Alicia Keys Latest Artist To Enforce No Cell Phone Policy at Concerts (slashgear.com)

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Alicia Keys Latest Artist To Enforce No Cell Phone Policy at Concerts (slashgear.com)

Posted by msmash on Monday June 20, 2016 @05:30AM from the phone-free-show dept.

Shane McGlaun, reporting for SlashGear:It appears that artists of all sorts are getting very serious about keeping fans from using smartphones while they are at their concerts or events. The latest musician to ban cell phones at her events is Alicia Keys. Fans aren't forced to give up their smartphones at the door to be locked up in some locker or box until the show is over. Rather, fans are handed a special pouch that is locked up with their smartphone inside the fan keeps that pouch with them during the event, but they can't get to the device to call, take photos, or shoot video. If they need to use their device during the show the users can go back to the door and a worker passes a disc about the size of a bagel over the bag to unlock it and the fan can step outside to use their smartphone.

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movie theaters by Anonymous Coward · 2016-06-20 05:33 · Score: 0, Funny

now if they would just do this in movie theaters too, then I can enjoy the expensive experience!
1. Re:movie theaters by Yvan256 · 2016-06-20 05:58 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  That's an excellent idea! Without cellphones, the movie theatre experience would be much better since we'd only have to worry about people talking to each others during the movie, the noise from people munching on oversized snacks, slurping their two litres of soft drinks, the sticky floors and the fact that you can't pause the movie to go to the filthy public bathroom.
  After experiencing movies at home, on-demand and at the low cost of Netflix, you'd have to pay me to go to the theatre.
2. Re: movie theaters by Seng · 2016-06-20 09:08 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Except when the entire first two rows are filled with overzealous mothers that form a roman-shield formation of iPads taking video.
3. Re: movie theaters by Anonymous Coward · 2016-06-20 09:16 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  In this case, since it's illegal to shout "fire" in a crowded hall if there is no fire... First set the place on fire and then shout "fire".
Re:Or, you know.. by __aaclcg7560 · 2016-06-20 05:49 · Score: 1, Funny

And get arrested for being armed with a weapon.
Re:Liability? by Anonymous Coward · 2016-06-20 05:52 · Score: 5, Funny

You do realize that cell phones didn't always exist, and people still managed to survive?

Lies! I was around then. It was very rare to survive a concert in those days.
Re:Liability? by watermark · 2016-06-20 05:56 · Score: 4, Funny

Terrorists didn't exist back then. I need my phone because terrorists.
Re:This seems dangerous by ScentCone · 2016-06-20 06:19 · Score: 3, Funny

But if your phone is in a bag, how can you know if it's an emergency or not?
Apple Watch.

Or, are these actual Faraday bags, not just can't-get-to-the-device-access-control-bags?

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Re:Liability? by EvilSS · 2016-06-20 06:38 · Score: 4, Funny

Terrorists didn't exist back then. I need my phone because terrorists.
This. How am I supposed to sell footage of a terrorist attack to the media if I can't get to my phone!

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Re:This seems dangerous by hawguy · 2016-06-20 07:07 · Score: 2, Funny

But if your phone is in a bag, how can you know if it's an emergency or not?
Duh, you just look at your iWatch to see who is calling. What idiot would have a smartphone without a smartwatch?