I don't think everyone has to be silent through a gig, but I certainly don't think people should be stood mid-crowd discussing their weekend plans or last night's football matches. It's out of respect for the paying audience, not the artist. The thing that really gets me is at bigger gigs (Music hall, AECC, and esp. T in the Park) people clapping along to EVERY FUCKING SONG. Now, I enjoy a good clap-a-long, it's great when it's done at the right moments. But I actually want to hear the band at some point without everyone adding their own unfathomable time signature. I've only really seen it with bands who have probably been on Top of the Pops, where the majority of the audience are not regular gig-goers and their musical taste doesn't extend beyond Radio 1's daytime playlist (That sounds really snobby ) but it still irritates me. Anyone else noticed this?