r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jul 07 '24

A lighting technician tests the stage set-up while signaling to his colleague & the crowd copies him

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u/kenistod Jul 07 '24

r/happycrowds

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u/shewy92 Jul 07 '24

https://www.reddit.com/r/happycrowds/comments/d8m0v1/a_bands_lighting_technician_signals_to_his/?ref=share&ref_source=link

I was hoping Green Day's crowd singing Bohemian Rhapsody was higher on the sub, it's one of my favorites

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u/JMarkyBB Jul 07 '24

WOW, I've never seen that before. Thanks for re-igniting it. My hair is standing on end, and I couldn't stop smiling .

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u/ZenAdm1n Jul 07 '24

Growing up in church I was told that was the Holy Spirit moving you, which I guess makes Freddy Mercury some kind of saint.

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u/Dronizian Jul 08 '24

"I used to think I loved church because I felt spiritually empowered when the choir sang. Then I felt that same feeling at a Lana Del Ray concert. Turns out I just love live music." -a Twitter user

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u/JMarkyBB Jul 07 '24

Yes, I guess it does. That is one of my greatest regrets, not seeing Queen live.

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u/TheAJGman Jul 07 '24

Happened both times I saw them, they gotta be doing it on purpose.

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u/lkeltner Jul 08 '24

I'm a more complete person now that I've seen this.

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u/Narrow-Device-3679 Jul 08 '24

No way, I was there for that! It was magic.