Gen X Paid $275 to Watch Oasis Live on FaceTime Screens
A brave Gen Xer survived an Oasis concert in fall 2025 paying $275 nosebleed tickets, only to glimpse the band via a sea of iPhone screens wielded by digitized fans capturing a third of the show, proving you don't need enemies when your crowd films like paparazzi. Born analog and raised before smartphones, our author fondly recalls a ‘90s U2 Wembley Stadium show where phones were mythical artifacts actually used for calls or, dare we say, dumb old photo snaps. Meanwhile, at Broadway, cell phones ring mid-play as if Shakespeare scripted a ringtone, and school recitals have parental camera wars blocking aisles and childhood memories. The author's family lunch device-locking tactic lasted five minutes before surrendering to whining, while sneaky text-checking at their anniversary dinner proves even sensible Gen Xers can’t fully escape the digital rabbit hole. Sorry, nostalgia — your pantry’s full of lithium batteries now.
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Gen X paid almost 300 bucks for a front-row seat to Oasis, starring iPhysics screens and The Great Unplugged Myth, where concerts are now less live and more a digital version of Where’s Waldo.
Nothing screams concert nostalgia like $275 for a seat behind a fan’s iPhone playing Gladiator: Screen Edition.
Back in my day, U2 concerts had actual music and no glowing screens blocking our memories, just awkward dance moves and real sweaty people.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/8/2025 | Author: Jane Ridley
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