{"id":18713,"date":"2025-05-03T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T08:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/do-yourself-the-world-and-me-a-big-favour-stop-phone-filming-at-gigs-jason-okundaye\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T10:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T08:37:24","slug":"do-yourself-the-world-and-me-a-big-favour-stop-phone-filming-at-gigs-jason-okundaye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/do-yourself-the-world-and-me-a-big-favour-stop-phone-filming-at-gigs-jason-okundaye\/","title":{"rendered":"Do yourself, the world and me a big favour: stop phone-filming at gigs | Jason Okundaye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recording concerts has become a compulsion for many. I\u2019m resolving to put my device away and just dance: I hope others follow<\/p>\n

I\u2019m making a public vow, which I fear I may abandon the moment Lana Del Rey comes on stage at Wembley in July: to stop recording concerts on my phone. Last Sunday, producer and DJ Kaytranada responded to a fan on X<\/a> who was frustrated at motionless concertgoers with their phones in the air, writing: \u201cI think we have come in this age where everybody\u2019s trying to catch a moment for their own social media presence. It shows their appreciation instead of them dancing and enjoying shows like we used to.\u201d Even though I wasn\u2019t at Kaytranada\u2019s show, he had me bang to rights.<\/p>\n

I have in the past incessantly recorded gigs, insisting to myself that there is no impairment of my enjoyment, or that determinedly rejigging the camera for a panoramic shot of the entire stage was all part of the concert experience. Lost in the spirit of a moment, it can be nice to snap yourself and friends singing along to your favourite artist, and to create a personal archive of a concert\u2019s best bits.<\/p>\n

Jason Okundaye is an assistant newsletter editor and writer at the Guardian<\/p>\n

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\nRecording concerts has become a compulsion for many. I\u2019m resolving to put my device away and just dance: I hope others follow
\nI\u2019m making a public vow, which I fear I may abandon the moment Lana Del Rey comes on stage at Wembley in July: to stop recording concerts on my phone. Last Sunday, producer and DJ Kaytranada responded to a fan on X who was frustrated at motionless concertgoers with their phones in the air, writing: \u201cI think we have come in this age where everybody\u2019s trying to catch a moment for their own social media presence. It shows their appreciation instead of them dancing and enjoying shows like we used to.\u201d Even though I wasn\u2019t at Kaytranada\u2019s show, he had me bang to rights.
\nI have in the past incessantly recorded gigs, insisting to myself that there is no impairment of my enjoyment, or that determinedly rejigging the camera for a panoramic shot of the entire stage was all part of the concert experience. Lost in the spirit of a moment, it can be nice to snap yourself and friends singing along to your favourite artist, and to create a personal archive of a concert\u2019s best bits.
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Recording concerts has become a compulsion for many. I\u2019m resolving to put my device away and just dance: I hope others follow I\u2019m making a public vow, which I fear I may abandon the moment Lana Del Rey comes on stage at Wembley in July: to stop recording concerts on my phone. Last Sunday, producer …<\/p>\n

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