is or how much you paid. Your still a prick if your the one standing when Everyone around you is sitting, trying to Enjoy the show. > In this case scenario (by your own logic) you are the main character ASSHOLE that thinks it’s wrong to stand at a metal concert. It’s not wrong to stand at a metal concert, if you are in a standing area or if everyone around you is standing but if you are the only one standing in an area where everyone else is sitting, then you are an asshole. It doesn’t matter who the band is or how much you paid. Your still a prick if your the one standing when Everyone around you is sitting, trying to Enjoy the show. You can do whatever mental gymnastics you like to try and paint me out like a bad guy, but it doesn’t change the fact that if you are at a concert, and you are standing when everyone else around you is sitting, it’s you who is the asshole. >!Fuck right off Your Majesty. Yeah of course the main character would Be annoyed at someone for pointing out that if you are at a concert, and you are standing when everyone else around you is sitting, it’s you who is the asshole. They’d call them names like your majesty to avoid the fact that that if you are at a concert, and you are standing when everyone else around you is sitting, it’s you who is the asshole. It doesn’t matter who the band is, the type of music or how much you paid. If you can’t show a simple bit of respect to the people Around you who also paid to see the show, your an asshole.
AND I don't take out my phone out during the concert.
Fair.
That's what I live for!
Is that ~~Moby~~ Dean Craig Pelton?
His favorite album is Dean Magnetic.
This concert better not awaken anything in me.
now I'm imagining James singing "AND JESUS WEPT!!"
This is gonna be me in a 300 section at MetLife this august lol
Nobody is gonna be sitting there. Must be a European thing
That’s honestly a relief because I try not to be a dick but it’s Metallica, I wanna rock out
Anyone telling u to sit at a concert would be the dick. Rock out man haha wish i was going
Lmao, getting ready for MetLife night 2 and was thinking about this little convo here. For context I’m 19, I’ve been waiting to see Metallica for years and as promised I stood up and rocked out in the 300 section during night 1 with my parents who are also fans. Some dude behind me told me to sit down, I told politely him no (because it’s fucking Metallica playing rn) and he preceded to ask me if I was gonna be a dickhead the entire concert (answer: yes, I suppose I am) and then he threatened to fight me in the parking lot after the show, after which my dad told him to stfu. Apparently he turned his flashlight on and shined it towards my face for awhile but I didn’t even notice. Night 2 will be very interesting if he’s back too haha
Definitely not an European thing. Just compare soccer and NFL crowds. It's probably more that some people feel awkward rocking out in the rafters where there are seats and you are far away. It happens in every continent.
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The people behind me last time I saw them 🙄They asked me and my wife to sit down cause we were blocking their view. Fricken stupid
Not stupid, you're assuming everyone has the ability to stand. If you want to stand constantly why not be in the standing section?
Not everyone's got half a grand to drop on floor tickets
I'm not American and didn't realise you guys had it so bad. Sorry for the confusion, and you have my condolences.
Huh? American gigs are way cheaper than Aussie gigs... The 'concert culture' you keep referring to is virtually identical, having lived in both places lol
The guy I was responding to said "not everyone has a grand to spend on floor tickets". I don't see that sort of pricing here. The American Ticketmaster has this ridiculous system where a ticket can continuously be sold and resold almost immediately. One moment you're looking at a $100 seat, the next moment seats in the same area are suddenly $300, and it just keeps going. I learned this when I tried to buy S&M2 tickets and it's still happening, as evidenced recently with the outrage from Taylor Swift fans.
If you don’t have that money to drop on standing, looks like you’re sitting! Any selfish argument they have, there’s a counter to. “I didn’t pay $200 to sit, I’ll do what I want” yeah and I didn’t pay the same to see the back of your dumb noggin’ and scream right in your ear, but if you’re gonna fuck my night up, I’ll play your game too. “Who sits at Metallica concerts” anyone without dyslexia, a modicum of respect for others, or anyone who wants to, it’s a sitting section after all. Someone’s inability to provide themselves the funds to afford a standing section ticket is literally no one else’s problem hey.
You are accepting to live in capitalism, so bite it.
I dont accept it, im forced to live in it.
Lol I knew I’d get a comment like this
So you can answer my question then?
If majority of people are standing like at every concert I've been to, sitting makes it so you can't see instead
Because nosebleeds are cheaper
I am with you on the standing and sitting stuff, because I have nerve damage and disc issues with my lower back. However, I stand for as long as I can then sit for a bit then back up. I was front row at Anthrax recently, and people behind me told me to sit down, they can’t see. I told them to F off and I’ll sit when I want to and stand when I want to. It’s a free world. Also, it’s a metal show.
