I was at the Roundhouse to see Tricky. The constant bloody chatter was annoying, especially the people who were saying “Where’s that Top Bird singer then? I hope he does that Portishead track.”
Bloke in front of me kept putting his phone up to film. And you know how Tricky prefers to perform in the gloom, right? So this bloke’s phone was really bright and it was ruining my view and experience. And not only me, there was fair mutterings around me. He did it three times and when he put his phone down again I asked him “if you’re going to film, could you maybe turn down the brightness of the screen?” and this fucker said “Shut up I’m not doing anything wrong”. I said “Well, you’re annoying people around you” and he came back with “You’re annoying!” So I moved. And so did several other people. He had a little Billy No Mates zone at his back for a while before others moved into it.
It worked out for me cos I finally found a spot where I wasn’t surrounded by people saying shit like “Why is it so dark?” and “I don’t recognise this one is it new?” and “Is he actually going to sing? Is he even on stage?” and “It’s not very loud is it”. Instead it was people who were quiet and listening.
And we all lived happily ever after.
