most embarrassing behavior by an OBVIOUS Stevie fan at a concert

[goldustboi]

During the manchester (UK) show on the SYW tour (04/12/03 I think), Mick had just started playing the drums for Tusk when an argument between 3 men started in about the 5th row. Stevie and Lindsey were watching this develop and saw it was getting worse so didn't begin the song properly, when all of a sudden one of the men punched the other and completely layed into him, at which point Mick stopped playing and Stevie shouted 'How dare u fight during our concert!' and Lindsey screamed at them to get out! It was pretty funny (not for the man being beaten up tho, I think he was the innocent party in all this) and when Tusk did finally begin, Stevie's anger was apparent in how aggressively she thrashed her tambourine! As the 2 idiots were leaving they started putting their fingers up at Lindsey!

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by [email protected]

The Xena war cry, that just cracked me up, I can just picture/hear that.
Kind of like that noise in the "Rock Lobster" song, which always makes me laugh...
However, at a concert, that would NOT be humourous...LOL...

LOL. Yeah, they are simillar. rock lobster, featuring xena. I once worked at a costume place, during haloween, and one time this tall girl with dark hair just flung the door open, and withought even saying a word did "the cry" i was like "wow. Leme guess. Xeana Costume?" THe irony to this conversation, of course bieng that Xena WAS Steve Nicks on saturday night live!!. which i will now post, because its my favorite sketch that i could watch over and over

[gypsywoman]

I guess I remember in 1998 at Lakewood in Arlanta, there was this REALLY tall drag queen..And he was standing right behind me and my son and he twirled and twirled..Then there was a tap on my shoulder and he wanted to know if my son (who was like 10 at the time and small for his age) wanted to get on his shoulders so he could see Stevie and shake her hand at the edge walk..So my son looked at me and said "its cool mom dont worry"..So he climbed up..You can actually see him in the Atlanta 98 video if you watch for him..Just as Stevie comes the edge of the crowd at the far left of the stage, you can see a little boy on someone's shoulders and we can see him grab Stevie's dress and shake it..That is my son..That is my only weird story..But if we pay money to see Stevie, we should be able to dress like we want and enjoy ourselves..I did do that one time in the 90s but it was SOOOOOOOOOO FRICKEN hot I almost burned up in the lacy dress and boots..It was like june in Georgia..Very humid..I will never do that again but it was fun the one time..Bear Sheppard dresses up every time I see her at an Atlanta show..And I also do not understand spending that much money to see Stevie or Fleetwood and just get drunk..What is the point??..People do that at the races too..I want to remember seeing Stevie

[Davictoes]

This thread needs to be bummed badly.

So I'v never been to a live performance but man its hard to believe that of you can anything going on at those concerts, with all those people screaming and yelling? I don't think I could handle it.

Just listen to this gem and you'll see what I mean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27HBsyzy7yM

[Steviegirl]

should i keep going or have i offended most of you? [/QUOTE]

By all means, keep going. WE hate them, too.

[iamnotafraid]

How about the ones who dress like her?

Oops, I just offended half the members here.

[DashingDan]

This typifies what I consider obnoxious behavior: The guy who screams "Sing to me Stevie" a few times in the beginning of the Las Vegas B&tB 2005 video. It really bugs me, and creeps me out, for some reason. It's this attitude of "even though I'm in a room with thousands of people watching a performance by a singer and a band, it's still, really, when it all comes down to it, all about me"

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by DashingDan

This typifies what I consider obnoxious behavior: The guy who screams "Sing to me Stevie" a few times in the beginning of the Las Vegas B&tB 2005 video.

I've been to more than one show where a guy yells, "I'm your beast. I'm your beast," during B & B. Since it's a quiet song, that behavior is disruptive, while only the people around you can hear those things during a fast song.

Michele

[kak125]

lol i have a few experiences to share.
i went to the Enchanted tour at the Star lake Amphitheater in Burgettstown near Pittsburgh around 1998. I was 20 and during Edge I got to the front but somehow got sucked up in the crowd and as Stevie moved down the stage to shake hands everybody started moving that direction as well and before you knew it a fight broke out and somehow i got an elbow to the face. i was so pissed but then as i saw stevie pass by (it was my first time seeing her that close) i no longer cared but it was crazy trying to get out of that mess after the show. if you were claustrophobic that was not the place to be -ha!
my hubby and i went to see Fleetwood Mac in Toronto I think in 2003 for the SYW tour and at this one point Lindsey was talking to people in the 1st row and i was in the 2nd row so my hubby was like get up there and get your ticket signed. so i jumped over the chair in front of me and ran up there with a kid that was to the right of me and we got our tickets signed. on my way back to my seat the lady and her family in the front row who thought they owned the freaking place grabbed me by the arm and started yelling at me like a crazy person. i still to this day dont get what i did she could have walked right up there anytime she wanted and got an autograph. i didnt smack her or anything so not sure what her deal was but then again maybe it was because i was like 25 and she was in her 50's. beats me but she was a total biatch!
the last bad experience i had was for the Stevie Tour with Rod Stewart in Pittsburgh a few years ago. the show started and my sister and i were in the middle section of the front floor one row from the last and this guy and his wife flipped out when we started standing it was crazy. we just ignored them and they guy grabbed my sister to try and force her to sit down and she flipped out and then got security. they said something to them and that was it. so we sat for a bit and then during gold dust woman we got up again and they poured my sister's pop all over my chair so it got all over my white pants and my feet. i got security again and was flipping out on them at this point and they told them about it but that was it. it took about 15 minutes to clean it up and i was livid and wanted to kill somebody but wanted to have fun since it was the first time my sister got to see stevie. we stood the rest of stevie's set just to piss those jack wagons off even more because if they didnt want to stand they should not have got floor seats. that is my biggest pet peeve when people are yelling at others to sit down.
last year when i saw FM again in Pittsburgh I got 3rd row which ended up being 1st row since they let the first 5 rows rush the stage and it was funny because this older couple in their 60's or so also had front row center and they flipped out when everybody went to the stage. what i coudnt figure out is that nobody was in front of them so they had a perfect view. they argued with security for about 10 minutes and then they were bitching about people standing and once they realized there was nothing they could do they decided to stand the entire time and it looked like they had a blast. that show was so awesome though because i had a 10 foot area on stevie's side with nobody around me so i was able to dance around and do whatever the hell i wanted. lol there were a group of younger girls in their early 20's in the 3rd row who were so smashed they didnt even know where they were and at some point the one blonde went over to security and was trying to get back stage but was shut down so freaking hard it was hysterical. then she went back to her seat and was doing hick kicks for a while and almost took out my husband. at some point during the show security came over to her friends and told them that they were going to kick her out if she didnt calm down and then she just sat there the rest of the show with her eyes like glazed over. you know that look somebody gets when they just arent there well that was her. it was hilarious though and the rowdiest crowd i have ever seen for FM in my life.

