I've never seen it either, at triple-digit gigs in the US. It's BS - people just have a hard-on for punishing new social behaviours in others, that they don't

I've never seen it either, at triple-digit gigs in the US. It's BS - people just have a hard-on for punishing new social behaviours in others, that they don't partake in themselves. The old disruptions are 'well, what can you do?', while the new disruption are all 'think of the children!' Otherwise, they would be trying to accomodate cell phone users, and arrange things so their behaviour was less disruptive to others, rather than fighting them outright. Cell phone usage at concerts is the equivalent of taping, and people have set up dedicated taping sections at music events in the past.