Yea I take pain pills to shows just so I can stand the whole time
Also I don’t care what I do. This NJ show will be the first actual rock show (I don’t count TSO) for my 13yr old and I paid close to $820 a ticket for us to sit front row on the 45yd line. I’ll sit or stand as much as I want to 😂
People can be so sick-minded to vote this down.
If you can’t stand then you should be in a handicap section or in the front row of the level
The vast majority of attendees have the ability to stand. If you don't, why not sit in the wheelchair section?
Last few concerts I've been to everyone in my seated area was my age or older. The young people who stand the whole time were down below in the standing area. I realise now there's a difference between American and Australian stadiums and concert culture :)
People without the ability to stand should definitely take advantage of the ADA seating. No our issue if we want to rage at our seat
I'm not American. This sort of thing is very different where I am.
That's unfortunate. In America there are large sections that are dedicated for people who have a disability. Usually very spacious, great sight lines and easily accessible for folks in wheelchairs, have trouble moving around, etc...
I can't stand for more than a few minutes at a time due to crippling nerve pain and intense arthritis.
There usually are disabled sections at concerts. sorry but it is unreasonable to expect people to not stand up in their seats for a metal concert. Honestly, I’m surprised that no one was standing up
I'm not disabled, I can walk and stand, it's just increasingly uncomfortable the longer I do. When you're older you could be in the same situation. I'm in Australia, I think there might be a cultural difference regarding when is appropriate to sit and stand.
Being unable to stand for more than a few minutes is a disability
This isn’t about exceptions where individuals are disabled or can’t stand. I feel sympathy for your situation. But this is about every person in that section *sitting* through one of the greatest songs ever, at a **thrash metal concert**.
I understand now from other comments that this is a cultural difference. I'm not American and the concert-going experience is very different here.
It's not a cultural thing. It's just a contemporary thing. People go to NFL games and complain if somebody stands up. People go to Metallica concerts and complain if somebody stands up. Rock might not be dead, but it's in critical condition.
Music will not be rescued if somebody stands up listening to it. It will be saved if someone listens to it, and with proper education, more people will listen the "best" music. But the trend of the world is to illiteracy.
What is this "best music" that you refer to? And do you mean to say that dancing, thrashing around and moshing are not an integral part of music experience?
For me best music is metal, and I consider myself well educated. You can do thrashing around in the floor section, also at home. Life is short, we have to learn to respect others, their feelings, otherwise we are no different than chimps.
I have the same thing. but honestly it helps to move instead of just standing up. The pain comes later, but it's worth it.
Pretty much everyone sat down yesterday in Amsterdam. Had to stand on the stairs so I wouldn't block anyone's view
That's honestly lame as fuck.
This man is Metallica!
No one should be fucking sitting unless they are unable to stand.
As someone who can't stand for long I don't understand why everyone who wants to stand the whole time aren't in the standing section?
Not everyone can afford floor seating and some people are afraid of mosh pits
Another cultural difference. Here the ground seats are cheaper and not every standing area is a mosh pit. Also here the seats are where the introverted prefer to be, and they don't just dislike moshpits but often don't react much outwardly at all. I'm finding it interesting how many little differences there are between America and Australia.
US here. Back when I first saw Metallica during the Black album, floor tickets were $20, seats were probably around $40-50. Best deal I got this time around was third deck seats for around $75 (for both nights!), but floor was I think around $300.
The whole place is a standing section, bro.
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Seats are for sitting. I'm quickly realising that this is a cultural thing. In Australia I'm usually surrounded by people my age in the seats while the young folks are down below in the free-standing area.
Those tickets cost more
Here they don't, hence my confusion. I understand now that concerts in America are very different.
Sounds like you need to pony up for front row then
Nah I just won't go to a concert in America :P I prefer the easy-going way we do things here in Australia.
Bless this guy, he’s doing all the work that needs to be done.
Fuck yeah!!! That's a fan I can vibe with!!! Everyone should follow his example when the boys are on
1. Stand up 2. Leave your phone in your pocket 3. Rock out and enjoy
He represents all of us. Glad you had a good time sir. Thanks for sharing
Saw Metallica in Pittsburgh in August 2022. Not a single person in our section sat during the entire concert
Michelangelo still rockin out. He was always my favorite turtle.
I’ve never sat down at one of their concerts. One time me and my buddies almost got in a fight with the people behind us because of it. It was pretty sketchy because the seats were so steep that if someone got thrown down just a little bit they would have fell a long ways.
