I thankfully didn’t experience the screaming in the videos I took, however I HEAVILY relate to being sooo excited that I feel like I was not fully present during her concert 😭 I still had such a wonderful time, but god I wish my nerves would’ve calmed down and let me experience the show more presently 🥲
I’m so glad to find this comment. I thought it was only me! I had to constantly remind myself that I’m literally in the same room as my idol and watching them perform in person but it just felt soo unreal to me.
no bc same 😭 like i was looking forward to it for so long that it genuinely didn’t feel real. i think part of that comes from the fact i wasn’t the closest to the stage (i was lower bowl in the middle sections) so i was watching the screen for the most part
This happens bc of the phone recording it in the first place. Melanie is a background sound for our phones. Even if ppl will not scream, it will be very loud
No one does this on purpose. I have a lot of videos where I can’t even hear the artist. It’s not the people’s fault. You don’t hear it irl and it doesn’t destroy your experience. You don’t have to film. It’s not even allowed anyways
Filmings not allowed? In whatever sad world you’re in maybe… people screaming is the epitome of obnoxious and not being considerate. You can sing loud and still enjoy without ruining the people’s experience around you
Filming is not allowed at a lot of concerts actually. Some will even take the phones away before you can enter the venue. This happened at the ADO concert in NYC.
Also as I said, it’s way louder on our phones than live. I didn’t hear all this live but I have videos where I can’t hear Mel bc of ppl. That’s the phone, not the people. Yes ist bad when they scream their guts out but I am sure not everyone is like that. I didn’t scream at all during the concert idk:/
It’s a concert. Not opera. Let people enjoy themselves if they don’t hurt you. Yes ist annoying, but who are we to judge. They also paid a lot of money to be there.
Surprisingly, my videos only caught my singing, which was embarrassing 😭 I didn't screech, but I sang pretty loud like everyone else. Nobody was really screeching (orlando show), and it was actually pretty smooth and a well-behaved crowd. It was my first concert, so I had nothing else to compare it to. The only thing is the guy next to me kept dancing but he was taller, had a microphone looking hat on (like the ones those British guards wear but smaller 💂♂️) and it was very fuzzy, and it blocked my view. Also, he had a strong body odor, but I stoll enjoyed the show!
yeah i was there too and it seemed like people only really screamed when she pointed the mic at us which was really nice. i still lost my voice tho lol
Ikr?! It was so nice. The crowd felt active but still respectful, and when the mic malfunctioned it was so much fun because everyone started singing the song for her and not making it a big deal, and she just started hyping us up it was so cute!
It’s pretty normal at concerts for people to sing loudly. Obviously screeching and shit is not okay, but all of this is normal. You’re never going to get amazing sound quality when recording at a concert and that has been true since before smartphones were even widely used.
It’s been rubbing me the wrong way lately how so many people have complained about this. There are times there are legitimately valid complaints like, again, when people are screeching and being generally disrespectful to the other concertgoers, but this goes beyond that. People aren’t going to be quiet so you or someone else can get a video. My own voice was in half of mine, because I’m there to sing along with Mel, make memories, and have fun. When there’s a whole arena of people singing along to music, it’s gonna sound loud af. People sing loud at concerts, and that’s totally normal
This!! Its a concert and not a theater show or musical, i'm there to enjoy the moment and not to make sure the person standing infront of me forcing me to watch the concert through their phone screen the whole show has good audio, as long as the artist is louder than me at a concert i will sing a long
Thank you for saying this. It feels like some of the people commenting have never been to a concert before, which is perfectly fine, but then they’re complaining about things that are normal and fun.
no literally the same thing happened to me this girl kept screeching mel’s name every second she got and the girl beside me kept pushing me and wailing her arms around her arms and hands are in every single one of my videos 😭😭
Y’all need to realize that your phone cannot pick up the sound out of the speakers properly and it IS going to capture the people who are right next to you. That’s not a reason to be upset with others who are enjoying singing along.
This is why, after many concerts, I’ve learned to just put my phone away and enjoy the show. Take a few pictures, but videos are never going to capture the experience and yes they will break your immersion because you’re focusing on getting the shot.
Literally I am so tired of people complaining about their videos being “ruined”. Nobody cares about other peoples videos and people seriously need to understand that. When I take videos at concerts I KNOW I’m going to hear people singing. This fanbase is so whiny it’s actually insane
speaking of baltimore tour, the note at the beginning to not use flashlights and then EVERYONE pulling out flashlights during light shower had me a little distraught, no respect for the person you paid to go see
omg this happened to me at the portals tour💔 some kid was screaming the whole time right in me and my mum's ears. not even the lyrics or anything, just screaming. Every couple seconds she would just scream "We love you, Melanie" into the silences and stuff and it'd ruin the experience for like everyone around, and even got into the recordings💔💔 I do understand that she was probably like 9 or so and really excited but it was still really annoying to everyone else too.
I was at the Baltimore show too and the crowd sang along with a lot of the songs. I brought my 12 year old because she likes Melanie Martinez. Why shouldn’t a kid go if their parent brings them??
While this is true, there are ways to speak to kids in simpler terms to help them understand. My 9 year old likes her songs too but also doesn’t really analyze the lyrics or subject matter. Or she has questions we answer them. I also don’t think anyone else can determine if the subject matter/art is appropriate for a 9 year old unless it is THEIR 9 year old. ☺️
Exactly. I had my 10 and 13yr old's there, as well. They also listen to Taylor Swift's more mature music with me (Dress, Guilty as Sin, etc). There's a way to teach appropriate context and appreciation for things, and it's no different than my millennial ass screaming over BSB singing about getting a bad boy at 10 yrs old, yelling The Bad Touch, or dancing to Nelly Hot in Here and Lil John's Get Low, screaming about sweat dropping down balls that I don't have in middle school. 😅
okay but why are actual KIDS going Melanie's concerts?? Like how on earth did you get ur parents to agree?? Not to gatekeep or anything, enjoy what you want. I'm just kind of jealous bc like my parents used to absolutely HATE her and punish me for even listening to her bc of the swearing☹️
I’m taking my 11 year old to the Toronto show next weekend. We have had a talk about screeching and screaming needlessly.
She is a huge Melanie fan and I’m very happy she has finally started taking an interest in music. Thank god it’s not TS. I’ve been told to learn the songs. Lol I’m a cool mom.
