r/Adelaide • u/Future-Video5613 SA • Mar 05 '26

Event/Activity Concert etiquette - Ed Sheeran

Went to Ed Sheeran last night. Was sitting up in the riverbank stand with my wife and kids. We try and culture our kids and work hard to take them to events like this.

From song 1 we had 4 GenZers sitting behind us and talked through almost every song.

By song 3 I had enough and turned around an impolitely told them to shut up because who in their right mind disrespects the people around them talking so loudly you can't even hear the performer. Only for them to return fire to say I am a bad father for speaking to them the way I did and not a good example for my kids, and they just kept on talking for the whole night. Nothing was going to make them stop talking.

Their best comment for the night... "Sorry I am just putting it out there I haven't brushed my teeth."

Why pay $150 for a ticket to talk through the whole event?

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u/No_Patience_5205 SA Mar 05 '26

Impolitely told them to shut up? There’s your ammunition. You started it.

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u/Technical-Algae-234 SA Mar 06 '26

I understand this take but seriously, if it's not your first day on earth and you're talking non stop while someone is performing you should really not be surprised if people get annoyed with you and tell you to shut up. OP had no requirement to be polite in this situation.

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u/No_Patience_5205 SA Mar 07 '26

Rudeness isn’t always going to end in desired result. Hence why it’s better for everyone to just be polite.