This came up on another thread and rather than detract from that one I think it deserves a thread of it's own

Someone commented that they saw people knitting at a folk concert and others putting in ear plugs. They thought it very rude. I commented that knitting at concert would be no issue at all for me - My daughters take their knitting to the pub with them! There is even a knitting group at a local pub where they also stage live music of all types. I think that folk music and folk crafts, like knitting, sort of go hand in hand. I don't knit myself but I understand the act can, and often is, performed along with other activities. It is quiet, discreet and, as far as I can see, non-disruptive.

As to the ear-plugs. Well, my wife has a condition that results in severe pain in the ears during any loud, particulrly bass-centric, episodes. At the cinema she has to wear ear plugs all the time. At some concerts she either has to move away from the speakers or do the same. I am sure there are other people with similar disabilities.

What do you think? As either artists or fellow audience would you find either activity upsetting? Maybe I should stop taking the family out if they are that offensive! And that is saying nothing of my farts...

What I find to be rude at concerts is anyone spoiling other peoples enjoyment. Be it talking loudly, jumping up and down to take photgraphs or insisting that they have the right to stand on chairs, dance in front of the stage or make those odd whooping noises at the oddest of times! I think they have all been done to death in other threads though.


Cheers

DtG