Nick Cave - "… PUT YOUR F**KING PHONES AWAY! …" Kraków

Nick Cave joke’s about using phones during concert.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at Tauron Arena Kraków 2024

[@Cavemanbd]

I’m glad someone recorded this on a phone and uploaded it.

[@stoopidvideoz]

Lol 😂

[@philip-at-tube]

lol

[@siektv1714]

XDdd

[@thefurbeastunderyourbed5012]

We just had Bob Dylan here a few days ago. People had to put their phones into little sacks handed to them for the "show" and were not allowed to take them out. Not even press was allowed to film, hence there is no images whatsoever of the concert.

[@rezorena]

Actually this wasn't interesting to watch

[@gizzardwizard1]

The big thing that phones take away from is the collective experience. Theres a special feeling being in a crowd that is all experiencing something together. Not only do phones block the view, but they subconciously push you back into the individial, instead of being in the collective. Thats why people get upset, they aren't just being stuck up.

[@motr1912]

It's the fucking talkers that do my head in.

[@vitapont7338]

I agree, but maybe this highlights that not all people attend the shows for collective experience. Some attend to spend their time - not so much into the artist, not so much into the songs, just a fashionable place to hang out with friends and beer. I am not sure artists were aware of the scale, how many people in their audience are just casual listeners, not devoted fans.

[@gizzardwizard1]

@@vitapont7338 yeah this is a fair point as well, I understand that experience. It does frustrate me that people want to just hang out and talk, but also right at the front with half the group with their back to the band. At the same time, you can't tell people what they can and cannot do. So maybe a sustainable future will be having focus zones that are phone-free or social areas to talk away, but thats more expense on the venue who don't actually care, and only a huge name with pull factor could request that. Eventually, some gigs will just be a write off, if you don't like phones, and that's just the way it'll be.

[@vitapont7338]

@@gizzardwizard1 the focus-zones and social chit-chat zones are a good idea. I mean even today's segregation of the main area for VIP (close to the stage) and the rest (starting somewhere abeam the audio mixer complex) towards the back) is a step into this direction, but based on money (ticket price), and no association with phone-free policies. Nevertheless a loud drunk guy shouting from the back was quite disturbing for the vast majority of people during the quieter, calmer songs. Some people cannot cope with their basic responsibilities until security guards throw them out...

[@jeffhayesexperiment]

@@vitapont7338so you want “no talking zones” how will they enforce that? Like they have security watching everyone’s mouth and if it moves the drag you out? 😂😂 yall just love being told what to do and create more rules…

[@rugie6247]

I’m so sick of phones at concerts.

[@TheSamp00]

Yup, literally like 80% of people are there just to record it

[@sianiflewog63]

It's very distracting

[@neil_e_there]

Nick Cave is not joking - he's just making his point without resorting to anger. This is an object lesson in assertiveness. He gets the point across very effectively and doesn't lose the audience.

[@Tony-vf9zu]

This is without anger? /

[@pmbbmp]

@@Tony-vf9zu For Nick Cave, yes. What's your issue, that he cussed?

[@carpballet]

Passive aggressive. And aggressive. He’s a dope.

[@Nobodyevencares27]

Put your FUCKING comment away. Lol

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

No, but he's doing it playfully.

[@jreinhardt556]

Let me tell you, hé is not joking in any way, he’s dead serious, put them bloody phones away - they’re spoiling the intimate directness of a concert, wild god’damn..!

[@dennisotte4151]

For you maybe. Not for everyone :)

[@veeem15]

no he's not! when i saw him in Dallas back in 2018 he snatched the phone out of the hands of a guy who wouldn't stop recording the whole show right in his face. didn't give it back until the concert was almost over lmao

[@motr1912]

It's funny that a camera captured the incident.

[@MartinDingley]

Well done Nick Cave,concerts are recorded for people to watch after,why pay all that money and not be "present ",at a gig...it's insane.

[@jt11erink]

You couldn't even respond if this wasn't filmed.

[@Maxfox11]

Phone addiction is one of the most unattractive and repellent characteristics of people.

