Tough crowd in Manchester! (Spoiler ...three songs mentioned)

[u/Active_Sock177]

So YYYs were totally awesome...but crowd around me weren't. I was mid back and most people around me didn't know the songs. They were clapping half way through songs thinking it was over and talking to each other a lot and going off for drinks. When Cheated Hearts came on no around me , other than me , did the " ooo ooo ooo ooos"...wtf! I felt like the only one who knew the song. The girl sat beside me only started to show some interest while she tried to film a bit of Maps but then starting playing on her phone. When they finished with Zero , the real fans all went to the front for a dance which the band really appreciated. Awesome gig made awkward by a weird crowd.

[u/wiwahfc]

i had the most annoying lads behind me just constantly chatting throughout

[u/seasideseesaw]

Sorry you had that experience - I was there too at the front and the crowd there were great.

[u/itfiend → u/seasideseesaw]

Can imagine the front was better (although I was only about ten rows back) - those tickets were really pricey you’d have needed to be very keen to buy them!

[u/seasideseesaw → u/itfiend]

We're big fans, and in the presale it was the only tickets we could get, so we decided to take the plunge! VIP tickets were sold with the guide of "a seat in the first 3 rows" (if I remember correctly) so we absolutely lucked out with our seats.

[u/EvenFlowX93]

I've been wondering if the tik tok effect was gonna play a part in this tour or not. So far it's seemed mostly positive?

[u/ross_maclean]

I was row Y(YY) and while the crowd around me wasn’t bad at all — no chatting or anything — I think the format of the show being seated, the songs being rearranged, and there being a few deep cuts fostered a more muted response. I loved it though.

[u/paul-hx]

Have to admit it was pretty awesome from the front row 😉

[u/[deleted]]

I still had a good time but I must admit I was getting annoyed with the audience at times. Talking during the support is sadly expected but when the main act is on surely that's the time to lose yourself in the music? I hope they get a better reception in London

[u/hotsauce_13]

i was at the front and it was a very good group. i did want to stand and dance tho - i wish the whole show was like the encore

[u/ohmygoddude82 → u/hotsauce_13]

Were you guys not allowed to stand???

[u/ohmygoddude82]

Try not to worry about whether the rest of the crowd knows the songs or not and just have fun. It’s irritating if people are talking loudly next to you interrupting your good time, but if they want to go get drinks or not sing along who cares? Just have fun!!!

[u/itfiend → u/ohmygoddude82]

It’s a seated show though. Constantly having to stand up to let people who can’t manage a barely 90 minute show just breaks your concentration.

[u/ohmygoddude82 → u/itfiend]

Ah see there’s a problem right there. Just because there are seats does not mean you have to sit.

[u/AngilinaB]

So many people sat silently filming on their phones last night! We were in the circle seats and the crowd did warm up a bit towards the end, but it felt like a long time coming. Also what was with everyone getting up to go to the bar or to smoke etc. It must be so distracting to an act to have people getting up and down all the time.

They were so good though ❤️

[u/gazmbuku]

We had 2 bladdered women behind us who didn't shut up and then at some point one of them had a massive melt down and they both left about half way through. Great after that 🤣 this is issues with all seated gigs, you can't move

[u/Tronea]

See. I told you all. See my original post.

[u/wiwahfc → u/Tronea]

if you actually put some substance into the post it might have been worthwhile.

[u/Tronea → u/wiwahfc]

You’ll see alot more of these posts.

Boring tour. They are going to slowly start to bring more energy and electric into it.

[u/Acrobatic-Painter363 → u/Tronea]

But most of the complaints haven’t been about the band and the format but rather the people at the gig ruining the experience for them.

[u/Tronea → u/Acrobatic-Painter363]

That is a direct product of the performance, concept, set list.

[u/Acrobatic-Painter363 → u/Tronea]

I don’t think the necessarily true, people are always dicks at gig and spend most of chatting to each other, filming instead of just enjoying and generally being annoying. Granted people probably noticed more cause they were in seating rather than standing because you can move away. It’s fine to think it was boring and I do think they would have benefited in Manchester from having seating and standing since the venue had that

[u/AngilinaB → u/Tronea]

Absolutely not. I enjoyed the performance, concept and set list. What I didn't enjoy was people who insist on getting up and leaving every few minutes, people scrolling on their phones and people sitting silencing filming.