"Ive never seen a show with him, and the crowds were always lively and sometimes transported. But then, this was mostly in the UK."
I'm jealous almost every show venue in NY that I have attended forbids the fans from standing and dancing. It is the worst situation to be in. How can 1000's of fans listen to Good Vibrations live and not dance???
I'll dig up my concert photos and post them so you all can witness my misery!!!
Ah, the old “I paid for a set, so I want to sit down VS. Rock and roll is about getting up and moving dancing” debate. I’ve seen this many a time on the interwebs. I think we had a few discussions here about that in the past as well.
Bottom line, dancing and standing in front of someone else, forcing them to stand if they want to see the show, is much more inconvenient and inconsiderate to those who don’t want to (or can’t in some cases can’t) stand versus how inconvenient it is for those who want to stand and dance to not be able to. Some people have medical issues that prevent them for standing for much or all of a show, medical issues that don't warrant taking a seat in the section reserved for wheelchairs, etc. If those people are stuck behind some ass who has to stand for the entire show, I'm very supportive of venues who prohibit this, even if the venue's reasoning is completely different.
My thinking is that if not dancing to music hinders your actual enjoyment of the music in question, then you probably enjoy dancing more than the music in the first place.