I wouldn't have gone to an all-standing gig even when I was young, because, like others in my family, I have always found that standing tends to make me feel faint, and if I don't manage to get out quickly when that starts, I will eventually have to be carried out. Now that I have varicose veins to compound my problems, there's no way I'd go to a concert with no seats. The same must apply to people who may be pregnant, or recovering from an illness, or with back pain, etc.

As with much of disablity discrimination, those with registered disabilities can expect (and rightly so) to have their needs met, but the much larger numbers whose conditions are more marginal and less identifiable have their needs ignored. All we can do is vote with our feet and boycott such events.

Marje