My seats were in the second row of the pavilion, just behind the folding-chair section. I turned around and looked at the crowd behind me. Almost all of them were sitting down. This wasn’t during a slow song or even a new one that no one knows; this particular song was “Statesboro Blues,” a high point of any Allman Brothers show.
The staff person later apologized and said that she only tells people to sit down when she’s had five complaints. Complaints for standing during a concert? I didn’t see this in the list of Fraze “Do’s and Don’ts.”
To compare, the night before, at the Goo Goo Dolls, everyone stood the entire time. There were times when I needed to sit down and take a break. I didn’t complain; if I wanted to see, I stood up.
I’m not sure where to direct my anger — the people who complained or the staff person who actually listened. Why go to a rock concert if you’re going to sit down the entire time?
Note to those fans who want to sit down the entire time: next time, buy the DVD, and stay home.
Tony Peters
Kettering