[@TomUK7]

Envy, Wrath, Anger, Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth...Phone Addiction. I suppose phone over use is a form of gluttony isn't it? Unfettered Consumption. We binge eat and watch.

[@seeker_-_]

Why do you assume addiction? Maybe the gig was just boring or dissapointing? Why do you all give yourself right to tell other people how they are suppose to live their life or enjoy their time? He paid for the ticket so as long as he doesn't harm anyone - leave the poor guy/girl alone.

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

But there is hope. There have been less and less of them

[@jeffandersen7397]

i see New Moms pushing strollers On their Phones...are they already bored with the baby?

[@cgjunglemusic]

@@seeker_-_ In public, the way you live your life inevitably affects the ones in your proximity. We human beings are part of a whole, and not atomized particles, which is exactly what the majority of people chooses to behave like since the advent of cell phones - always and everywhere attending to them. Holding up your phone you influence the experience for those around you. And not in a way that enhances anyone´s ability to enter the moment they and you came here for.

[@VAPIDISM]

Im so glad I am from an era when we used to go to gigs and enjoy every moment of being ther, soaking up the atmosphere. Instead of the sad situation now of people being at the concert but viewing it on a tiny screen in their desperation to capture what thy think it was like being there. The irony is because they are dong that, they are not really being there, so to speak.

[@vitapont7338]

this is true, although it is always nice to take a short clip as a memory for later years. Due to the high costs, shows rarely get recorded nowadays by professional crews, so it's really up to us. I think it can be done with a good balance, a few 10-15 seconds and then you are back again at enjoying the music for the overwhelming majority of the show.

[@denz180]

​@vitapont7338 why? Do we really need any kind of pictures? Live music is an experience and the pictures should be in your memory

[@nicolaenicolas6088]

Bracelets and cards on our bodies, surrounded by phones fanatics, I gave up years ago to participate at music events.

[@vitapont7338]

@@denz180 human memory alone is subject to fading and other distortions. If you look into comments on concert movies on KZbin from the pre-smartphone era, you can see that a lot of people are very grateful that the event was recorded (by a professional crew) and someone uploaded for everyone to watch (and remember).

[@rohan1864]

that's one way to put it, but wasn't the greatful dead famous for it's fan culture of recording their concerts on private tapes and exchanging them? but naaaah that was something completely different because they were old, so even if they did the same thing it was a different thing

[@chrish5500]

I know it’s a different band but just went to iron maiden a few weeks ago and I took my son who is only nineteen and said to him why isn’t there phones up everywhere and he said because everybody is old and just enjoying the music at a concert 😊

[@johnnyrocker7495]

There's plenty of filming at Maiden shows too. Plenty. And KZbin is full of evidence of that.

[@happydace6991]

Only by the sad fuckers .​@@johnnyrocker7495

[@alugificator]

I was at Maiden in Sydney and there were a few people being annoying with phones. It's not such a big deal if you've got seats but if you're standing then it's definitely pissing off people behind you. Had some incessant talkers I had to move away from too. Overall though not as bad as some other concerts I've been too.

[@GavinTownsley]

The old ones are the worst

[@simoneastwood3779]

Absolutely! Live in the moment and not as a social media muppet! 😂

[@earthtrigger]

I much prefer people recording with their phones than people who can't STFU while the musicians are performing.

[@hunterericson6782]

the music should be loud enough

[@jackiemortes]

Well there are many ways to ruin the experience and both of those in big doses can do it

[@MiguelLopez-fs3ll]

You're crazy. It's a concert. Of course people will sing

[@Richardb1969]

His father was a teacher. Nick Cave is definitely channeling him here.

[@seeker_-_]

Exactly. The difference is - we are not his children, nor his students. What an old, sad, vain jackass.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

I thought his father was a gambler, down in New Orleans.

[@maplelafe7671]

His father was a man can you imagine?

[@seeker_-_]

@@Richardb1969 the problem is that this is not a classrom, this old narcissist is not a teacher, and people in crowd are closer to being his employers than his students. If he has daddy issues then he should just go to therapy.

[@that_nerd_that_games4495]

Mr Cave hats off and bow to your reasoning! Great artist and man!