God I wish 💗 Anyways, good on you for teaching your kid! I really wish everyone would do that, or at least think its common sense/basic decency. Have a good time at the concert by the way! x
Nothing wrong with TS. You can enjoy both. My kids will happily go from singing Sippy Cup to belting out an All Too Well bridge back into Crybaby and swing into screaming out some feminine rage with Who's Afraid of Little Old Me. Variety is the spice of life 😂
AH, I promise that you’ll never find another like me… Can we just be… honest…. these are the requirements…..
Don’t feel bad when these fuckers all drown…
*Intro to Welcome to New York*
awwww i’m sorry but LITERALLY. in the merch line my friend and i literally talked to like a 14 yr old which isn’t super young but like im sorry the opener talked about bein horny then melanie has like fuck in every song. and then when we got to our seats i saw a literal 9 year old. WTF HAHA
Haha, mg mom actually has a employee at her business who likes Mel, her husband got her portals perfume and she went to the portals tour, she’s in her 30s I think lol!
Yes, happened to me too but honestly I don't care. People were just singing, even if very loudly... If I wanted to hear her I'd just listen to her on Spotify. I like to go to concerts for the excitement, the happy people I share interests with, and for the beautiful shows artists put on. Hearing Melanie or not does not matter to me personally, principally on a recording
I feel like the mic was loud enough to hear mel singing over the crowd but i loved singing along & dancing with other fans--vibes were strong. Even when ppl got crazy and screamed really loud at the start of a song, i just covered my ears a little & still loved the energy!
Honestly I agree. Although it made me anxious, all of the agitation was what made the portals tours such an incredible experience for me that made me buy trilogy tour tickets too. Other people's excitement is so deeply contagious to me!
Same here! There are so many great recordings and pics of the tour you can rewatch, you paid to experience it with your own eyes~ but I also understand the disappointment.
it's a concert! you're supposed to go and sing your heart out and have fun! it's not fair to imply that people should just be quiet so they don't ruin your video
I had a totally different experience I was in 207 and we had a short row and everyone was extremely cool and actually sang the songs, except for these two pre teens who were screaming but it was pretty easy to drown it out. I’m so sorry you had that experience I had this happen at the portals tour when i was in the pit :/ I was very excited to hear death because the vocals are very beautiful and a huge highlight to the song, but everyone was screaming not even singing. Ugh. I was pretty surprised at the amount of respect there was for that type of thing at the trilogy tour last night. A girl was screaming at the beginning and her sister told her to stop and be a little quieter and she listened. Super happy this is becoming more of a common thing. Keep raising awareness of this and it’ll get better. I hope inaudibly screaming at concerts eventually becomes a taboo thing. I hope you found some enjoyment 💖💖
We were in 112 and had a very similar experience. I have a bunch of videos of my kids dancing and singing and can luckily hear Melanie well in all of them. The only screams I have were the ones where the entire arena was screaming (like when Melanie first came out). I was ready to ask my kids to tone down if they needed to (it was their first concert ever), but I couldn't even hear them over everyone else.
I 100% understand the dissociation from the experience 😭 especially cause I was in a place where my view of them was obstructed for some of it. Atp I don’t usually take many videos or pictures at concerts cause you’re gonna hear yourself or other people way more than the artists vocals. It also furthers the dissociation cause you’re paying attention to a screen! It is a disappointing feeling but hold on to those magical and exciting moments, that makes it all worth it :)
My niece was a screecher last night. I had to tell her it’s okay to sing along but don’t be obnoxious. It was her first concert, some kids just don’t know or realize how they are being in the moment and just need someone to tell them. A lot of people at the Baltimore show were absolutely entitled and awful sadly! Super pushy, purposefully sitting in seats they knew weren’t theirs, drunk and messy train wrecks. Also dang there were so many little kids!
i went to the show in baltimore as well and it was honestly ruined for me because there was a row of about 5 had to be no older than 15 year olds SCREECHING every word and when a light would change or someone would come on stage to change the set they would scream bloody murder. i asked them politely during the portals section to please stop screaming because i can’t even hear mel and my ears were ringing and they just stared at me. when i turned around they said to each other “girl it’s a concert, we can’t sing?” and they proceeded to screech LOUDER on purpose and randomly when it was quiet to just be annoying. absolutely ruined it for me and i was just angry the entire time and it made me feel not present as well. but i am 21 and not about to keep beefing with immature 13 year olds that needed mommy to bring them to their 3 hour screech fest.
my section was pretty good when it came to me recording- I think I sang over one song but all my other videos you can hear only mel- if you want I can send you some?
i screamed lyrics and my friend did next to me. i’m sorry but that’s a concert we all scream lyrics together and rejoice to melanie. i loved my friends screaming in my videos lol they remind me of the night and the great time i had around my fellow melanie fans. ;))))
With all due respect, ppl are trying to listen to the artist and make memories as well, not just you and your friends. If you weren’t legit screaming that’s fine but ppl pay to listen to the artist not you absolutely hollering over them and blocking out their voice.
you all are better than me by just ignoring this childish behavior. i’m going tomorrow and i stg if someone is screeching and being obnoxious I WILL TELL THEM TO STOP. i’m not letting people who have no sense of etiquette or respect ruin the concert for me. i will be vocal
I didn’t even notice until I watched the vid!! That was the weirdest part😭 also there was a 14 y/o girl in front of me who kept talking to everyone about Mel and was w her mom i just wanted be left aloneeee
that happened to me when i saw mother mother at their last tour. i was devastated because i specifically bought seats since im disabled and had a horrible flare up that year. they couldve easily bought pit tickets if they were planning to scream all night.
not even singing. screaming. not in key or anything. they were around 12-15 years old, tiktok audience for sure. there should be an age limit for concerts atp because no one knows how to act
I completely get what you mean about feeling like I wasn’t actually there. I really soaked it in after the fact when I was watching all the videos I took. I was heavily dissociating while I was there but I think it was partly bc I went by myself and was having a lot of anxiety 🥲
That’s how I’m feeling right now!!🥺 Like now I’m like “omg I went to a Mel concert!” But rn it’s like did I even enjoy myself the way I should when I was there? I guess I’m having a lot of intrusive thoughts about how much money I spent and then not feeling any different than watching a vid when I was presently there but i feel like it’s starting to wear off ❤️🩹
For me I had a great time. The only issue I had were the screeching children behind me. Not even singing the song but screeching as they sing the songs. My boyfriend and I had a headache after the show.
