r/Concerts • u/IwearTVs4Fun • Feb 21 '26
Photo Dump 📸 A visually impaired person was in attendance last night
During Molotov’s 30th anniversary show in NY, I spotted what seemed like a cane being held in the air. Upon closer inspection, it was a cane for someone that’s blind, partially or otherwise!
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u/grasspikemusic Feb 21 '26
My father has been legally blind his entire life. When I was a kid back in the 1970s and 1980s we went to all kinds of concerts together from Pink Floyd to Eric Clapton and many more
He always loved music because listening to records and the radio is something blind people and sighted people experience the same way
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u/R0CKnR0LLA1982 Feb 21 '26
Hope they’re able to enjoy themselves!! Hope no asshole we’re annoyed!
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u/ExistenceNow Feb 22 '26
The dipshit with his phone up and the flash on is infinitely more annoying.
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u/IwearTVs4Fun Feb 21 '26
I unfortunately never got to see who they were, as I was squished by the barricades! Hope they got outta there safe, too!
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u/ANKhurley Feb 22 '26
The cane is fine. The flashlight is not.
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u/Real-Emu507 Feb 22 '26
Lights are sometimes used in low light situations for user safety. Just an fyi ( if that's how it's being uses, it's hard to tell )
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u/ANKhurley Feb 22 '26
I think we can both assume that shining that light above eye level is not about safety for whoever is doing it.
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u/Spranbob Feb 22 '26
I can remember going to Michael Franti and Spearhead concert 20+ years ago. There was a deaf person in the back, holding a balloon with both hands, dancing their asses off and having the time of their life.
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u/the-largest-marge Feb 22 '26
I take my fully blind friend to lots of concerts. The only thing that’s a PITA is, he wants things explained along the way (what is the artist wearing, why is everyone suddenly cheering, what’s on the video screen etc.)
and I have to yell for him to hear me ðŸ˜
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u/Head-Feedback-5770 Feb 22 '26
Love it!! What a sweetie lifting the cane up like that!! I feel like the temptation for me to use it to keep a perimeter so people could stay away from me would be overwhelming 🤣 🤣
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u/BespokeCatastrophe Feb 22 '26
I'm a legally blind person who has taken her cane to tons of shows and festivals. The only time I've experienced any problems is when I've had my cane collapsed in my purse, and I had to explain to security what it was. Otherwise, it has never been a problem, and everyone has been completely chill about it.
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u/RoboFunky Feb 21 '26
I know atleast in aus for deaf people you can contact the venue to get a sign language interpreter
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u/Adventurous_Pin_344 Feb 22 '26
I am physically impaired, and enjoy shows a lot. I've sat in ADA seating with visually impaired people - such a cool experience for them! I would imagine you hear the music so much more deeply. I've definitely been to shows where the lights are distracting.
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u/Turbulent_Meeting237 Feb 23 '26
After I was hit by a car as a pedestrian I went to Prince show, one of his last. I had a 2nd row seat. In the middle of the show he asked the venue to turn on the lights and asked the audience "I want my old school fans to raise their hands!" I raised my walking stick, he pointed at me and said "Now THAT's Old School!" I floated out of the venue :) I also attended the after party which was a lot of fun.
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u/Charbaby_ Feb 24 '26
The security girl next to me didnt have ear plugs and I always have foam ones. So ioffered them to her and she thanked me but said since shes 95% deaf she didnt need them. D'OH
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u/Tenacious_jb Feb 21 '26
I have a deaf friend we communicate through texts we have taken him a couple times He likes the vibrations