[@georgeickhoff3646]

A big thankyou to Nick Cave. Although I am in my 70's I sometimes go to see "younger" bands, when and where it seems to be normal to lift those f... phones in the air, sometimes even tablets. Every musician should handle it in the Cave-way.

[@robbiepeterh]

He’s in damn good shape for 67

[@jt11erink]

The paradox, that this video is filmed. So we have the ability to see and respond. And like be judgemental about others.

[@mr.jazzowo]

@@jt11erink one who mentioned this.

[@richieroma]

yeah really ironic - just put the phone away.

[@DavidGraeberWasRight]

Im not holding my fucking PC monitor up at a gig though am I?

[@куртка-в8й]

Holy words. Sure, it's bad when the entire audience is filming with their phones, but what's wrong with a few phones in the crowd while everyone else is enjoying the show? Personally, I don't have the opportunity to attend all the concerts I'd like to attend, and I absolutely enjoy every video from them.

[@shrimpypyeah]

​@@DavidGraeberWasRighti think you must've misunderstood the statement

[@tehf00n]

I went to concerts before mobile phones. Like Donington 1992. 30 years later I found a photograph one of the backstage people took and there I was. Right at the front of the crowd, rocking my 16 year old ass off to W.A.S.P. It brought back such memories of the day. Now I only ever film one or two songs tops at a concert and I put it away. The memories are way better than watching it back as video. You have something soul-bound.

[@Groundedsquirrel]

One or two songs sounds like a lot to me, a lot of wasted experience. Just my opinion.

[@tehf00n]

@@Groundedsquirrel depends how long the set is I guess. If they only play 5 songs then yeah, but if it's a 3 hour gig then no.

[@dhammaboy1203]

I love it! I never have my phone out at a concert! Emerce yourself in the experience of now! Its Nick Fxxking Cave people - I've seen his band live & its amazing!

[@ThelastJohnSilver]

Just look at concert crowds from like 25-30 years ago. People are so engaged and in the moment.

[@CastleHassall]

exactly and punching the air and getting rght into it all and singing along and clapping and cheering loads between songs

[@effectosis742]

The last time I've been on a rock music show was on Jack White... where there was official ban on phones . Now I only go on very heavy music shows where you can loose or destroy your phone on front because people are going there for war !

[@Larry-x6z]

Well done, Nick!

[@RalexNSW]

You didn’t put your phone away.

[@chilo8187]

Lmao the people filming him saying “put your phones away” with their phones 😂 ADDICTED

[@Dmz248]

And yet there was still a drunk woman just behind me trying to record every song and bumping her phone on my head with each attempt. Drunk enough to piss off some other people around too. Fortunately there was less phones around after that. It's ok to get 30s as a souvenir if you want, hell even get a bootleg if you're up seating. But don't wave that shit in my face down where we're standing.

[@seeker_-_]

And you think that the bigger problem was her phone than being drunk and hitting you physically with anything? lol.

[@whcw11]

I saw Nick Cave a few years ago. The mood didn't call for phones at all. I took five pictures and a short video, put my phone away and enjoyed the fucking music.

[@allen-rp3gm]

Funny I snuck large cameras and bulky cassettes into arenas in the 80's and now they say I'm a hero.

[@paliki]

He’s definitely right!! It’s the curse of this century, damned “smartphones”!!

[@lollapop7673]

As a woman under 5ft I find it so frustrating not being able to see much because people are filming in front of me at gigs! So bravo to Nick Cave 👏 👏👏

[@NormalSorrow]

If you want to record one or two songs, go for it, but I really don't understand recording the whole gig. For me, videos I've filmed are to remind me of a gig I've otherwise largely experienced with my own senses, not through a screen while it's happening

[@andrewf.388]

If everyone had that same attitude but didn't agree on WHICH 1-2 songs to record those of us with manners are still looking at a sea of phone screens the whole show so...f-ck off with your "logic". Also, don't you get the glaring self-contradiction of your last sentence?

[@XENONEZZ2]

Yes I agree and it's all about getting the balance right....I can't see the harm of recording one or two songs as long as doing so doesn't affect anyone else. It's the people who lack consideration for others including the band on stage who spoil it for everyone.