[olive]

I don't remember which night it was but it was at Caesars Palace some old guy whining we wouldn't sit down.... I found a hypocritical because it was Paul Stanley from KISS

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by olive

I don't remember which night it was but it was at Caesars Palace some old guy whining we wouldn't sit down.... I found a hypocritical because it was Paul Stanley from KISS

Are you serious? That's hilarious. Paul's a grandpa now I guess.

Michele

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by olive

... it was Paul Stanley from KISS

That sounds like one of my stories.

[cactusjack]

bogan drunk women shouting "we luv yoo Steeeveee", while spilling their drink on the poor concert goer in front of them

[GarboSpeaks!]

I love the girls that dress like her. I used to well before 97. That tapered off as I got older. Mostly at Mac shows it just seemed kind of rude. I didn't want to be on LB's side looking like "team Stevie." Now I'll just dress more in homage to her as opposed to LIKE her. If that makes any sense.
Also the term of "obvious fans" seems loose here. I think the obvious ones ARE the ones that dress like her and can be found in the first few rows. The ones that take the time and effort to pay to be close and pay to don the attire. The general obnoxious masses that I have dealt with are far from obvious fans, but (take for example) Vegas high roller comped assholes. The absolute worst! At a SN/Isaak show in bf Egypt (WAY So Cal-can never recall location) lots of "family of the casino tribe" were being obnoxious for obnoxious sake because they could. Not a effing one of them had paid row 1-20, but by SN's set had migrated to the stage, and literally elbowed people out of the way and got in front. It was a horrible push fest. I was AGAINST the stage, and they were prying people away. LOTS of fighting. Never had I been so pissed and wanting to leave a show as that one! I got into it w/ one and was told "his people" would kick my ass. Of that I had no doubt, so said I'd wait for them. Go ahead and leave to go get them. He didn't bite, but we had a fowl language tennis match and ugh-total nightmare.
Others think they are plain entitled. "I'm a HUGE fan" and found their way up front but weren't there 20 min ago and just make for a hellish time. I'm all for making a run for it if you can get to the stage, but you know what-cramp another persons style that paid to be there, or rushed before you and got a spot or piss off.
Drunkards at SN/LB or Mac shows should just be shot on site. The end.

[Aussie W/Heart]

I hope im remembering correctly, back in 2011 when Stevie performed at the Riverstage in Brisbane. Which is an outdoor venue, it had roughly 15 rows of seating at the front of the stage with an elevated standing area behind that.. I had bought a 5th row seat, and was so excited to see Stevie solo for the first time..

There were 2 opening acts one being Dave Stewart's band, the audience enjoyed hearing a few Eurhythmics tunes everyone was up on their feet dancing and having a great time.. After his set, he joined Stevie's band starting with Stand Back the crowd erupted with excitement, everyone in the seated area was up dancing again then just before half way through the first song, we were all getting yelled at to sit down by security.. A few tried to ignore the abusive security people, but they were told if they didn't sit down they will be kicked out immediately.. We all felt soooo unhappy, actually really pi##ed off and totally shocked that we had no choice but to sit for the entire show actually it was REALLY embarrassing, in Stevie's eyes we must of looked like total dorks sitting there like stunned mullets lol.. .. at that stage Stevie had no clue what was going on...

A little further into the show, 2 young girls in front row stood up to dance when a couple of security jerks pounced & physically pushed both girls down into their seats directly below Waddy and Dave.. Rhiannon had just finished, Stevie was about to say something when this older guy next to me timed this perfectly, he stood up through his arms in the air as if to say STOP, he yelled out to Stevie WHAT JUST HAPPENEND IS SO WRONG & PATHITIC, WE ARE HERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME & ITS NOT RIGHT TO HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SECURITY TO STAY SEATED you could of heard a pin drop.. then Stevie answered by saying she is sorry that they will not allow you all to stand, & she would hate to see anyone get into anymore trouble so unfortunately if this is their rules, we did not know this.. Then she said something like, well im kinda relieved as i thought you all hated my songs, then mentioned something about seat dancing

When Edge of 17 started we all broke the rules, rushed the stage & got our handshake at the end.. I ended up in front of her mic, for the last 2 songs..

Sorry for the long story