This would be me. I go to a lot of gigs solo. And if you put me on the spot and ask me to name a song my brain will go blank. Like when I come home from Glasto and everyone at work asks who did I see, I couldn't name a single band.
I don't think anybody here is against making gigs a safe space for all, but people in this thread having a go at the guy for complaining about it on Twitter is a bit misguided. If it happened to you and you were funnelled off to the side and forced to answer questions you'd prob all have something to say. By the sounds of things I don't think they carried it out very well with any explanation as to what was going on.
Seen them quiet a lot although in small venues before they got big. Seemed to me they had a good mix of fans. They had a small hard core elite fans in vintage cloths and feathered hats, they come across as a Little snooty. The rest just seemed like good decent people better then you get at most gigs. Can say I don’t think I ever saw any wronguns of any sort.
I wonder if there popularity has now attracted a much younger fan base then they used to have and also some not so nice types.
I seen them a few times before they released anything. I would struggle to name their songs or members names. I like music and have zero interest in peoples names, views, fav colours etc. I think I would fail any test. I doubt singing the chorus to Nothing Matters would go down to well with security to prove I’m a fan. So I do remember one song title at least.
From the gigs I have been to they seem an inclusive bunch and would be surprised if it’s something they pushed to happen.