- A video of a fan obstructing the stage at a concert with a sign has blown up on TikTok.
- Many of the thousands of comments criticized the lack of courtesy shown by the sign-holder.
Viral footage of a concert-goer waving a sign, appearing to block the stage view for those behind has added fuel to an ongoing debate about concert etiquette and fan behavior.
Last week, a TikToker who goes by @glitterkitty9000 posted a video filmed from a concert crowd, which according to a series of hashtags was captured during a performance by the K-Pop band Stray Kids in Fort Worth, Texas, during their 2023 Maniac World Tour.
The clip showed a person holding a sign facing the stage, overlaid with a TikTok sound in which a voice could be heard saying, "Girl, if you don't put that fucking sign down. Shit."
@glitterkitty9000 I hate sitting in the middle, yall front ppl lucky i need tips cuz im never lucky #fortworth #maniac #straykids #kpop #skz #stays #stay #middlesection #sadface #lol #maniacskz #maniacstraykids ♬ original sound - Beyoncé (FP)
In the caption they wrote, "I hate sitting in the middle, yall front ppl lucky i need tips cuz im never lucky."
The video blew up, receiving more than 4 million views and 8,500 comments, many of which criticized the fan for being inconsiderate of the concert-goers behind them. Some viewers also questioned the purpose of signs at shows, as the performers would be unable to read what's written on them after a certain distance, with one comment suggesting signs should be reserved for the front row only.
Others shared their own experiences of gigs they had attended which had been ruined by similar behavior from fellow fans, who had spent the concert waving signs, lightsticks, or their arms in the air for the duration of the performance.
While many fans have gone viral for holding imaginative signs at concerts for performers such as Harry Styles, who often appears to react to them on stage, others have shared their perspective as crowd members, and how it can obstruct their view and ruin their live experience.
Uploaders commonly incorporate the same audio as @glitterkitty9000 in the background of these videos. The sound, first used by a Beyoncé fan account in a TikTok posted in January, has since featured in 128 videos, as TikTokers share their obstructed views of various performers.
The topic has become part of a broader discussion about concert etiquette which has raged online in recent months. In March this year, a resurfaced 2022 video of a fan singing loudly during a Billie Eilish concert launched a debate on Twitter as viewers disagreed on whether it was acceptable behavior, and a similar instance of a fan screaming during a Taylor Swift performance divided commenters after the clip went viral on TikTok.
The TikToker @glitterkitty9000 has over 1,000 followers and posts videos about anime and K-pop.
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