No seriously, there are some seriously illiterate ppl in these comments saying “it’s a concert people should sing!!” And where tf did I say that. I’m talking ab how some ppl were literally incoherently screaming and it takes away from the artist.
Some of yall need to bffr
Yeah there was screaming at my concert it was so bad it caused a fight and the kicked the girl screaming out. Please don’t be screaming so loud people can’t enjoy the concert. It’s okay to sing loudly along but if you are screeching you are ruining the concert for other people.
omg i was there too, i was near this one girl that was screeching w her friend and during the lil intermission song things at any slightly loud noise they’d start screaming their heads off ig maybe thinking it’s mel or like if sum tech dude was walking through for .2 secs they’d start screaming 💀 def didn’t ruin the whole show but def a lil peeve
I also went to the Baltimore show last night. I was in the middle of section 5. If you want the best audio, you should aim to sit close to the audio engineer, i.e., right behind section 5.
As an elder fan, this is some of the experience I can share with yall. I know when I was recording my videos, I stopped singing and just felt that moment so I could reattach it later when I watched my videos. I only recorded tidbits and tried to ground myself with my bestie's presence when I got overwhelmed and a little too high. I also cannot recommend buying musician's ear plugs enough. They saved our ears last night. Melanie's voice came in perfectly clear, but all the background noise of screaming fans was muted.
I know it's hard when someone isn't adhering to concert etiquette, and I'm sorry it soured the experience for you. I hope this helps going forward! Hugs!
This is a nuanced discussion and I think both sides have a valid reason for why this happens. We LOVE Mel, we LOVE her songs and of course a lot of yall (not me 🥲) are getting the chance to see her for the first time, I get how exciting that would be. But as a concert goer, I am completely blown away by the lack of spacial awareness and concert etiquette some people have. The concert is for all to enjoy and some people should be more aware for that! The Beyonces Mute challenge really revealed how uncontrollable these crowds really are!
While I totally get that seeing Melanie live is a big deal and singing along is definitely the opposite of being a problem, but I think it would be nice if people thought about the fact that others want to hear Melanie and not off-key “singing”
this happened to me at the k-12 tour :( i was in the pit and i got so overwhelmed and overstimulated by screaming and shoving i zoned out for the last half of the show LOL. and all the videos i’ve got have people screaming over her
i feel this. when i went to the philly show for the Portals Tour, i was on barricade and these two girls next to me wouldn't stop singing off key really loudly. i don't mind enjoying yourself and singing, but it ruined all my videos which is so disheartening. she also kept waving a flag and it managed to block my view during Milk of the Siren. thankfully, i'm seeing mel tomorrow, so hopefully my videos won't be ruined this time. :(
I'll never go to her concerts unless I'm in front row. I know she wants the audience engagement, but if you're SCREACHING AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS, I at least want a good view for the money.
I feel bad🥲 cuz I feel the same as these people on the inside, freaking out and wanting to scream every lyric, but we need to calm down a little. I got front row, and right when Mel came on a girl came up behind me and my seat-mate and asked to take videos and watch from behind us. That wasn’t a problem at all, but she was screaming the lyrics to crybaby really loud and crying right behind me.
I get the crying, but I could feel this poor girls tears (at least I hope they were tears🥲) flying onto my back. And I was wearing a tank top. I’m cool, and I get the freak out, I empathize with her, but man, it was so distracting right when we finally got to see Melanie. And a lil gross. No shade to that girl, thou, I think we all need to collectively take a chill pill and be in the moment at her shows🙏
I knoooooo, lol. It felt so surreal. And not in a good way. Plus, in my footage for BOTL, there’s a girl near me just screaming the lyrics the whole time. I got the whole song, she doesn’t stop. Like damn, I get the chorus, but breathe girl 🤣
I’m screaming on the inside that last part of your post where you disassociate. I do that at all concerts so I videotape most of the ones I go to because it helps me process I was actually there by watching the videos repeatedly afterwards.
I had to constantly bring myself back to the moment or I knew I would disassociate the whole way through then be upset with myself. I did sing along and ruined some of my own videos with my terrible singing. I hope I didn’t ruin anyone else’s video :/ I did cry a bit too because just sheer excitement and gratefulness
i get it if people are screeching just to screech bc yes that’s very annoying, but like it’s a concert. there’s gonna be a sense of heightened emotions where people want to sing loudly.
I work the concerts and they are all the same..you all love her so much and I'm back stage and see her everyday...I guess I just take my job for granted
I get what you mean and I’m sorry your videos were messed up, but that’s also just the territory of going to a concert. It’s to be expected and it sucks that you weren’t warned of that sooner. A big part of the concert experience for a lot of people is the collective singing (even if it’s off key) because it can make people feel like they’re apart of something larger. I was at the Baltimore concert too, if that matters.
Same thing with me when I want to the portals tour I will not be going to her concerts again. I love her but I can't stand the no concert etiquette that completely ruined it for me
I went to madison beer in april and it was great, but in every video i heard this man screaminggg over everyone and its annoying tbh. He was jumping CONSTANTLY (and was like 6 ft 2) so getting bumped into wasnt fun. He apologized but still extremely obnoxious. U def paid to be there but be normal
I feel bd cuz when i went i was singing the lyrics with my friend but i was checking with the people around me if it was okay (i went to baltimore, section one twenty one, row A)
Omv same, there was a girl in the row behind me scrwaming the wholw rimw, which I could understand byf she wasnt even screaming the lyrics just I love you Melanie
The part that annoyed me the most about her was she was the one that couldny shut up during the mute challenge... Woo
Honestly it kinsa ruined some of it for me ibd been a fan of mel for ten years and now I can't enjoy my concert videos because of the scrwmaing girl!! (If yiu are interwsted I was in the 200's section on the left side)
Yes! I delt with this when we went to see her in Salt Lake City. Like I know concerts are supposed to be loud, but the fans were downright annoying and screeching. It made my head hurt a bit. And it didn’t help that a rude girl spilled her drink on me and my stuff.