[@seeker_-_]

Oh so we should record just one or two song because YOU don't understand people who act differently? Lol, what a freedom from a music fan.

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

No, not even one or two songs. Because if 20k people all record 2 songs each then that's a lot of people standing there holding their phone up like idiots. And normally everyone wants to record the popular song so that means that song is ruined

[@XENONEZZ2]

​@@crazyprayingmantis5596It is ok unless it's at the detriment of someone else. I recorded one track from a wonderful Stevie Nicks concert recently and it didn't annoy anyone I can assure you.

[@maureenwagg5305]

I agree with Nick. You are there for a concert experience. You aren't there to live on your phone. Experience it live. LIVE. Don't watch it on your mini Televisions. For cryin' out loud. You are THERE with Nick Cave. Enjoy the experience live as it's meant to be enjoyed.

[@michaeljones6948]

Jethro Tull preferred that no phones were out until the encore,then fill yer boots!

[@crazyprayingmantis5596]

Great idea, even though I prefer none at all.

[@pissed555]

I feel embarrassed just to take up the phone and take a picture but I always try to be quick about it.

[@sergeime5407]

I have been at this show. During the whole show I was able only to listen to the songs, it was fukcing amazing, didn't thought to film anything.

[@vitapont7338]

warming up for Budapest today, this looks to be fun! 😂

[@mr.jazzowo]

@@vitapont7338 Man, I envy you. You have the greatest show ahead of you.

[@TheLilleKatt]

See you tonight🎉

[@stefanod666]

Charge your phone then! 😉

[@vitapont7338]

@@stefanod666 in Budapest, he asked the guys and girls in the front row to put them away, too. Without the F-word 😂

[@FigidiniHillStudios]

You’ve earned my vote Mr. Cave! Cameraman, put yer phone away.

[@lynknight4241]

about time - can see Nick instead of phones

[@burnout3722]

Fantastic! I just smashed my phone, and I don't want another one!

[@hunterericson6782]

YOU ARE FREE ! JUST LIKE ME !! congratulations !!! DONT GO BACK

[@FlawiuszPomponiusz]

A few years ago, at Jack White's concert in Warsaw, Poland, they put our phones in special cases before entering and there was not a single smartphone during the entire concert. It was great!

[@merlin5476]

2 sides to this really.. I'm glad that some people do record some gigs on their phone as i can sit here watching loads of them on my phone, like gigs i couldnt attend etc... I do get fed up with narccistic phone zombie" me me" influencers that are glued to their phone for 22 hrs a day.

[@Blend-a-lot]

Go watch any rock concert from the 90's - none of that smartphone bullshit, and my GOD... it was WILD!

[@DS76204]

Sat and watched Steve Vai a few years back, literally through the Ipad of the guy in front. Was so distracting I asked him to put it down! He was really annoyed!!

[@taffyjones281]

The irony of someone filming an artist telling the audience to put their phones away!!

[@HermanWaldorf]

I saw years ago Nick Cave in Milan. Before starting a song (can't remember which one) he warned the audience: "if you take out your lighters I will go away".

[@agatagornicka5904]

Thats ironic that it is recorded lol

[@mr.jazzowo]

@@agatagornicka5904 true 😉

[@vitapont7338]

from a safe distance" 😇

[@lou4pinkratz]

It’s not.

[@Maria-vd5qq]

​@@vitapont7338the problem IS the distance of the fact😮😂

[@jackiemortes]

At least, in this case, the message is being shared. So I'd give whoever recorded this bit a pass

[@Hirnlego999]

He does have a point. The quality of a cellphone recording will never be the same as live anyway

[@nathangrantham2677]

What if you'd like to watch that show again in the privacy of your own home? It's not against the law to film.

[@richard232323]

The end of the world will go through these fucking "smart" phones!

[@czarnyerwin1911]

panopticon, hive minded society, optogenetics

[@SkyNetGeneral-]

I film at shows , many want to relive the moment and own the memory, have something cool to show others . However , I understand that it takes from the experience also. It’s good and it is bad.

