As a tall dude I’d just like to say rule #1 stinks. I’ve actually had short people at concerts tell me I should stand in back. News flash; I pay my $$ to see a concert just like short people. I’m going to stand where I feel like standing. If you can’t see over me, move.

ixnay on the first rule-ay

instead of tall dudes in the back, why not just rope off a section (preferably not in the back) where all us tall guys and all our tall girlfriends can enjoy the music, too?

Rule one stands, bitches! We all pay our money to SEE the show. I’m not saying to stand in exile, but be considerate. Or I’ll step on your toes!

True dat, Dan. But you can see almost anywhere in the whole place, depending on the layout of the venue. Shorties can’t. At the very least, let us through — within reason. Even Rob Sheffield, a 6′5″ dude, agrees that tall dudes belong in the back. Hey EG, why doncha repost his concert rules here (from Rolling Stone about 1-2 yrs ago?) They should be posted at every club and concert hall everywhere.

And also, can tall big dudes avoid punching people in the face when dancing — especially when it’s at a Peaches show and not a hardcore band?

It’s not our fault that we are tall and it isn’t our fault you are short. One man for himself at a show. All you short people stop whining!

5. DON’T BLOCK THE ROCK. – Tall dudes, you know who you are. Why not hang in the back where the tall dudes go, instead of pushing up front to block the view like Rerun chasing the ice cream truck? I’m six-five, so I just lean against the wall. Honor the tall-rock-dude-code – or know that the rest of us are watching you and thinking, “Jesus, what a bitch.” I hate to imagine what the short girls behind you are thinking, but I’m safe to say they’re not planning to blow you.

Taken from here (scroll down a bit):
http://www.novogate.com/ board/968/Archives/05-29-2004/ 192210-4.html

thats ridiculous, if you are tall you are supposed to stand near the back, that could be a ways depending on the venue, if your standing in front of a shorter female be a gentleman, but anything else, i suggest wearing platform shoes, or being in the sitting section if you want to see and are vertically impaired

I think that’s all we’re trying to say here, AJ.

I’m tall and more than happy to stand in the back. But if everyone’s sitting and I want to dance, I’m gonna get up and dance! All you folks sitting down at the Beacon Theater have been warned!

Rule #1 is bulls**t. We are not going to all stand in the back, so get over it. If you want a good spot, show up early and claim it. Most of you little a**holes show up late to the show, work your way up to a spot directly behind me on the floor and then start bitching that you can’t see. Suck it up. Btw, you step on MY toes and you’ll get an elbow to the face, shorty. Stop complaining. Genetics, it’s a bitch.

What about the don’t wear the T-shirt you just bought for 35 dollars rule?

The short people aren’t the ones complaining, we’re in compliance of the rules…

I’m not tall, but I agree they should be able to stand where ever
the hell they want to. If you show up and stand behind someone that you can’t see over, that doesn’t make them too tall, it makes you an idiot.

Always pull your pants down during the encore!

What? Is that just a Houston thing?

Lesser fans should keep to the back – if I’m out to see my favorite artist I’m at the front, 6′4″ or not. I paid the same money and can’t control my height – vertical segregation is stupid, especially since my wife is 5′1″. Should we not be able to stand together at shows? This argument is so ridiculous it borders on irrelevance.

To hell with idiotic rules about height. General admission shows allow first come, first served positioning. I’m only 6′2,” and while that’s not exactly tall these days, it does get me more than my share of attention from bony, irritating little wenches who drunkenly push their way up front at any number of shows and then expect me to move, or of people who come in behind me while there is still plenty of room elsewhere and then complain that they can’t see over me.

What about tall guys who stand close because of bad eyesight? Are we the devil too, you sad, short bastards?

I agree with the tall guys thing. We shouldn’t have to stand in the back just because people didn’t plan ahead of time. SHOW UP EARLY IF YOU CAN’T SEE OVER PEOPLE. Poor planning on your part does not constitute an inconvenience on my part.
My biggest pet peeve:
IF YOU SPILL SOMEONE’s BEER YOU DO NOT RUN AWAY…thats my personal…I watched a guy spill four 7.00 beers at the United Center once and run like hell. We all saw it…we all tracked him down and gave him the opportunity to extract 30.00(you gotta tip!) from his wallet. He had a choice… It was either that or dish out a copay at his ER later for the blunt head trauma he was about to receive. Needless to say the 30.00 he applied towards his new friendship was much better spent.