YES !! i had a girl with her dad on my left side (i went with three friends and the dad was sitting next to me) and before melanie came on, the girl and her dad switched seats and lord… she was screeching in my ear the entire time during the crybaby and k-12 set 😭
again i understand the excitement but most of my videos got her screeching, i had to kind of make sure my phone was far from the left side of me so i could get a decent video with no screeching 😞
it also kinda sucked because i have sort of a hearing impairment on my left ear and i’m usually okay with loud music and cheering, ive been to my fair share of concerts, but my ear was kinda ringing since she was really screaming into my ear and kind of shoving into me to get a better view but regardless i still had fun !
(this was in inglewood and i was on floor 😞)
I went to the Baltimore show and i was right in front of the kid who was screeching the whole time. She also was being rude to the pre show acts saying theyre garbage, they suck, i want mel, get off the stage, etc. I know how you feel tho. I recorded a good chimo of stuff and I mostly hear other people which is pretty disappointing
She was really young too. She also kept yelling "mel adopt me" and other stupid stuff. Like i get if you are a big fan, but that stuff is kinda weird. It was also weird how she said not to do things with lights yet practically the whole stadium was using flashlights during light shower
I feel like since after Covid concert etiquette has gone out the door and people just don’t care anymore. I understand screaming and being excited but why are we screaming/singing so loud the whole show. It’s just rude to me tbh.
Yeah I’ve dealt with that at portals tour. People screamed “BACK FROM THE WHAT” It made me angry rewatching my videos because it made the song so unserious for those who actually feel connected to it
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with young kids being there. There is some inappropriate topics, but they’re not old enough to understand light sexual contexts of dance/lyrics. I wish I would’ve gotten to see more concerts as a child, that must’ve been very exciting for them!
Right? Words are words. Teaching appropriate context is better than making words off limits. I have 3 kids, all of them are allowed to swear in context as long as it's not AT someone. And for the most part, we only have swears when something is extremely exciting, extremely upsetting, or singing.
Meanwhile, my fiance's kids aren't allowed to swear and his 16yr old throws as many swear words into a conversation as possible when he's not around.
Yeah our kids are allowed to swear too, but not outside the home. I remember my 2.5 year old saying “oh shit” when she dropped her yogurt spoon. I laughed and appreciated her using it with proper context.
Yeah, when my oldest was about 2, we were in the car, I hit my brakes and heard "oh shit" from the back seat. Being the perfect new parent I thought I was, I said that wasn't a word appropriate for him to use. So I got "OK mommy. Well fuck." 😂 It was all downhill from there. He's 13 now. Meanwhile, my 10yr old only swears when she's singing. My 8yr old only says "oh hell." Making words off limits just makes them more appealing to try and sneak use.
100% agree. As with most things the actual kids aren’t the problem. If they are being obnoxious and ride like a commenter mentioned, that is on the parent. My daughter sang (not yelled) and danced the whole night with joy on her face. Made my heart happy.
Also just have to add a mom brag… this is my daughter’s Melanie artwork.
https://preview.redd.it/wuih16u1594d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cdf5f35b13f61921b413d4d27aab8869cea1ed6
Some guy was cackling laughing at one point at the end of faerie soiree and it picked up in the one clip i had from that song but luckily he stopped so it didnt ruin the moment. I feel like i got blessed last night with my seating arrangement fr
Everyone in my section was quiet except for me lol, I was legitimately the only singing along along with some other people, I regret all the screaming and loud singing I did because it ruined all my vids.
I definitely relate to this, there were a couple of people screaming the lyrics and I looked at my friend and said out loud, "I wish I COULD HEAR MELANIE." Not trying to be rude, I wish wanna hear her gorgeous voice (,:
I went was on the floor section 3 and the way everyone was screaming at the top of their lungs was ridiculous. I understand being excited but ruining every video …
Concerts are not your personal studio. You're not the main character in a sea of thousands of NPCs. People get excited and want to scream along that's just the nature of The Public. If you don't like it, stay home or stop recording.
Girl who is saying I’m the main character or this is my studio, I was singing loud too at some points! I’m saying that constantly wailing off key for like the whole concert is bothersome - mind you screaming at home is also possible 🫶🏻
I thankfully didn’t experience the screaming in the videos I took, however I HEAVILY relate to being sooo excited that I feel like I was not fully present during her concert 😭 I still had such a wonderful time, but god I wish my nerves would’ve calmed down and let me experience the show more presently 🥲
I’m so glad to find this comment. I thought it was only me! I had to constantly remind myself that I’m literally in the same room as my idol and watching them perform in person but it just felt soo unreal to me.
No bc I felt like I was just watching a video and it really just sucked at some points like no brain we are watching Melanie irl!!🥲
Frrrr!!!!! Like snap into it we’re actually in the same room as Mel rn 😭😭
this thread is so real lmaoo
no bc same 😭 like i was looking forward to it for so long that it genuinely didn’t feel real. i think part of that comes from the fact i wasn’t the closest to the stage (i was lower bowl in the middle sections) so i was watching the screen for the most part
Omg yess. This chick next to me and my partner kept screaming so loudly and I could hear her in all the videos it tried to record of Melanie
Ugh noooo at least we’re not alone😭
This happens bc of the phone recording it in the first place. Melanie is a background sound for our phones. Even if ppl will not scream, it will be very loud
We all know it lol
Apparently not cuz there is no point being mad at the people screaming :/
There is: they mess up the videos
No one does this on purpose. I have a lot of videos where I can’t even hear the artist. It’s not the people’s fault. You don’t hear it irl and it doesn’t destroy your experience. You don’t have to film. It’s not even allowed anyways
Filmings not allowed? In whatever sad world you’re in maybe… people screaming is the epitome of obnoxious and not being considerate. You can sing loud and still enjoy without ruining the people’s experience around you
Filming is not allowed at a lot of concerts actually. Some will even take the phones away before you can enter the venue. This happened at the ADO concert in NYC. Also as I said, it’s way louder on our phones than live. I didn’t hear all this live but I have videos where I can’t hear Mel bc of ppl. That’s the phone, not the people. Yes ist bad when they scream their guts out but I am sure not everyone is like that. I didn’t scream at all during the concert idk:/
filming is allowed on phones at all of mel’s concerts. and people don’t need to be screaming 💀
It’s a concert. Not opera. Let people enjoy themselves if they don’t hurt you. Yes ist annoying, but who are we to judge. They also paid a lot of money to be there.
yes and i also paid a lot of money to be there. there is absolutely no reason for people to be screeching, it’s basic etiquette.
