I've been to concerts where everyone is standing up and having a good dance, and I've been to some that everyone takes their seat too. Sometimes, the concert vibes just aren't the standing-up type, especially if the music is slow, and Vince Gill agrees.
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Sure, some music absolutely demands that you get up and dance. I couldn't imagine sitting down at something like a Luke Combs concert. There is no better feeling than sweating it out with a bunch of fellow music fans.
However, that's not always the case. If an artist has a particularly mellow line up of tracks, sitting down and letting the music take you away can be called for. It's actually quite a relief to be sitting down sometimes. Or maybe I'm just getting a little old.
Vince Gill has noticed that at a few of his concerts, people choose to sit down, but he doesn't let that put him off.
Sitting At Concerts Is All A Matter Of Taste According To Vince Gill
Speaking on the Oklahoma Hall of Fame podcast, Vince Gill opened up about his experience with people sitting during his concerts. "I think a lot of it is, people pay so much money for those seats, that the last thing they want to do is have somebody standing up in front of them and they can't see the show," he said.
He also admitted that, quite possibly, a lot of his crowd was quite old. Their knees aren't quite what they used to be. Standing up for a long concert can be quite a strain, so taking a seat is the way to go.
It really comes down to the music, too, Vince Gill said. "There's times where everybody is rockin' and everybody gets up and it's fine," he said. If you can get them up out of their seats to dance, that's a winner. "But ya know, all those sweet little ballads and stuff, it's not the time to do that," he admitted.
Really, all it comes down to is if the crowd is enjoying the concert, whether they're sitting down or standing up, and Vince Gill has been in the game long enough to be able to gauge it. "All you want people to do is respond," he said.
