Why audience behavior has gotten so much worse since COVID
One daysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, in 2 reports over 1 day - no second voice in this corpus.
All 2 reports on Fri, 14 August 2026
What it is about
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How it spread - 2 original reports
Fri, 14 August 2026
2 reports- bostonglobe.com12:45first to report
Some people are really pushing boundaries about appropriate behavior at shows. And their fellow audience members are getting extremely fed up about it.
- bostonglobe.com12:45
Texting, talking, and generally ignoring the rest of the crowd, audience members seem to have forgotten that live entertainment is a communal experience.