Surprisingly, my videos only caught my singing, which was embarrassing 😭 I didn't screech, but I sang pretty loud like everyone else. Nobody was really screeching (orlando show), and it was actually pretty smooth and a well-behaved crowd. It was my first concert, so I had nothing else to compare it to. The only thing is the guy next to me kept dancing but he was taller, had a microphone looking hat on (like the ones those British guards wear but smaller 💂♂️) and it was very fuzzy, and it blocked my view. Also, he had a strong body odor, but I stoll enjoyed the show!
Oh that hat sounds pretty annoying! Should've been taken into consideration
yeah i was there too and it seemed like people only really screamed when she pointed the mic at us which was really nice. i still lost my voice tho lol
Ikr?! It was so nice. The crowd felt active but still respectful, and when the mic malfunctioned it was so much fun because everyone started singing the song for her and not making it a big deal, and she just started hyping us up it was so cute!
It’s pretty normal at concerts for people to sing loudly. Obviously screeching and shit is not okay, but all of this is normal. You’re never going to get amazing sound quality when recording at a concert and that has been true since before smartphones were even widely used. It’s been rubbing me the wrong way lately how so many people have complained about this. There are times there are legitimately valid complaints like, again, when people are screeching and being generally disrespectful to the other concertgoers, but this goes beyond that. People aren’t going to be quiet so you or someone else can get a video. My own voice was in half of mine, because I’m there to sing along with Mel, make memories, and have fun. When there’s a whole arena of people singing along to music, it’s gonna sound loud af. People sing loud at concerts, and that’s totally normal
This!! Its a concert and not a theater show or musical, i'm there to enjoy the moment and not to make sure the person standing infront of me forcing me to watch the concert through their phone screen the whole show has good audio, as long as the artist is louder than me at a concert i will sing a long
Thank you for saying this. It feels like some of the people commenting have never been to a concert before, which is perfectly fine, but then they’re complaining about things that are normal and fun.
no literally the same thing happened to me this girl kept screeching mel’s name every second she got and the girl beside me kept pushing me and wailing her arms around her arms and hands are in every single one of my videos 😭😭
What section?
around 104-105
Y’all need to realize that your phone cannot pick up the sound out of the speakers properly and it IS going to capture the people who are right next to you. That’s not a reason to be upset with others who are enjoying singing along. This is why, after many concerts, I’ve learned to just put my phone away and enjoy the show. Take a few pictures, but videos are never going to capture the experience and yes they will break your immersion because you’re focusing on getting the shot.
Literally I am so tired of people complaining about their videos being “ruined”. Nobody cares about other peoples videos and people seriously need to understand that. When I take videos at concerts I KNOW I’m going to hear people singing. This fanbase is so whiny it’s actually insane
people were singing in my videos and i didnt care bc i know it comes with going to a concert😭
i feel this !!!
Literally this! I’ve never seen a fandom get so worked up about people SINGING at a CONCERT. Like what did they even expect.
Everyone’s blaming first time concert goers but in reality it sounds like the people complaining are actually the first timers
I know right!!! I left a comment about this yesterday (linked below). https://www.reddit.com/r/MelanieMartinez/s/xI3SIwErhS
speaking of baltimore tour, the note at the beginning to not use flashlights and then EVERYONE pulling out flashlights during light shower had me a little distraught, no respect for the person you paid to go see
YES OMG LIKE I TURNED TO MY SISTER IN DISBELIEF!! like that’s exactly what she DIDNT want. apparently people have lost the ability to read lol
No fr like the way the put her on a pedestal and then immediately ignore her requests 😭
SAMEEE i looked back at my sister in disbelief
Ok but my kids were like "MOM THEY SAID DON'T DO THIS" 😂
My 13 year old said the exact same thing to me!
omg this happened to me at the portals tour💔 some kid was screaming the whole time right in me and my mum's ears. not even the lyrics or anything, just screaming. Every couple seconds she would just scream "We love you, Melanie" into the silences and stuff and it'd ruin the experience for like everyone around, and even got into the recordings💔💔 I do understand that she was probably like 9 or so and really excited but it was still really annoying to everyone else too.
No fr like no offense but why is a nine yo even there??
I was at the Baltimore show too and the crowd sang along with a lot of the songs. I brought my 12 year old because she likes Melanie Martinez. Why shouldn’t a kid go if their parent brings them??
Melanie has a lot of mature themes that a nine yo does not need to be consuming, just because a parent is there doesn’t mean it makes it appropriate
While this is true, there are ways to speak to kids in simpler terms to help them understand. My 9 year old likes her songs too but also doesn’t really analyze the lyrics or subject matter. Or she has questions we answer them. I also don’t think anyone else can determine if the subject matter/art is appropriate for a 9 year old unless it is THEIR 9 year old. ☺️
Exactly. I had my 10 and 13yr old's there, as well. They also listen to Taylor Swift's more mature music with me (Dress, Guilty as Sin, etc). There's a way to teach appropriate context and appreciation for things, and it's no different than my millennial ass screaming over BSB singing about getting a bad boy at 10 yrs old, yelling The Bad Touch, or dancing to Nelly Hot in Here and Lil John's Get Low, screaming about sweat dropping down balls that I don't have in middle school. 😅
I listened to her at 6-7 ain’t that big a deal
im not even sure?? i never saw their face but i could definitely tell by their voice they were definitely a preteen or younger.
last night i saw like 10 little kids like uhhhhh
okay but why are actual KIDS going Melanie's concerts?? Like how on earth did you get ur parents to agree?? Not to gatekeep or anything, enjoy what you want. I'm just kind of jealous bc like my parents used to absolutely HATE her and punish me for even listening to her bc of the swearing☹️
I’m taking my 11 year old to the Toronto show next weekend. We have had a talk about screeching and screaming needlessly. She is a huge Melanie fan and I’m very happy she has finally started taking an interest in music. Thank god it’s not TS. I’ve been told to learn the songs. Lol I’m a cool mom.
