My Angry-Lady Concert Rant
I had the most riveting concert experience that I’ve had in probably a decade when I saw Rammstein at the Lincoln Financial Field on August 31, 2022 (immediately after attending a comparatively tame but pleasant retirement party, complete with dessert potluck and work-themed quizzo, for a beloved colleague). I thoroughly enjoyed the concert and honestly want to devour as much Rammstein-related content as I possibly can within the next few weeks… but I couldn’t help but get annoyed by a particular behavior I observed in a good number of concertgoers throughout the night. That behavior is the dreaded filming-of-the-ENTIRE-show-on-a-cell-phone. ( WHYYYY????!!! ) I absolutely hate being a 33-year-old curmudgeon, but I just could not let this one go–even upon waking up the morning after the concert with my ears still ringing and my palms bruised from clapping too hard (I wish I were kidding). Over and over I repeated in my head: Did they even enjoy the show?? I can understand taking a few p