Soundwave Ban The Selfie Stick

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    So Soundwave have put their foot down. No selfie-sticks allowed people, soz. You are just going to have to use the arms genetics gave you… or perhaps refrain from taking so many selfies and just, I don’t know, live in the moment?

    Promoter AJ Maddah took to social media over the weekend to voice his disdain for what’s been appropriately coined “wands of narcissism”, asking for everyone with selfie - sticks at Soundwave to “have some consideration for the people behind you trying to enjoy the show. Thank you”. Hear Hear!

    Maddah’s experience in Melbourne & Adelaide is what drove him to impose the selfie - stick ban on the upcoming Sydney and Brisbane shows. It was one incident in particular (concerning a self-involved female punter) that was the final straw. Speaking with Fairfax he retells the moment he decided enough was enough “I think the one that kind of put it in perspective for me was there was a band set going and a young girl pointed it at herself. It took every fibre of resistance I had not to just grab the stick off her and kick her out”

    But that’s not all. Maddah has extended his loathing of narcissistic support tools to other forms of technology, in particular, tablet computers. If you are caught trying to bring one of these into Soundwave (and in all sincerity, why the fuck would you? If you want to take a picture logistically it’s easier to bring your phone right?), you’ll also have that confiscated. So there.

    And in case you’re wondering Maddah has no intention of reconsidering his ban of the photography apparatus……. like ever. In reply to a tweet from a festival goer who warned “ ….if one gets in my way , its broken”  Maddah  made his decision clear and very final “ Oh there won’t be one at SW. Ever again.”

    I’m glad someone has spoken publicly about these god-awful sticks. Look, I’m comparatively short, or as my 6’5 brother likes to label me, vertically challenged. Every gig I go to I have to position myself so that a dude tall enough to pass as a Marfan’s Syndrome sufferer, or a structurally integral pylon, doesn’t obstruct my view of the stage. On top of that I’ve had  to contend with selfie sticks, an annoyingly disruptive piece of metal designed by some moron to feed the narcissism and lack of social etiquette of other morons. Brilliant.

    Therefore, I endorse the ban! Not only at festivals but also at music venues, and I am sure you don’t need to be short to appreciate the anti selfie-stick movement.



    -Bise

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So Soundwave have put their foot down. No selfie-sticks allowed people, soz. You are just going to have to use the arms genetics gave you… or perhaps refrain from taking so many selfies and just, I don’t know, live in the moment?

Promoter AJ Maddah took to social media over the weekend to voice his disdain for what’s been appropriately coined “wands of narcissism”, asking for everyone with selfie - sticks at Soundwave to “have some consideration for the people behind you trying to enjoy the show. Thank you”. Hear Hear!

Maddah’s experience in Melbourne & Adelaide is what drove him to impose the selfie - stick ban on the upcoming Sydney and Brisbane shows. It was one incident in particular (concerning a self-involved female punter) that was the final straw. Speaking with Fairfax he retells the moment he decided enough was enough “I think the one that kind of put it in perspective for me was there was a band set going and a young girl pointed it at herself. It took every fibre of resistance I had not to just grab the stick off her and kick her out”

But that’s not all. Maddah has extended his loathing of narcissistic support tools to other forms of technology, in particular, tablet computers. If you are caught trying to bring one of these into Soundwave (and in all sincerity, why the fuck would you? If you want to take a picture logistically it’s easier to bring your phone right?), you’ll also have that confiscated. So there.

And in case you’re wondering Maddah has no intention of reconsidering his ban of the photography apparatus……. like ever. In reply to a tweet from a festival goer who warned “ ….if one gets in my way , its broken”  Maddah  made his decision clear and very final “ Oh there won’t be one at SW. Ever again.”

I’m glad someone has spoken publicly about these god-awful sticks. Look, I’m comparatively short, or as my 6’5 brother likes to label me, vertically challenged. Every gig I go to I have to position myself so that a dude tall enough to pass as a Marfan’s Syndrome sufferer, or a structurally integral pylon, doesn’t obstruct my view of the stage. On top of that I’ve had  to contend with selfie sticks, an annoyingly disruptive piece of metal designed by some moron to feed the narcissism and lack of social etiquette of other morons. Brilliant.

Therefore, I endorse the ban! Not only at festivals but also at music venues, and I am sure you don’t need to be short to appreciate the anti selfie-stick movement.



-Bise

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