An Ongoing Condemnation Of Selfish People In Our Society

The Coheed and Cambria gig on Sunday night threw up more gig related issues. I won't go over my criticism of Koko in Camden as a venue for live music again, but it's essentially a nightclub unsuccessfully repurposed as a concert hall. The sight lines are poor and there's little room on the floor, leaving very little room in which to manoeuvre in a sold out show.

It is exceedingly common for people to attempt to move past you at shows. I don't have a problem with this persay, assuming that there is room in front to move into. What these people don't seem to realise is if this is not the case, the people you have moved past will suffer and be pushed back. I would have liked to be in a position nearer the stage but to push into that space would be massively disrespectful to the people who got there earlier than me and have a right to stand in front. I do have a modicum of sympathy for those who have gone to get drinks for their friends and are trying to work their way back in. But only a modicum.

But all of this is of little concern to the guys who show up whenever they want and think they can breeze past people when the headline act is about to start. On Sunday, a guy asked me to move out of the way. I refused to comply, as did the gentlemen near me. Taking umbrage at this, the guy in question described us as "butthurt", after which he automatically lost both the argument and any claim to credibility.

I am prepared to keep doing this until these entitled pricks learn some respect for the people around them.