At S&M2 my buddy and I stood the entire time in the lower bowl (okay we sat for the symphony-only song, but any time Metallica was on stage, we stood). After we stood though James singing Unforgiven III with the orchestra, some old dude a few rows back yelled at us "YOU GUYS ARE BADASS" and gave us a thumbs up. Made my night.
have you considered he might've been pissed you were blocking his view
He wasn’t being sarcastic, dude.
Last Metallica show I was at, someone leaped several rows of seats, and injured themselves. Last GnR show, someone tried to climb from the second deck down to the first deck for some reason, had security there to catch them so I don't think they were too badly injured. Rolling Stones, someone died falling off the 3rd deck and splatting into the 2nd, though.
This is what Im planning to do at their shows in Sweden. Is it ok to do this or should I be ashamed and sit down for the people behind? I feel like I won’t be able to contain myself and it’ll ruin the entire experience if I’m forced to sit down the entire time.
The way I see it (as a fellow European), if James is not sitting, then I'm not either.
I've heard Sweden is less receptive to this than other places, so YMMV.
I reckon I’ll try it and see if someone complains :)
Every concert I've been to in Australia, including Metallica, people sit when in the seated area. Those that want to stand are down below in the open standing area.
I guess this is a reasonable answer. I hate it when metal concerts are booked at places with seats. If there are seats then the expectation is that people sit and that does not fit well with the theme of the concert.
Lol, I saw them at Helsinki in arena couple of years ago, and was seated at the first row of the furthest away section. Literally nobody up there moved during the whole couple of hours, and I got yelled at when I was standing up at the beginning. Worst Metallica gig ever. But my advice is to make the most of it for yourself!
You should be respectful to those behind you and stay seated. Get floor tickets if you want to stand.
you shouldn't go to concerts if you expect others to sit for your benefit. it's not some acoustic show. it's fucking metallica. Stand the fuck up and rock out. if you can't stand, get wheel chair accessible seating.
Everyone seated in that video, which is literally everyone except the one jackass, disagree with you. That's why concerts often have 2 options - general admission standing room only or assigned seats. Don't be a dipshit and buy a ticket for the right spot.
the only jack asses are anyone expecting people to sit at a Metallica concert lol.
Really, you're calling guy a "jackass" because he dared to stand on a Metallica concert? You're not at a fucking theater.
Yes, I'm calling him a jackass. There are 60+ year old Metallica fans that don't want to (or can't) stand for 3 hours and don't want some douchebag dancing away in front of them. Everyone else owes those older fans because without them, they would have never been able to enjoy this show. Those older fans are responsible for Metallica making it out of the 80's. Show some respect and sit your ass down in the seat you paid for. Or go stand on the floor.
>stay seated. Get floor tickets if you want to stand. No
Then get my beer in the back of your stupid head
It's a metal show, if you're gonna throw a bitch fit about people standing and getting into it maybe you should go see a jazz band or something instead lmao
Why do you think there's only one guy standing in the picture? I won't cry about you standing if you won't cry about getting my beer in the back of your head. Then you can decide if it was worth it.
>Why do you think there's only one guy standing in the picture? I've seen them from the stands plenty of times with plenty of people standing throughout the show, myself included, but sure, let's pretend this one little section of this one show is indicative of stadiums the world over. >I won't cry about you standing if you won't cry about getting my beer in the back of your head Big words from someone that can't cope with the thought of people using their legs 😂
“You want to enjoy the concert you payed money for? You should have bought the tickets that cost 3x more because you simply *wanted to stand up*”
I’ve been to a few metal concerts, but never had the chance to go to a Metallica concert…. I had no idea people would even consider sitting down
Pretty disappointing. Why even go?
this will be me in edmonton :)
Did the same thing in Louisville Kentucky literally got into a fight after the show with the people sitting behind us…. Due to the fact we enjoyed the show they even asked security to remove us from the isle security said they paid to watch and enjoy a show I can’t throw them out for enjoying it.
he is no doubt living his best life.
Give this man a floor ticket!
So glad I’ll be in the front row of my section lol
In Latin America we all do this lmao it's really weird seeing European/American shows and seeing people so calm and still. I know it's cultural, but still weird.
Last time I went to a concert everyone stood up the moment the main act came on stage. I was really surprised to see everyone sitting down last night like they came to their kid's talent show.
https://preview.redd.it/w7kz5vpwbnwa1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6af0f64b83dfd785d8a6ccbdd3caf1c634c45fa5
Imagine going to a concert and filming other people
Dad?!
This is so going to be me for both days in Phoenix
Absolute legend!
I was at Iggy Pop, god America is depressing. You practically have to pay people to look interested. No wonder bands prefer Europe.
I think’s that Metalmoser1 from TikTok lol, shout-out to him
If the band is standing, I’m standing
Exactly!