[@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802]

I started going to concerts in the 80s, big, small, festivals stadiums etc etc My last concert was Rammstein 2012 in the UK. I wont go today because of exactly this reason. In the 80s and 90s if you had camera on you it would have been confiscated!

[@markhammer643]

I had thought that, after I retired from my main job, I would return to being a part-time university lecturer. But then I realized that, while Nick Cave can say it, I would be dismissed after the first time I instructed my class to "put their f***ing phones away".

[@hunterericson6782]

well, go do it why don't you .. what do you have to lose ?

[@markhammer643]

@@hunterericson6782 These days, a court case. In the grand scheme of things, there are a lot of underemployed graduate students. I have a pension and they don't. I'll leave the teaching, and tolerance of distracted students, to them.

[@hunterericson6782]

@@markhammer643 ... uhm ... court case ? go in and tell them how stupid they are please

[@user-he8qx5nv7y]

The person who filmed this decided not to grant his request. Its like a teacher talking to a bunch of teens. So glad I don't have a smartphone!

[@mr.jazzowo]

@@user-he8qx5nv7y 😂 you are so funny.

[@helge5000]

He’s just stating a fact

[@peka__]

So strange to me when people say that last thing. How weak-minded are people that they claim to be "glad they don't have" the most useful tool that exists at the present? It's like saying "I'm glad I don't have friends" after seeing mates fighting.

[@hunterericson6782]

@@peka__ uhhh ... yeah man, useful for, being spied on, duped into paying $1500 for something you are going to break, lose, then cry about, being constantly advertised to, walking around SHACKLED to that thing like a good puppy dog, until , you break it, and fell SO EMPTY inside afterward, until about two days, you find some sense of inner balance again, when you realize you were being constantly FOLLOWED and DISTRACTED by mobile internet. smart phones stupid people. it's the biggest scam ever pulled. oh, and even worse - NOT FOR CHILDREN.

[@hunterericson6782]

@@peka__ oh btw .. I DONT HAVE A SMART PHONE either. god it feels great

[@StarshipTrooper2050]

Excellent!

[@PecktheTownCrier]

Beautiful bit of classroom management from the maestro.

[@nathangrantham2677]

Beautiful show of dictatorship from nick. No restrictions on phones in that venue, yet he want you put it away. He can ask, but that does not mean people have to. Ask your tour manager to manage that shit, nick. No need to be a doosh to the people who put food on your table.

[@seeker_-_]

The problem is it's not a classroom and people who are there are closer to being his employers than his students. Grow up.

[@Osodjrhrb]

It’s crazy to see Colin Greenwood just chillin in the back

[@lissmelis6695]

Brilliant 👏🏻 Love it! 🖤👏🏻👏🏻

[@_Majoras]

never cared for caves or his brand of music but i'll be buying all of his albums tomorrow

[@aceintheplacelondonc354]

Put your phone away and enjoy the experience you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you enjoy the experience.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Love it, he's just playing with it... Wait... You know what I mean.

[@coldvoid]

People coming here to bash phones at concerts while watching this video of a phone recorded gig is hilarious 😅

[@MartinDingley]

Lame response..were at home watching this,not at a gig,I understand it's a generational thing,but I remember most bands I've ever seen and if I don't I probably had a good time anyway. Old bloke from the past.

[@nathangrantham2677]

Not lame at all. You're just old and will probably suffer from dementia or alzheimers someday. Wouldn't it be cool for a loved one to show those memories to you one day? It is therapeutic to those suffering. It can rehash memories. Or, you can be an old coot about it like nick and cry about technology.

[@hunterericson6782]

smart phone addict detected

[@dmitriymode1156]

Finally. It has to be strict rule FOR ALL DAMN CONCERTS!!!

[@markgreene6349]

He is correct..phones at concerts are out of control..

[@phnigra111]

“No I can’t sign that right now” Did they really think he’d sign that after hearing that phone speech 😆

[@mr.jazzowo]

@@phnigra111 he signed many times during this concert actually 😉

[@Pekka.Pekka.1296]

You didn't do it. I really don't understand people - especially who are standing in front of the stage - why filming/streaming instead of dancing and living in the moment. Crazy times. - And how was the concert? - Great, everything is on my phone in a very shitty quality which I never will watch again in my life.

