@RunawayJim said:

Are you saying that I'm self-obsessed because I tweet, text, and post to Facebook from shows? How about YEMBlog? They have a live-tweeter at EVERY show, tweeting during EVERY song. Perhaps all of us who like to do this should be put in a box in the back?

That sounds great to me.

jk, but I really can't understand people who want to spend the show doing this. Totally baffles me, but hey, to each their own. I have had people next to me at shows whose obsession with their device was a total drag to everyone around them, for sure. Some discreet use is fine, but some people do take it too far and it becomes a distraction for those around them.

I don't know about you, but when I'm at a show it makes a big difference to my experience whether the people surrounding me are "in the moment" and paying attention, vs focused on socializing with their friends, collecting glowsticks, watching and commenting on what other people are doing, tapping away on their phones, etc. I always just try to find an area where the focus is on the right place and the show goes much better for me.