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Yet another discussion about concert etiquette is brewing on TikTok after a video appeared to show a fan's hair waving in another attendee's face

Andrew Lloyd   

Yet another discussion about concert etiquette is brewing on TikTok after a video appeared to show a fan's hair waving in another attendee's face
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  • A TikTok video appeared to show a concert-goer's hair waving in another fan's face.
  • The upload received over 530,000 views and over 850 comments.

The topic of concert etiquette is once again taking off on TikTok after a video appeared to show a concert-goer waving their hair in the face of the person behind them, leading viewers to recall similar experiences.

On March 30, a TikToker who goes by Esme Sawyers and has over 7,100 followers, posted a video that showed a woman standing in a crowd who repeatedly flinched as the person in front of them bounced up and down, causing their hair to fly in her face.

@esmesawyers_ We had such a good view at the 02 thanks girlies #the02 #london #sideeye ♬ LMAO THE VIDS - ✨ ILikePotatosOnCheese ✨

In the five-second clip, the visibly uncomfortable woman could be seen awkwardly smiling as she attempted to put her hand up to stop the hair, to no avail.

The caption of the video read, "We had such a good view at the 02 thanks girlies," and included the hashtags #London, suggesting the video took place in the 02 Arena, a live music venue in the English capital, and #SideEye, in reference to the popular TikTok sound that could be heard in the background which is often used to express judgment of another person's behavior.

The video received over 850 comments, with the vast majority expressing empathy for the person in the video, saying it was giving them "flashbacks" to concerts they'd been to, and some users discussed how they would react in that situation. "The way i would pull with all my might," one viewer wrote in a top comment that received over 7,000 likes.

Many others shared anecdotes of times they dealt with difficult fans in front of them at an event, and tagged other users, implying they had witnessed similar situations together.

"Last concert I went to a girl kept hitting me with her hair then turning around giving me the evils every time like it was my fault," read a top comment that received over 1,900 likes. Another viewer said their septum piercing once got stuck in another's fan's hair during a gig, and a separate comment said someone had repeatedly tried to lean on them and "use me as a seat" at a festival.

One person said they had been in a similar situation and when the person realized their hair was causing disruption they apologized profusely. The creator responded that the person in the video had "pushed in front of us all" and "tried to fight people" who were trying to move forward in the crowd. "No way that's awful!" responded the commenter, adding, "Some people have no decorum."

The topic of concert etiquette has continued to rage on TikTok in recent months, as attendees have shared instances of inconsiderate fan behavior at various events.

Earlier this month, a fan who attended a performance by the K-Pop band Stray Kids went viral when they showed their view had been blocked by a person in front holding up a sign, and videos of a screaming fan at a Taylor Swift concert and a concert-goer loudly singing along to Billie Eilish have divided opinion over what is acceptable in a public space.

For more stories like this, check out coverage from Insider's Digital Culture team here.


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