What would you have done?

I would have complained, irrespective of the show. Mind you I do remember being at a Lyle Lovett concert at the Barbican and someone near to me asking the man in front of them wearing the tall cowboy hat if he could remove it being met with steely glances and then ignored.

Recently I was at a magic theatre show at the QEH where the man in front, sitting with his family, had a thin briefcase upright under his arm on the arm of the seat. Inside the briefcase was a recording camera. I could see the recording light and he checked it at intervals and turned it off at the intermission and then started it again. I told the staff that the man was recording the show and although very concerned did nothing. At the end I pointed out to him that that was a terrible thing to do as the performers made a living out of doing the show on the stage for us the audience. He sheepishly filed out quickly then having left the auditorium returned to berate me, now without his bag, and tell me to mind my own business very loudly.

and the answer is...............? It is a shame but it seems to be the way people so often behave now, without respect for others.

feeling and sounding like a grumpy old man!
james

A drunken guy could never spoil my concert experience ... oh, wait a minute, did these guys talk about me.

Have only had a couple of experiences where drunk/rude/loud people made a concert temporarily unpleasant.

In both cases, the Mrs. and I simply found an usher and asked for help in finding other seats. And both times they were very understanding and very accommodating.

Hook

I agree, most concerts or the cinema when I go there is always someone who is ruining it for others. I find that management, ushers or whatever usually do not have any people skills or power to do anything about this and complaining seems to be made on deaf ears.

Tim