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| Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs | |
| Posted by: Mike 08:42 am EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| "O2 advised attendees that "anyone caught using a phone or camera before or during the show will be ejected with no refund", with the other tour venues issuing similar warnings." "Some fans did not expect the rules to be so strictly enforced, as one person reported being removed from a show for sending "a five word text" to her mother." *sigh* In this country all we have is Patti LuPone. |
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| Link | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45395186 |
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| re: Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs | |
| Last Edit: Singing_Barrister 11:58 pm EDT 09/04/18 | |
| Posted by: Singing_Barrister 11:54 pm EDT 09/04/18 | |
| In reply to: Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs - Mike 08:42 am EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| I saw Kevin Hart 2-3 years ago in Miami at American Airlines Arena. He had the same policy of no phones/devices, and there were plenty of warnings posted, announcements, etc. I think it was even printed on our tickets. Sure enough, someone in my section had their phone out early on, and security quickly came over and escorted him out. He tried to argue about it but got nowhere. I was impressed. | |
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| re: Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 08:48 am EDT 09/03/18 | |
| In reply to: Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs - Mike 08:42 am EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| *sigh* In this country all we have is Patti LuPone. I went to a Bob Dylan concert earlier this year with a no-phone policy, and there was security walking around and enforcing it. It's not that American venues are unwilling to do so; it's that American theatres are. |
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| re: Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs | |
| Posted by: bmc 11:20 am EDT 09/03/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs - MockingbirdGirl 08:48 am EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| Our local cineplex runs an ad on the screen stating the ejection sans no refund policy, but I've not yet seen it enforced | |
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| re: Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs | |
| Posted by: JBarnet 12:32 pm EDT 09/03/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Kevin Hart: Fans kicked out for using mobile phones at gigs - bmc 11:20 am EDT 09/03/18 | |
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| Chris Rock had a similar policy when I saw him last year at the Barclays Center. I think part of this is about protecting their livelihood. Comics work forever on new material, and unlike a covert recording of a play or a musical, where you'd need really good sound and video quality to approximate the experience, it's really all about the words in standup. If somebody puts the whole act on YouTube, why would people in the 50+ cities on the tour to follow spend big money on tickets? Comedy also really depends on working the room, and it's impossible to do that when people are distracted by their phones. I think this is a great policy. |
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