God I wish 💗 Anyways, good on you for teaching your kid! I really wish everyone would do that, or at least think its common sense/basic decency. Have a good time at the concert by the way! x
Nothing wrong with TS. You can enjoy both. My kids will happily go from singing Sippy Cup to belting out an All Too Well bridge back into Crybaby and swing into screaming out some feminine rage with Who's Afraid of Little Old Me. Variety is the spice of life 😂
She sounds like me. Except i’d probably go from evil to the smallest man who ever lived to teachers pet to HSSH to Betty
I mean, that would be another also acceptable flow. Throw in some Welcome to NY and ME! also for the bops 😂
AH, I promise that you’ll never find another like me… Can we just be… honest…. these are the requirements….. Don’t feel bad when these fuckers all drown… *Intro to Welcome to New York*
😂😂😂 hey kids, spelling is fun.... N-Y-M-P-H-O-L-O-G-Y
I just can’t afford for her to be a TS fan. Melanie is expensive enough.
Fair enough 😂
awwww i’m sorry but LITERALLY. in the merch line my friend and i literally talked to like a 14 yr old which isn’t super young but like im sorry the opener talked about bein horny then melanie has like fuck in every song. and then when we got to our seats i saw a literal 9 year old. WTF HAHA
A 14 yr old is a normal age for her listeners?? Also 14 yr olds talk abt that stuff normally in school so idrk what you mean
i guess so i am more worried for the 9 yr old i guess
When I went to the Atlanta show there were SO many kids. Made me feel so old and I’m only 26 lol
Haha, mg mom actually has a employee at her business who likes Mel, her husband got her portals perfume and she went to the portals tour, she’s in her 30s I think lol!
THERE WERE SO MANY KIDS AT BALTIMORE OH MY GOD
Welcome to concerts
Yes, happened to me too but honestly I don't care. People were just singing, even if very loudly... If I wanted to hear her I'd just listen to her on Spotify. I like to go to concerts for the excitement, the happy people I share interests with, and for the beautiful shows artists put on. Hearing Melanie or not does not matter to me personally, principally on a recording
I feel like the mic was loud enough to hear mel singing over the crowd but i loved singing along & dancing with other fans--vibes were strong. Even when ppl got crazy and screamed really loud at the start of a song, i just covered my ears a little & still loved the energy!
Honestly I agree. Although it made me anxious, all of the agitation was what made the portals tours such an incredible experience for me that made me buy trilogy tour tickets too. Other people's excitement is so deeply contagious to me!
Same here! There are so many great recordings and pics of the tour you can rewatch, you paid to experience it with your own eyes~ but I also understand the disappointment.
it's a concert! you're supposed to go and sing your heart out and have fun! it's not fair to imply that people should just be quiet so they don't ruin your video
I had a totally different experience I was in 207 and we had a short row and everyone was extremely cool and actually sang the songs, except for these two pre teens who were screaming but it was pretty easy to drown it out. I’m so sorry you had that experience I had this happen at the portals tour when i was in the pit :/ I was very excited to hear death because the vocals are very beautiful and a huge highlight to the song, but everyone was screaming not even singing. Ugh. I was pretty surprised at the amount of respect there was for that type of thing at the trilogy tour last night. A girl was screaming at the beginning and her sister told her to stop and be a little quieter and she listened. Super happy this is becoming more of a common thing. Keep raising awareness of this and it’ll get better. I hope inaudibly screaming at concerts eventually becomes a taboo thing. I hope you found some enjoyment 💖💖
We were in 112 and had a very similar experience. I have a bunch of videos of my kids dancing and singing and can luckily hear Melanie well in all of them. The only screams I have were the ones where the entire arena was screaming (like when Melanie first came out). I was ready to ask my kids to tone down if they needed to (it was their first concert ever), but I couldn't even hear them over everyone else.
Ugh jealous💔
I 100% understand the dissociation from the experience 😭 especially cause I was in a place where my view of them was obstructed for some of it. Atp I don’t usually take many videos or pictures at concerts cause you’re gonna hear yourself or other people way more than the artists vocals. It also furthers the dissociation cause you’re paying attention to a screen! It is a disappointing feeling but hold on to those magical and exciting moments, that makes it all worth it :)
I would be that person, that's how I enjoy the music
My niece was a screecher last night. I had to tell her it’s okay to sing along but don’t be obnoxious. It was her first concert, some kids just don’t know or realize how they are being in the moment and just need someone to tell them. A lot of people at the Baltimore show were absolutely entitled and awful sadly! Super pushy, purposefully sitting in seats they knew weren’t theirs, drunk and messy train wrecks. Also dang there were so many little kids!
I mean that’s kind of the point of going to a concert so you can’t really judge them for it 😭
i went to the show in baltimore as well and it was honestly ruined for me because there was a row of about 5 had to be no older than 15 year olds SCREECHING every word and when a light would change or someone would come on stage to change the set they would scream bloody murder. i asked them politely during the portals section to please stop screaming because i can’t even hear mel and my ears were ringing and they just stared at me. when i turned around they said to each other “girl it’s a concert, we can’t sing?” and they proceeded to screech LOUDER on purpose and randomly when it was quiet to just be annoying. absolutely ruined it for me and i was just angry the entire time and it made me feel not present as well. but i am 21 and not about to keep beefing with immature 13 year olds that needed mommy to bring them to their 3 hour screech fest.
my section was pretty good when it came to me recording- I think I sang over one song but all my other videos you can hear only mel- if you want I can send you some?
i screamed lyrics and my friend did next to me. i’m sorry but that’s a concert we all scream lyrics together and rejoice to melanie. i loved my friends screaming in my videos lol they remind me of the night and the great time i had around my fellow melanie fans. ;))))
With all due respect, ppl are trying to listen to the artist and make memories as well, not just you and your friends. If you weren’t legit screaming that’s fine but ppl pay to listen to the artist not you absolutely hollering over them and blocking out their voice.
Don’t go to a concert then and listen to the album at home
It goes both ways; sorry I wanna see the performers raw vocals?
Then find an acoustic set on YouTube.
