For example, if a person has to pay to go to a concert, they aren't likely to pay to go and see a band they don't like at all, just to sit in the crowd and not enjoy it.
You actually might be surprised by that. I can't tell you the number of concerts I have been to and the people next to us were so busy drinking and carrying on their own conversations that I don't know how they had any clue what was happening on the stage. It makes you wonder why they spent the money they did on the ticket. Surely there are cheaper places to drink and socialize!
I get what you are saying though :)
I once was at a concert where one of the openers was a completely different genre of music - poor planning on the concert planners part - and the audience was MEAN. Their music was good, I liked it just fine because I'm one of those people who likes a lot of different genres, but it was a hard rock/alternative concert and they were a folk singer with an acoustic guitar. You could tell they were nervous because the audience was calling out mean comments and booing. I was disappointed in the audience, tbh.
So, the band would probably care if the audience booed at them, even if they were paid!
That is poor planning for sure. Perhaps if there was a 50/50 split, there could have been some cheers too, but normally, it is the negative voice that is the loudest.
I was at a show kind of like that too. It was collective soul and they had a singer like that open for them. I remember people being pretty decent though. That's too bad they had to act like that for your show.
That happens here, but they at least like the band when they buy the tickets, even if they are not going to actually remember seeing the band after the concert! There are also times a fan pulls along a non-fan partner ;D
But, I still don't think it is the kind of thing where a white extremist takes along their black partner to a KKK meeting. :D
We always kind of wondered maybe the group had the tickets given to them or something. They always seem to congregate around us though. It's annoying! I don't even care so much that they drink, but at least pay attention so we can all hear!
I think I am a boring concert goer - I just listen :D
Me too! I rarely even drink.