10 Types Of Fan Every Concert-Goer Knows (And Hates)

8. Children

Now don't get me wrong here, children have every right to enjoy music just as much as I do. However, I reserve the right to be distinctly disgruntled at their right to enjoy it in a live music venue whilst standing near me, particularly if said music is of the rock persuasion. Who actually thinks that a packed crowd of up to thousands of sweaty, hairy, foul-mouthed, often thrashing people is a sensible environment in which to place your child? Aside from the fact that children as a whole will probably not have a clue who Red Hot Chilli Peppers are, and are largely being used as an excuse by dads the world over to go see their favourite bands from days gone by, gigs are just a flat out unfair place for a kid to be. And that's not necessarily due to the safety of the child as such, the parent put them there, the parent can deal with the situation, right? Wrong. It is those surrounding the child who have to deal with it. Everyone essentially becomes a babysitter, enjoyment takes a major hit as we have to keep checking whether that squelch under our foot during the last song was Little Timmy hitting the deck. What's worse is that people moving through the crowd have no chance of seeing the little swines, thus greatly increasingly the likelihood that aforementioned Timmy will be given a short, sharp meeting with Mr Kneecap.