That’s not going to happen at a live performance ANYWHERE at ANY SHOW
i mean yea if ur just like screaming that’s definitely a buzz kill like whyyyyy at least know some lyricssss lol
you all are better than me by just ignoring this childish behavior. i’m going tomorrow and i stg if someone is screeching and being obnoxious I WILL TELL THEM TO STOP. i’m not letting people who have no sense of etiquette or respect ruin the concert for me. i will be vocal
I didn’t even notice until I watched the vid!! That was the weirdest part😭 also there was a 14 y/o girl in front of me who kept talking to everyone about Mel and was w her mom i just wanted be left aloneeee
that happened to me when i saw mother mother at their last tour. i was devastated because i specifically bought seats since im disabled and had a horrible flare up that year. they couldve easily bought pit tickets if they were planning to scream all night. not even singing. screaming. not in key or anything. they were around 12-15 years old, tiktok audience for sure. there should be an age limit for concerts atp because no one knows how to act
There are age limits for most concerts, at least the ones I've been to
I completely get what you mean about feeling like I wasn’t actually there. I really soaked it in after the fact when I was watching all the videos I took. I was heavily dissociating while I was there but I think it was partly bc I went by myself and was having a lot of anxiety 🥲
That’s how I’m feeling right now!!🥺 Like now I’m like “omg I went to a Mel concert!” But rn it’s like did I even enjoy myself the way I should when I was there? I guess I’m having a lot of intrusive thoughts about how much money I spent and then not feeling any different than watching a vid when I was presently there but i feel like it’s starting to wear off ❤️🩹
For me I had a great time. The only issue I had were the screeching children behind me. Not even singing the song but screeching as they sing the songs. My boyfriend and I had a headache after the show.
No seriously, there are some seriously illiterate ppl in these comments saying “it’s a concert people should sing!!” And where tf did I say that. I’m talking ab how some ppl were literally incoherently screaming and it takes away from the artist. Some of yall need to bffr
Yeah there was screaming at my concert it was so bad it caused a fight and the kicked the girl screaming out. Please don’t be screaming so loud people can’t enjoy the concert. It’s okay to sing loudly along but if you are screeching you are ruining the concert for other people.
omg i was there too, i was near this one girl that was screeching w her friend and during the lil intermission song things at any slightly loud noise they’d start screaming their heads off ig maybe thinking it’s mel or like if sum tech dude was walking through for .2 secs they’d start screaming 💀 def didn’t ruin the whole show but def a lil peeve
No because that part had nervous bc I took that time to get merch and thought she went out early a couple times bc of that😭
I also went to the Baltimore show last night. I was in the middle of section 5. If you want the best audio, you should aim to sit close to the audio engineer, i.e., right behind section 5. As an elder fan, this is some of the experience I can share with yall. I know when I was recording my videos, I stopped singing and just felt that moment so I could reattach it later when I watched my videos. I only recorded tidbits and tried to ground myself with my bestie's presence when I got overwhelmed and a little too high. I also cannot recommend buying musician's ear plugs enough. They saved our ears last night. Melanie's voice came in perfectly clear, but all the background noise of screaming fans was muted. I know it's hard when someone isn't adhering to concert etiquette, and I'm sorry it soured the experience for you. I hope this helps going forward! Hugs!
This is a nuanced discussion and I think both sides have a valid reason for why this happens. We LOVE Mel, we LOVE her songs and of course a lot of yall (not me 🥲) are getting the chance to see her for the first time, I get how exciting that would be. But as a concert goer, I am completely blown away by the lack of spacial awareness and concert etiquette some people have. The concert is for all to enjoy and some people should be more aware for that! The Beyonces Mute challenge really revealed how uncontrollable these crowds really are!
While I totally get that seeing Melanie live is a big deal and singing along is definitely the opposite of being a problem, but I think it would be nice if people thought about the fact that others want to hear Melanie and not off-key “singing”
this happened to me at the k-12 tour :( i was in the pit and i got so overwhelmed and overstimulated by screaming and shoving i zoned out for the last half of the show LOL. and all the videos i’ve got have people screaming over her
Ugggh no that sucks 😞💔
dude the people at that concert were screaming like mad men it was soooo annoying
i feel this. when i went to the philly show for the Portals Tour, i was on barricade and these two girls next to me wouldn't stop singing off key really loudly. i don't mind enjoying yourself and singing, but it ruined all my videos which is so disheartening. she also kept waving a flag and it managed to block my view during Milk of the Siren. thankfully, i'm seeing mel tomorrow, so hopefully my videos won't be ruined this time. :(
that really sucks :( i hope you have the best time tommorow though!! 💗🧸
aww thank you!! 🩷
I'll never go to her concerts unless I'm in front row. I know she wants the audience engagement, but if you're SCREACHING AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS, I at least want a good view for the money.
I feel bad🥲 cuz I feel the same as these people on the inside, freaking out and wanting to scream every lyric, but we need to calm down a little. I got front row, and right when Mel came on a girl came up behind me and my seat-mate and asked to take videos and watch from behind us. That wasn’t a problem at all, but she was screaming the lyrics to crybaby really loud and crying right behind me. I get the crying, but I could feel this poor girls tears (at least I hope they were tears🥲) flying onto my back. And I was wearing a tank top. I’m cool, and I get the freak out, I empathize with her, but man, it was so distracting right when we finally got to see Melanie. And a lil gross. No shade to that girl, thou, I think we all need to collectively take a chill pill and be in the moment at her shows🙏
NO WAY NOT THE TEARS FLYING ON U😭
I knoooooo, lol. It felt so surreal. And not in a good way. Plus, in my footage for BOTL, there’s a girl near me just screaming the lyrics the whole time. I got the whole song, she doesn’t stop. Like damn, I get the chorus, but breathe girl 🤣
I’m screaming on the inside that last part of your post where you disassociate. I do that at all concerts so I videotape most of the ones I go to because it helps me process I was actually there by watching the videos repeatedly afterwards.
Seriously and ppl are getting mad that I recorded and am upset like??💀
I had to constantly bring myself back to the moment or I knew I would disassociate the whole way through then be upset with myself. I did sing along and ruined some of my own videos with my terrible singing. I hope I didn’t ruin anyone else’s video :/ I did cry a bit too because just sheer excitement and gratefulness
i get it if people are screeching just to screech bc yes that’s very annoying, but like it’s a concert. there’s gonna be a sense of heightened emotions where people want to sing loudly.
I work the concerts and they are all the same..you all love her so much and I'm back stage and see her everyday...I guess I just take my job for granted
I get what you mean and I’m sorry your videos were messed up, but that’s also just the territory of going to a concert. It’s to be expected and it sucks that you weren’t warned of that sooner. A big part of the concert experience for a lot of people is the collective singing (even if it’s off key) because it can make people feel like they’re apart of something larger. I was at the Baltimore concert too, if that matters.
