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A suggestion. If entertainers ban phones at events they should at least record the event themselves and publish the video for the participants or everyone. I n

A suggestion. If entertainers ban phones at events they should at least record the event themselves and publish the video for the participants or everyone. I noticed at the Mark Twain wards for David Letterman when my hero Bill fucking Murray came out a woman was literally watching him through her phone. And I was watching the whole thing on youtube at a much better angle and quality. Of course my video was probably uploaded much later than her visual phone proxy experience but it occurred to me that these events should make the recordings available. The ticket stub could have a url that will become active after the event with the video. Or if they're feeling generous, put it on youtube for everyone.

wlesieutre 9y ago
I went to a show a couple years ago that politely asked you to put your phones away and said they would put a video up from one of the shows on the tour. Unfortunately the video never happened, as far as I can tell. It's a nice idea. Funnily enough, the only reason I went to that show was having watched their previous acoustic tour on YouTube. The quality obviously blows a phone recording out of the water, I wish more concerts did this. Above and Beyond Acoustic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUTlKqSO-I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUTlKqSO-I If anyone finds an Acoustic II concert video around, let me know. EDIT: well timed, just looked again and I guess it's more of a documentary with showings starting next week: http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/acousticfilm/ http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/acousticfilm/ Bit of a slow turnaround from a show in May 2016.
- cpcarey 9y ago
  I'm also hoping the A&B Acoustic II video is similar to the Acoustic I video; the first Acoustic concert video also drew me to go in person. Side note, Lane 8 experimented with phone-less concerts that went well enough that he does that for his tours now, even naming his new record label "This Never Happened". My friends and I joke that it started with a Mixmag set where a crowd member in the front kept recording video and flash photos, whereas Lane 8 is usually very much enveloped in the music he's playing (https://youtu.be/sWa7GdYiYUQ?t=15m2s https://youtu.be/sWa7GdYiYUQ?t=15m2s). I've enjoyed his phone-less concerts a lot - it's just tape over the camera, so you can send/receive a quick message if needed, and step off to the back or side if you need to use it longer.
ssully 9y ago
The post mentions doing exactly that: “For those looking to do some social media postings, let us help you with that. Our official tour photographer will be posting photos and videos after the show at jackwhiteiii.com and the new Jack White Live Instagram account @officialjackwhitelive. Repost our photos & videos as much as you want and enjoy a phone-free, 100% human experience.”
TillE 9y ago
I'm a little surprised that so few artists seem to obsessively record their every performance. Seems like it's just Phish and similar bands, and Pearl Jam. It's the kind of thing I would do, for posterity and for the sake of fans who are equally obsessive.
- doughj3 9y ago
  For anyone unaware, Phish allows fans to record their live shows. Consequently, you can find nearly recordings of most of their live shows at http://phish.in http://phish.in going all the way back to the early 80s. It's not uncommon to see an array of high fidelity audio recorders in the front row at Phish concerts. More info: http://phish.com/faq/#taping-guidelines http://phish.com/faq/#taping-guidelines
randyrand 9y ago
Recording the show and putting it online is not a 100% solution. Though I agree it's a good start and good enough for some people. I take a lot of home videos. A new hobby of mine. I actually watch them. I use a handheld gopro and hold it at eye level. At a venue the other day they recorded the event and put it somewhere online, but I have no intention on downloading it and still recorded 2 acts myself with my gopro (5 minutes of footage of the 2 hr show). Why? Workflow, convenience, control. Recording on my camera means the video is automatically chronological with all my other videos and will be processed like all the others. Downloading their video means finding it online, editing it down to the parts I wanted to begin with, and figuring out the correct time stamp for each video I export. It goes from a automatic processes to a 20 minute long processes. That's not worth the trade off for me for 5 minutes of footage. On top of that I lose my vantage point and the ability to point the camera back at ourselves too.
InitialLastName 9y ago
On a similar note, the band OK Go (when I've seen them, at least) would let you buy a burned CD of the show immediately after. IIRC you also got a code to download the post-mixed version online.

wlesieutre 9y ago

I went to a show a couple years ago that politely asked you to put your phones away and said they would put a video up from one of the shows on the tour. Unfortunately the video never happened, as far as I can tell. It's a nice idea. Funnily enough, the only reason I went to that show was having watched their previous acoustic tour on YouTube. The quality obviously blows a phone recording out of the water, I wish more concerts did this. Above and Beyond Acoustic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUTlKqSO-I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUTlKqSO-I If anyone finds an Acoustic II concert video around, let me know. EDIT: well timed, just looked again and I guess it's more of a documentary with showings starting next week: http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/acousticfilm/ http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/acousticfilm/ Bit of a slow turnaround from a show in May 2016.

cpcarey 9y ago
I'm also hoping the A&B Acoustic II video is similar to the Acoustic I video; the first Acoustic concert video also drew me to go in person. Side note, Lane 8 experimented with phone-less concerts that went well enough that he does that for his tours now, even naming his new record label "This Never Happened". My friends and I joke that it started with a Mixmag set where a crowd member in the front kept recording video and flash photos, whereas Lane 8 is usually very much enveloped in the music he's playing (https://youtu.be/sWa7GdYiYUQ?t=15m2s https://youtu.be/sWa7GdYiYUQ?t=15m2s). I've enjoyed his phone-less concerts a lot - it's just tape over the camera, so you can send/receive a quick message if needed, and step off to the back or side if you need to use it longer.

ssully 9y ago

The post mentions doing exactly that: “For those looking to do some social media postings, let us help you with that. Our official tour photographer will be posting photos and videos after the show at jackwhiteiii.com and the new Jack White Live Instagram account @officialjackwhitelive. Repost our photos & videos as much as you want and enjoy a phone-free, 100% human experience.”

TillE 9y ago

I'm a little surprised that so few artists seem to obsessively record their every performance. Seems like it's just Phish and similar bands, and Pearl Jam. It's the kind of thing I would do, for posterity and for the sake of fans who are equally obsessive.

doughj3 9y ago
For anyone unaware, Phish allows fans to record their live shows. Consequently, you can find nearly recordings of most of their live shows at http://phish.in http://phish.in going all the way back to the early 80s. It's not uncommon to see an array of high fidelity audio recorders in the front row at Phish concerts. More info: http://phish.com/faq/#taping-guidelines http://phish.com/faq/#taping-guidelines

randyrand 9y ago

Recording the show and putting it online is not a 100% solution. Though I agree it's a good start and good enough for some people. I take a lot of home videos. A new hobby of mine. I actually watch them. I use a handheld gopro and hold it at eye level. At a venue the other day they recorded the event and put it somewhere online, but I have no intention on downloading it and still recorded 2 acts myself with my gopro (5 minutes of footage of the 2 hr show). Why? Workflow, convenience, control. Recording on my camera means the video is automatically chronological with all my other videos and will be processed like all the others. Downloading their video means finding it online, editing it down to the parts I wanted to begin with, and figuring out the correct time stamp for each video I export. It goes from a automatic processes to a 20 minute long processes. That's not worth the trade off for me for 5 minutes of footage. On top of that I lose my vantage point and the ability to point the camera back at ourselves too.

InitialLastName 9y ago

On a similar note, the band OK Go (when I've seen them, at least) would let you buy a burned CD of the show immediately after. IIRC you also got a code to download the post-mixed version online.