If you're going to see the Eagles at MetraPark on June 2nd, don't expect to post any selfies on your Facebook page. During their latest tour, the band implemented a new policy prohibiting fans from standing up or using their cellphones during the concert.

The Eagles have been posting signs in each venue asking fans to turn off their cell phones and encouraging them to remain seated throughout the three hour performance. On their recent tour of Australia, the notices warned that fans who were seen using their phones or standing up could be subject to ejection.

While we've yet to hear from anyone who was asked to leave one of their concerts, the policy has angered some fans, many of whom paid several hundred dollars for their ticket.

One fan in Atlanta, who paid nearly $700 to see the band last year, told Access Atlanta that he was threatened by a security guard after responding to a text message from his childrens' babysitter.

I had a similar experience several years ago at a Boston concert.  A friend and I had been given third row tickets and we were standing up and dancing during the concert.  The man siting behind us started screaming "down in front".  When we stood up during the next song, he actually grabbed my shirt and tried to pull me down into my seat.  I explained to the man that this was a rock concert and encouraged him to quit acting like a stodgy old curmudgeon.

Instead, he called over the security guard, who informed the man that, as a ticket holder, I had every right to stand in front of my seat.  And frankly, I should. It's like people who complain that the sound is too loud. What did you expect? I paid for that ticket and I should be able to get up and dance when the band plays my favorite song. If you don't feel like standing up, then don't go to a rock concert.  Unless it's the Eagles, in which case you should grab a comfy seat, silence your cellphone and do your best not to clap too hard during the show.

 

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