[@nathangrantham2677]

Why would you tell people what to do with their time and money? Did you ever stop and think that maybe some don't dance, but are enjoying the show in their way? And maybe they won't watch the video. That is, again, up to them.....not you.

[@Pekka.Pekka.1296]

@@nathangrantham2677 The standing area is for the dance. That was always so and is today as well. If you're sitting and ruining your own experience with recording it, it's up to you (however it's very disturbing for the others sitting next to you). But recording it in front of the stage is not only losing the moment but very, very disrespectful and very annoying for those who want to dance. Not to mention it's very embarrassing, too. The singer/band tries everything for your enjoyment while you sh.t on their effort by holding up your phone instead. Everyone can enjoy the show in his own way but please put your fckn phone away. Thanks.

[@seeker_-_]

I can reveal to you that huge secret - they do this BECAUSE THEY WANT TO. Shocking.

[@Pekka.Pekka.1296]

@@seeker_-_ Yes. There are dumb people who enjoy the moment by recording it. They don't know what they have missed. You can't do anything about that, we live in those times, unfortunately. And they even don't recognize it how disrespectful and annoying their behavior is (as you could see above Nick wasn't that happy about either). Smaller shows still have the vibe and gladly the audience lacks the urgent need to share it online ever.

[@windswept9]

Bob Dylan bans phones from his concerts ...

[@glamnesianouveaux2039]

HEAVEN!

[@Skoora]

You get into a show and the memory of that show will be strong for years. When the memory fades, you still feel it when thinking about it, even if the details are unclear. Things you felt, saw, even smelled! ….Look at it through a phone, you’ll have a video you’ll watch once to edit for your post/upload, never look at it again and not remember much about the show soon after that. Probably because you have another video to edit/post/upload about something else you did 3 days later. People are robbing their spirit of real growth from deep experience.

[@nathangrantham2677]

People with Alzheimer's often enjoy watching videos of performances they don't remember. When loved ones put them on, they can remember those feelings and sights and smells you just talked about. It's not always about YOU.

[@irisbjones]

You're right - it's not about you. So put your phone away. You are ruining the experience for everyone behind you AND for the artist. It is literally turning on a light in a darkened room. Next time you go to a movie, do I have the right to hold up my phone in front of you and film the whole thing??

[@Skoora]

@@nathangrantham2677 Oh, I get it. 3-5000 people are all just preparing for wanting to fondly remember Nick Cave when they’re 85 and can’t remember their children. GTFO with that nonsense.

[@hunterericson6782]

@@nathangrantham2677 you type that while driving and ran over a 12 year old. for shame !

[@rocklol2335]

well said, people are crazy thinking that they 'd ever watch those videos back;]

[@Maria-vd5qq]

Here we are😂

[@SimonRobeyns]

what a legend

[@AbominusRules]

Seriously: stop it people! Enjoy the music, the moments, your fellow humans next to you also enjoying the night.

[@bobdillon1138]

He should be grateful they like it enough to want to film it and it potentially opens up another audience if they post it.

[@akiukonmaanaho1025]

Yup...opportunity gone to waste

[@Oldcrow77]

Yeah, that’s his concern. You really think that much of your poorly shot, poorly recorded video. There is plenty of professional footage. People are so narcissistic these days, they think just cuz it’s happening to them it must be important. I remember when I was young. The way to get the neighbors to finally leave was to get out the home movies.

[@akiukonmaanaho1025]

@@Oldcrow77 he still has "main character syndrome"

[@rickytrux]

Alright Nick you still got it!!

[@gsmith1213]

Back in the day, 60's/70's you couldn't bring a camera in without getting bouncered

[@elevenstar]

Thank you Mr. Cave! This smartphone has mutated into a public epidemic. Like in a horror movie, everyone is pushing this stupid thing in front of them! Even seemingly adults behave very infantilely with this thing.

[@davidwalker41]

That should be the title of his next single!

[@unknowmale]

Finally someone say something about it.

[@JimmyHandtrixx]

no doubt the sheep that had their phones out cheered as well 😂

[@victorj1415]

At least the video is shot from the balcony so it doesn't embarass anyone behind, so yeah if you can't handle no-filming, balcony is for you!

