On Friday, September 17, Flo Rida performed at TCU! I decided to go back to see all my friends and check out this concert! Which was definitely something else. But, even with all of the hurdles put in the way, the one thing that stood out the most to me was how short people enjoy concerts (short answer: it can be frustrating.) -- photo credit: Ethan Mito (TCU)...#concert #FloRida #TCU #theEnd #SGA #college #alumni #almamater
Dear Person Who Invented Concerts:
I would first like to start off by saying thank you. Thank you for creating an experience that is unmatched by any other experience on the planet. However, I have a bone to pick with you. Why is there not a section of the crowd designated for us short people? This weekend, I had the amazing opportunity to go see Flo Rida in concert at my Alma Mater and although it was fun, there were definitely some improvements that needed to be made to the way concerts are handled and ran.
First of all, why do artists not come out on stage at the times they are scheduled to? Almost every concert I have ever been to, the artist is late. Why? I understand that life happens and there are areas of life we cannot explain but do not keep an audience waiting over thirty minutes for the main act to come on stage? In this instance in particular, with that said, the show started on time with the opener, who was a local artist from Fort Wroth, and then the crowd waited another thirty minutes for Flo to come out at all. That was the first hurdle.
The rest of the night, one thing happened after another both from the audience and backstage. These hurdles were, including but not limited to: almost serving underage alcohol, calling girls on stage, giving out microphones to the crowd, stripping on stage, and chugging tequila, and going over the scheduled time slot the performance should go, just to name a few. Artists should read the room and know their audiences before preparing to do certain acts that break their contracts.
But this is not the point of this letter. The point is to ask why there is not a designated section, or any other type of extra step, for those of us who are shorter than the average person. I, as a four-foot nine-inch woman, would like to express how frustrating it is to not be able to see a concert you drove over an hour for because people in front of you have big heads. Although I understand that it isn’t possible to completely sift through every single attendees height, it would be a nice addition to the ticketing process to add something that opens or determines applicable seats to this criteria. There should be a spot on whichever website the customer uses, to reserve seats (obviously this does not apply to a college show that is first come first serve) that you can put your height in order to maximize the enjoyment of everyone around the arena. However, I understand that this request is not completely possible; from a fellow shortie, It might be something helpful to keep in mind.
Well, I think that’s it on that. Flo Rida would have been a better experience if it wasn’t in the Texas heat, packed to the absolute brim, and too long to the point I just wanted him to get off stage at the end. However, us shorties always get the short end of the stick when it comes to being around crowds; it’s a struggle that we all have to live with. I appreciate you being the person who has brought so much joy to everyone around the world. Thank you for inventing one of the coolest experiences everyone has the chance to enjoy.
Sincerely,
A short girl who enjoys concerts and would like the chance to watch one without dodging a head in front of me <3
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