Miscellaneous: Today, I was at a band concert with 500 other people. The song...

By RedFace - 05/04/2011 14:06 - United States

Today, I was at a band concert with 500 other people. The song they were performing stopped, and I loved it so much I stood up and clapped. Everyone stared, while I slowly realized the song wasn't over. FML

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By Anonymous - 11/10/2010 22:29 - Canada

Today, I attended a musical. A new song was played, and I thought I'd heard it before because it sounded strangely familiar. I sang along quietly as the song progressed, positive I knew it. Anticipating the next chorus, I belted out the lyrics with all my heart. It was instrumental. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/03/2022 18:00

Today, I was a guest performer for a school orchestra concert a grade above mine. When they called my name, I didn’t hear them, so when they started the song hundreds of people watched me run on stage. FML

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By American idol - 06/04/2011 06:19

Today, I was at a local talent show and during a piano performance I had to go to the bathroom. I sang along in the bathroom but was unaware how loud I was until I walked out and everyone started applauding me while the pianist was still playing. FML

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By CA19oo - 16/01/2012 03:08 - United States

Today, I went to see one of my favorite bands. When they started playing my favorite song I whipped out my video camera and sang along. As I was reviewing the video later, I realized that I couldn't even hear the band over my horrible singing. FML

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By Silverfeathery - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff

Today, during a moment of silence in front of the entire high school during my band concert, I managed to hit the stand with my flute, and loudly scrambled to catch it before it fell over. I've never had so many people look at me. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/06/2024 22:00 - United States

Today, ever supportive of my friends, I went to a concert and tried to really get into the music. I was jumping and dancing, only to realize I was at the wrong concert. My friend's band was playing next door. I spent half an hour dancing with strangers to music I didn't even really like. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/01/2012 21:05 - United States

Today, I had my first chorus concert. We got a bigger applause when we left the stage than when we sang. FML

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By anonymous - 13/06/2012 16:58 - United States - Mundelein

Today, I went to a concert. One of my favorite bands was performing, and I'd had the ticket for seven months, with a great seat for the show. It was all going perfectly, that is until a guy twice my height sat in front of me. FML

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By annoyed - 02/11/2012 10:37 - United States - Wyoming

Today, I finally got to attend the concert I have been anticipating for weeks. The band was great. The drunk guy sitting behind me yelling profanity and out of tune lyrics in my ear throughout the entire show, however, was not. FML

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By 1thapp3ns - 10/01/2010 04:29 - United States

Today, I went to dinner with my mom and her new boyfriend. At the restaurant, while we were eating, he started clapping and singing, "If You're Happy and You Know It." My mom joined in. They sang loudly. Loud enough for the entire restaurant to go quiet and stare. FML

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muchagente 5

Tuesday 5 April 2011 19:55

no, i've been there: op was the only one who knew the song was over. the band started playing again to avoid an awkward situation when they saw that no one clapped. except one.

HarmonyChord 0

Tuesday 5 April 2011 19:08

Don't worry I'm sure those 500 other people didn't even notice, except that they did. Sucks for you!

Comments

gummy_explosion 0

Friday 8 April 2011 17:20

I doubt over five hundred people would notice one person clapping. Unless you have king Kong hands, I believe this is fake.

PotatoBlankey39 2

Sunday 10 April 2011 2:25

LOL! You clapped in between movements! YOU TOTALLY DESERVED IT FOR NOT KNOWING ANY BETTER! HA HA HA!!

pinkchocolatex3 0

Sunday 10 April 2011 5:10

who sits at a concert ?

k9obsessed 5

Sunday 24 April 2011 4:53

Wow, how awkward. I feel for you, OP. But don't worry too much over it. It was an honest mistake.

morganxangela 0

Monday 4 July 2011 20:37

If it were a concert, why would anyone care if you stood up and clapped?

MoonPhase123 4

Saturday 22 October 2011 19:28

Who would clap at a concert? Also you should pay more attention to your surroundings

weedpecker 6

Friday 2 December 2011 17:18

nothing like a jazz concert... *sigh*

acciofrenchhorn 16

Friday 15 June 2012 20:13

Always watch the conductor's hands! They will not bring the baton down until the piece is over. Oh well, you learn something new every day.

kirbydumas 10

Monday 12 August 2013 6:39

If this is an orchestra or any performance with a conductor, just look at his/her hands. If they are still raised the song isn't over. If they are down the song is over and applause is appropriate. Just for future reference

christahunt 11

Monday 31 March 2014 21:14

I'm not really clear as to what sort of band concert you were at but it sounds like you were listening to symphonic music that has different movements. In between movements your not supposed to clap, & that's why no one else did.