[@kevinkriel]

Nick Cave says "put your fucking phones away," while being filmed on a phone. lol.

[@maryclaremayo6157]

We have become too much about recording the event to prove that we were there, instead of enjoying the living experience.

[@aisle_of_view]

Nick should have brought out his phone and pointed it at the audience, refusing to play. "Your move, plebs"

[@hunterericson6782]

should have brought a rotary phone

[@antoinepetrov]

The irony of this being filmed...

[@JimReid-cb8lx]

No irony at all ya goose.

[@JimReid-cb8lx]

Switch your f#*king phones OFF!

[@JF-kv1gm]

What sad fu..ers we have become!!!!😢 Love you, Nick! (Says she, watching on her phone!)

[@michalsasma323]

Hey bro! You didn't put your phone away!

[@BBlooger]

That was worth filming though.

[@domasnaudziunas8654]

Old man yells at crowd

[@bobonikita]

Lamy zawsze będą patrzeć na świat przez ekran smartfonów.

[@marck1726]

I have been in many concert where people had their phone out , could no give a rat's ass about it, that's their fucking phone and I enjoyed the gig.

[@quadrant2012]

YES !!

[@TheReggaetube]

Maynard would love this!!!!

[@paularnold4021]

Yeah tool, a perfect circle and puscifer gigs have to be the best cos you don’t get this at any of them, I don’t get why people do this is it because it’s a social media thing and have to show off, I’ve been to gigs and they have recorded the whole thing, do people sit at home on their phone watching a whole gig again? I don’t get it!

[@TheReggaetube]

@@datrenarakiel8202 ?

[@nathangrantham2677]

@@paularnold4021 So it bothers you that people buy a ticket and enjoy the show how they see fit? The venue had no restrictions on phones. Go be a dictator somewhere else

[@DoctorBeees]

@@nathangrantham2677 Exactly. Well said.

[@paularnold4021]

@@nathangrantham2677 I just wonder why people do it, the band are right in front of you why do you have to watch a gig through your phone, enjoy the moment and the atmosphere

[@SpireUtd]

Only a shame that theres not the film footage, mobile or otherwise, of Nick Caves hero Alex Harvey. Some exists but not nearly enough.

[@berniebolder8939]

Never filmed a concert, don't have a smart phone, life is good.

[@trevorleigh4247]

Never been a fan, but now have huge respect for saying the obvious.

[@jeffhayesexperiment]

Y’all are so obsessed with butt riding celebrities. Think for yourself for once. So you were never a fan of his music but now he’s some demi god…. Yall are so pathetic

[@catpocalypsenow8090]

Same thing happens in a classroom.

[@misterroboto5556]

Hello folks i'm in my early fifties I love to ask young people this question.. Do you know what we had before smart phones? ANSWER.. "We had a life"

[@Shoddie1989]

Hey person in your early 50’s, i like to let you know my mom and dad are the worst when it comes to filming every moment with their phones, and me and my sisters keep trying to let them know its better to just enjoy the moment.. so your comment does not apply to everyone

[@mr.jazzowo]

So deep.

[@Kouros-t6d]

@@Shoddie1989 True! young people should revolt against this dumb world made of digital dements and many of them are not young at all.

[@rayholmes4402]

Fantastic job … I’m always telling people to put their fucking phones away at gigs!!

[@timothybrockbank7474]

Well said that man

[@craigevans8912]

Brilliant 😂

[@darrynhall5953]

We use phones so we can revisit the moment I’ll never go to his concerts or listen to his stuff again

[@jasonbuttler2644]

I remember M. Gira jumped the audience’s ass for having phones out during a Swans show around 2017. He didn’t have the same patience as Cave!

[@syntric]

they should just forbid those phones at concerts and festivals, absolutely horrible and vile behaviour

[@MrMjolnir69]

Humans paying actual money to see an actual show on a 3" screen. Instead of y'know, 360 God given senses.

[@EdTheFed77]

Just turn the brightness way down when you're using the phone. Record for 20 or 30 seconds max. Everyone will be happy.