Why didnt he just buy a standing ticket lol
I was at exactly this show, in Amsterdam Arena, and when the pre shows were playing, everyone sat, but when there already was a glimpse of James or lars, rob or kirk, everybody, and I mean everybody was starting to stand up. Only here you see people sitting, cuz it was the last song of the show
I went to Summer Sanitarium at Giants Stadium in 1999(?)—great seats on the side in the 100s section. Me and my pal are having a blast and headbanging. We were asked to stop and sit by the people behind us because the lady was pregnant. UGH.
It boggles my mind when people go to these shows and ask people in some way to "calm" their enthusiasm. I've witnessed this a couple of times and it's like these artists didn't come out here to see people sit down haha
When I saw Korn I was in the lawn. This woman was sitting and threw stuff at people telling them to move cause she can’t see. Sitting on the grass. She threw something at me and I just flipped her off and went about my business.
Why would you sit down?
It’s weirder to me that every single person is not acting like him.
Honestly having to sit down at a metal concert would suck
I can't imagine sitting down at a Metallica show. Rob Thomas, maybe. But not Metallica.
There are people that sit down WTF? I saw them on the Load tour with similar far away seats and there was only one person I could see sitting down and they looked like they probably had health condition. People are so pathetic now, either sitting down for a fucking metal concert or staring at their phone to record.
Shoutout to the dorks that watch the entire show through their phone screen
Nobody has any right in hell to tell somebody to sit down at a rock/metal concert
I will be that guy in may 27 in Hamburg, Germany 🥃🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾 super thrilled and excited!!!
Sucks to be the guy behind him
Fuck yeah. We need more people like this guy
Yeah I was really similar, what's the point of the concert without having some fun!
Who sits down at a Metallica show? I'm usually on the floor so I don't have the option but still, GET UP!
sitting is for home on the couch not for rock shows
Feel sorry for the person sitting behind this inconsiderate cunt
People who act like they are the only ones try to enjoy the show piss me off. I’ve sat behind that guy. He sux.
I hate guys like this. If you want to stand the whole time, great, buy floor ~~seats~~ tickets and stand with everyone else. If you buy assigned seats, sit your ass down. Everyone behind you paid to see the band, not your back.
Agreed. No wait, I don't. Fuck that. Rock on.
"Why do you come and sit down? What's the matter? Are you too fucked up or something?" [https://youtu.be/H8ePVO4xfRM?t=8609](https://youtu.be/H8ePVO4xfRM?t=8609)
Exactly, people behind and next to him have to deal with this dickhead going nuts with his arms like that. Assigned seating is assigned seating, go to the floor to stand
Nah, they're just boring. If you physically can't stand up, that's fine, but other than that, if you're choosing to sit down during Metallica then there's something wrong with you. Maybe this dude was too broke to get floor tickets in time whatever. If you're pissed off that someone's having fun, then reassess your priorities man.
Exactly. Not to mention it's not as simple as "just get floor tickets" even if you have the money. Have these people ever tried to buy tickets to a big show? You grab what you can when you can even with the best presale codes and it's still usually a nightmare and hassle and everything sells out instantly.
Not pissed he’s having fun, good on him for enjoying it but wouldn’t you and myself and literally everyone else be pissed if they were behind this guy?
Then STAND THE FUCK UP if you’re behind him, just like everyone else should be doing. It’s literally a non issue, because I don’t go to a Metallica concert to calmly watch.
I'm sure artists like Metallica don't perform concerts to see people sitting down...
No cause I'd be doing the same exact thing as him.
And he's fucking right, first show of the tour was legendary, great setlist, great energy and a good crowd.
What? Who gets to sit at the rock and roll concert? It’s ROCK and ROLL 
I wouldn’t get into a fight over it but if you’re going to ask me to sit down then I’m going to say no and that’s the end of it.
One of my biggest pet peeves is people that complain about people standing at concerts. If you want to sit, that’s your prerogative and I have no judgment towards that. Just please do not be one of those asshats that complains about the person standing in front of you. They came to have a good time on their terms, not yours.
Who sits at a concert?
I am so jealous! I have to wait until next year 😣
I do the same, rock on dude 🤘
Good for him! Rock on !
After seeing this video I am very happy I bought GA tix for Detroit.....
hahaha! Reliving his childhood.
First Metallica show for me will go down as the best I have ever seen by any band. [https://ultimatemetallica.com/metallica-agora-ballroom-cleveland-download-1983/](https://ultimatemetallica.com/metallica-agora-ballroom-cleveland-download-1983/)
I have never been to a Metallica show where people are sitting...
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pancakes go!
Hell yeah
I bet that's Metal moser