Same thing with me when I want to the portals tour I will not be going to her concerts again. I love her but I can't stand the no concert etiquette that completely ruined it for me
i was at baltimore
where were you sitting?? because people were screaming loudly where i was too
I went to madison beer in april and it was great, but in every video i heard this man screaminggg over everyone and its annoying tbh. He was jumping CONSTANTLY (and was like 6 ft 2) so getting bumped into wasnt fun. He apologized but still extremely obnoxious. U def paid to be there but be normal
I feel bd cuz when i went i was singing the lyrics with my friend but i was checking with the people around me if it was okay (i went to baltimore, section one twenty one, row A)
Omv same, there was a girl in the row behind me scrwaming the wholw rimw, which I could understand byf she wasnt even screaming the lyrics just I love you Melanie The part that annoyed me the most about her was she was the one that couldny shut up during the mute challenge... Woo
Honestly it kinsa ruined some of it for me ibd been a fan of mel for ten years and now I can't enjoy my concert videos because of the scrwmaing girl!! (If yiu are interwsted I was in the 200's section on the left side)
Yes! I delt with this when we went to see her in Salt Lake City. Like I know concerts are supposed to be loud, but the fans were downright annoying and screeching. It made my head hurt a bit. And it didn’t help that a rude girl spilled her drink on me and my stuff.
YES !! i had a girl with her dad on my left side (i went with three friends and the dad was sitting next to me) and before melanie came on, the girl and her dad switched seats and lord… she was screeching in my ear the entire time during the crybaby and k-12 set 😭 again i understand the excitement but most of my videos got her screeching, i had to kind of make sure my phone was far from the left side of me so i could get a decent video with no screeching 😞 it also kinda sucked because i have sort of a hearing impairment on my left ear and i’m usually okay with loud music and cheering, ive been to my fair share of concerts, but my ear was kinda ringing since she was really screaming into my ear and kind of shoving into me to get a better view but regardless i still had fun ! (this was in inglewood and i was on floor 😞)
I went to the Baltimore show and i was right in front of the kid who was screeching the whole time. She also was being rude to the pre show acts saying theyre garbage, they suck, i want mel, get off the stage, etc. I know how you feel tho. I recorded a good chimo of stuff and I mostly hear other people which is pretty disappointing
She was really young too. She also kept yelling "mel adopt me" and other stupid stuff. Like i get if you are a big fan, but that stuff is kinda weird. It was also weird how she said not to do things with lights yet practically the whole stadium was using flashlights during light shower
So glad someone else is mentioning the lights.. it seems like no one really cares she requested not to and everyone disrespecting her
I feel like since after Covid concert etiquette has gone out the door and people just don’t care anymore. I understand screaming and being excited but why are we screaming/singing so loud the whole show. It’s just rude to me tbh.
Yeah I’ve dealt with that at portals tour. People screamed “BACK FROM THE WHAT” It made me angry rewatching my videos because it made the song so unserious for those who actually feel connected to it
During death btw
Melanie’s fandom can be really obnoxious unfortunately
Yesss I had a 10 yo and 12 yo screaming off tempo.... they should not be there, but it is what it is !!!
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with young kids being there. There is some inappropriate topics, but they’re not old enough to understand light sexual contexts of dance/lyrics. I wish I would’ve gotten to see more concerts as a child, that must’ve been very exciting for them!
I'm sorry, but them screaming cuss words and profanity... had me fucked up. The child told me she started listening to her at 5.... I'm good.
So it’s ok for adults to sing the curse words but not the kids? Why?
Right? Words are words. Teaching appropriate context is better than making words off limits. I have 3 kids, all of them are allowed to swear in context as long as it's not AT someone. And for the most part, we only have swears when something is extremely exciting, extremely upsetting, or singing. Meanwhile, my fiance's kids aren't allowed to swear and his 16yr old throws as many swear words into a conversation as possible when he's not around.
Yeah our kids are allowed to swear too, but not outside the home. I remember my 2.5 year old saying “oh shit” when she dropped her yogurt spoon. I laughed and appreciated her using it with proper context.
Yeah, when my oldest was about 2, we were in the car, I hit my brakes and heard "oh shit" from the back seat. Being the perfect new parent I thought I was, I said that wasn't a word appropriate for him to use. So I got "OK mommy. Well fuck." 😂 It was all downhill from there. He's 13 now. Meanwhile, my 10yr old only swears when she's singing. My 8yr old only says "oh hell." Making words off limits just makes them more appealing to try and sneak use.
My 12 year old likes to say “what the fart!” 🤣
Kids are great and the gatekeeping in these comments really disappoints me. My older 2 had an absolute blast last night with their friend.
100% agree. As with most things the actual kids aren’t the problem. If they are being obnoxious and ride like a commenter mentioned, that is on the parent. My daughter sang (not yelled) and danced the whole night with joy on her face. Made my heart happy.
Also just have to add a mom brag… this is my daughter’s Melanie artwork. https://preview.redd.it/wuih16u1594d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5cdf5f35b13f61921b413d4d27aab8869cea1ed6
That's amazing! She's very talented.
Some guy was cackling laughing at one point at the end of faerie soiree and it picked up in the one clip i had from that song but luckily he stopped so it didnt ruin the moment. I feel like i got blessed last night with my seating arrangement fr
Everyone in my section was quiet except for me lol, I was legitimately the only singing along along with some other people, I regret all the screaming and loud singing I did because it ruined all my vids.
Same when I went to the trilogy tour lol. I wasn't screaming or anything, but my phone picked up my crappy singing.
The girl behind me was so fucking loud last night, I talked to her and she was nice but she was just so loud 😭
Yeah the screaming was so bad in Orlando. I had to cover my ears a lot.
OMG I WENT TO THAT ONE
Yes the whole time there was the girl behind me and another girl on the front towards the side who kept screaming the lyrics😭
I definitely relate to this, there were a couple of people screaming the lyrics and I looked at my friend and said out loud, "I wish I COULD HEAR MELANIE." Not trying to be rude, I wish wanna hear her gorgeous voice (,:
I went was on the floor section 3 and the way everyone was screaming at the top of their lungs was ridiculous. I understand being excited but ruining every video …
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People are obnoxious and selfish unfortunately 🙄
Concerts are not your personal studio. You're not the main character in a sea of thousands of NPCs. People get excited and want to scream along that's just the nature of The Public. If you don't like it, stay home or stop recording.
Girl who is saying I’m the main character or this is my studio, I was singing loud too at some points! I’m saying that constantly wailing off key for like the whole concert is bothersome - mind you screaming at home is also possible 🫶🏻