Survival of the fittest, baby.

“General admission shows allow first come, first served positioning.”
- And I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten to a show early, staked my spot, and then had some 6′4″ dickhead (I’m 5′6″) elbow his way directly in front of me. I won’t put up with it any more, I just do it back to him – wrangle my way in front of him and see how he likes it.

Defensive Tall Guys:
I’m a 5′6″ woman and I always “plan ahead” – show up to shows early, sometimes hours early, to stake out a spot where I can see. But every time, some tall guy will shove his way in front of me and block my view. So not everyone complaining are the latecomers who feel entitled to a good view.

I know it’s general admission and all that, but it’s just common courtesy to not shove your way in front of someone shorter than you. And it is not just something guys have to do for girls. We should all do it for each other. I always let my short girlfriends stand in front of me because I can see over their heads. It’s kind of like giving up your seat on the subway to an elderly person or a pregnant woman. I don’t understand why people are so vehemently opposed to acting like decent human beings. Why do people have to get all Lord of the Flies the second they walk into a music venue?

at 6′3″, I get there early and pick my spot. Invariably, at some point DURING the show a 5′5″ or shorter woman who wants a better spot will come to the empty spot behind me. When she can’t see, she’ll start elbowing me in the back trying to get around me. Sorry, if I was there before you, I get the spot.

But, NEVER walk in front of someone shorter and block their view – that’s just wrong. If I get there late and want a spot closer to the stage, I’ll find some spot against the wall on either side of the stage. It’s just courtesy.

One thing that really gets me going is girls who climb on their boyfriends shoulders and block the view for everybody behind them. I didn’t pay to see your back.

At a Ben Harper show last year, a dude who bore a startling resemblance to Jesus moved ahead of one of my shorter buddies and began some sort of dance.
My buddy politely asked him to move, and with the courtesy expected of the Savior he not only moved aside as far as he could, but also ducked down quite a bit (all the while keeping his groove).
I was duly impressed. A few minutes later my attention was diverted towards a lady to my right who was sending me vibes. When I turned back around, Jesus had totally disappeared. A quick scan of the audience provided quite a shock as JC and his girl were at the front of the crowd in the very shadow of Ben Harper.
I don’t know if he went with the Moses-esque crowd parting, or one of his trademark, posthumous vanishing and reappearing moves, but it was still a miracle.
So he got the spot, wasn’t rude and didn’t bother anyone.
Praise the Lord!

This is for all of you guys. It’s only one night of your lives! Quit complaining and get over it.

okay, tall guys get nice views at shows. Small people don’t look like pussies in compact cars. There ya go.

Leave the laser pointer at home.

I’m also a 6′2 avid rock show attendee, and if I was there before you, it’s not my problem. You can stand somewhere else. Also, since many of my friends are females, I typically stick with them to ward off dick-heads and flailing crowdsurfers.

However, If I’m right up front and by myself, and a short girl asks nicely to get in front of me, I’ll almost certainly oblige.

But to all the other guys who feel the need to muscle your way up to the front and screw the rest of us, watch out for my elbow.

I don’t mind tall dudes standing in front of me as long as they don’t mind me butting in front of them.

Last year at an Oasis gig this drunk guy kept nearly falling onto me and wanting me to dance. Very distracting. I think he was there with his wife/girlfriend, and she was pretty upset by it all. During “Lyla” she finally grabbed him away from me and left. Thank God.

with the prices of today’s shows, I want a seat, so general admission standing is out. I’ve been to thousands of shows over the past 30 years- everyone stands the first few songs, so it’s ok- but, after that, at 5′7″, I have no problem asking those taller than me to sit down

5′-10″.
Tall enough to see.
Short enough to not get noticed.
It’s great.

And if you have to sit in a seat, It’s not rock…

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