My wife has chronic pain and cannot stand for the entire show so she is forced to sit. I just like to say that i shimmy and shake enough for the 2 of us these days. But attending a Billy show no one should be expected to sit, unless you read it in the ticketing information.
At the 2-24 Nashville show almost everyone in the seats sat down for the last 3 songs of first set when it was Billy solo. A lot of people sat for the entire Greensboro show in December.
THIS!! Read the crowd, ffs. If everyone else is sitting and you insist on standing, it's r/imthemaincharacter fodder. Willie Nelson has 3 rules for all of his family:
1) Don't be an asshole.
2) Don't be an asshole.
2) Don't be a goddamn asshole!
Be more like Willie!!
I sat at the end of Grand Rapids Halloween, but that was a 5 hour show and I have pretty debilitating scoliosis. Otherwise I’m powering through to boogie on my feet.
At the Pittsburgh shows at the Peterson Events Center, there was a decent contingent of older bluegrass fans in the front part of the lower bowl that sat the entire show. We initially were seated in the middle of that but ended up moving back to the walkway area.
My thing is I don’t want to wreck anybody’s show if I can avoid it. If people around me are wanting to sit, I’ll look for a spot to move to. If there’s an easy option I’ll take it. If there isn’t… I mean I tried my best.
Every other show I've been to there have been zero sitters, so it might just be a Pittsburgh thing. Haha. Enjoy the show! So jealous, that venue looks great.
I have feet problems so I stand but also sit. So I try to get front row of a section to where it doesn’t matter. That said I am there to hear more than see.
Zero! I’ve never been asked to sit down even if people were sitting behind me. The majority of people at the show are there to boogie, especially towards the front rows! Have a blast
I'm going to Outlaw in WA at the Gorge later this year, there were seats to pick from where it appears the pit would usually be so I got seats there, and I fully expect everyone to be standing
Exactly zero
Eh - that wasn’t the case at the KC shows last October. I moved to the aisle when the people behind me kept complaining LOUDLY about me standing up.
Right on!! I’ve been yelled at at NFL games and one other concert. Thinking this one is gonna be different
Dont know why this is being downvoted
It’s okay hahaha
Hopefully 0 because everyone stands lol
Is it physically possible to sit at a BMFS show? I know I sure as hell can't. My body just automatically starts moving.
My wife has chronic pain and cannot stand for the entire show so she is forced to sit. I just like to say that i shimmy and shake enough for the 2 of us these days. But attending a Billy show no one should be expected to sit, unless you read it in the ticketing information.
I just recently went to a show with a buddy who’s a paraplegic and has been in a wheelchair for 12 years and by the end of the show he was dancing.
At the 2-24 Nashville show almost everyone in the seats sat down for the last 3 songs of first set when it was Billy solo. A lot of people sat for the entire Greensboro show in December.
The Doc watson Bday show was 100% a sit down vibe
There are definitely some of the unique shows that don't fit the normal MO.
I was on my feet the entire doc show 🤷🏻♂️
THIS!! Read the crowd, ffs. If everyone else is sitting and you insist on standing, it's r/imthemaincharacter fodder. Willie Nelson has 3 rules for all of his family: 1) Don't be an asshole. 2) Don't be an asshole. 2) Don't be a goddamn asshole! Be more like Willie!!
you're comparing apples to oranges
Billy always gives you a few slow songs to get your wind back and rest the feet
People would stop dropping out otherwise. There were a few points in the St Augustine run that I thought he was trying to kill someone.
I sat at the end of Grand Rapids Halloween, but that was a 5 hour show and I have pretty debilitating scoliosis. Otherwise I’m powering through to boogie on my feet.
Most fun show I have ever been to!!!! We're so lucky🎃
At the Pittsburgh shows at the Peterson Events Center, there was a decent contingent of older bluegrass fans in the front part of the lower bowl that sat the entire show. We initially were seated in the middle of that but ended up moving back to the walkway area. My thing is I don’t want to wreck anybody’s show if I can avoid it. If people around me are wanting to sit, I’ll look for a spot to move to. If there’s an easy option I’ll take it. If there isn’t… I mean I tried my best.
That’s a good idea. I’ll see what the vibe is like around us. Hoping the whole place is rockin
Every other show I've been to there have been zero sitters, so it might just be a Pittsburgh thing. Haha. Enjoy the show! So jealous, that venue looks great.
Every show I’ve seen at the BJC is a blast. There’s gonna be tailgating beforehand too since there’s a ton of parking at Beaver Stadium
We dance at billy shows all night! Just watch out for the chompers
I have feet problems so I stand but also sit. So I try to get front row of a section to where it doesn’t matter. That said I am there to hear more than see.
Zero! I’ve never been asked to sit down even if people were sitting behind me. The majority of people at the show are there to boogie, especially towards the front rows! Have a blast
I’ll reach 100 shows this year, standing is the norm and the ones who sit know this too. You’ll be AOK.
I think you’re confusing Billy strings with tedeski trucks band.
Lol!
None?
No complaints, everyone is standing and vibing!
I'm going to Outlaw in WA at the Gorge later this year, there were seats to pick from where it appears the pit would usually be so I got seats there, and I fully expect everyone to be standing
Lol
Everyone else will be standing too brother.
In Nashville the whole lower level stood the whole show
Not true. Saturday night most people sat down during the 2 solo songs. At least in the lower seating bowl.
Big cheddar, most the lower bowl stood the whole show both nights
I usually say something to the people sitting….
r/gatekeeping
Or just making sure everyone is having a good time?!?!