People Are Debating Whether Parents Should Take Babies To Concerts After This Musician Told A Fan Not To Come To His Show With Their 6-Week-Old Newborn
“They paid a lot of money just for the child to be literally crying and miserable the ENTIRE time.”
A few weeks ago, American singer Anthony Green attracted a lot of eyes on Instagram after he asked a fan NOT to bring their 6-week-old baby to one of his concerts.
This came on the heels of Colombian artist Maluma criticizing a mother who brought a baby to his concert without ear protection.
On the subreddit r/popculturechat, Reddit user HorrorBike143 shared the interaction between Green and the fan. People reacted with their own opinions on whether it is okay to bring a baby to a concert. Here’s what they had to say:
1. “Stop bringing your babies to concerts, period. They don’t want to be there anyway.”
—u/Grapheme_CrazyQuinn
2. “I took my 6-year-old for his birthday, and he still got freaked out by the noise, and we had to leave early. Mad to think a 2-year-old could cope with it — even I was taken aback at just how noisy it was!”
—u/Several-Support2201
3. “I was at a concert in the pit and a woman had a baby strapped to her, IN THE F*CKING PIT. I don’t care how good those noise-canceling headphones are, there’s gonna be some damage.”
—u/GroundbreakingCut719
4. “I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the show because I’d be too worried and sad for the baby. I guarantee if they show up with their baby, random concertgoers will have more protective instincts over this poor baby than their parents.”
—u/pineappleshampoo
5. “I went to a two-day concert (not quite big enough to be a festival) last weekend, outdoors, and people had their young infants there. Lying on blankets, in the dirt, full sun and 85 degrees, no hearing protection, older kids running around kicking up rocks and dust, just porta-potties, no changing area, so they were changing diapers in that environment. Unreal. I’m not a parent by choice, but I’m also not dumb. There’s no way that’s good for babies.”
—u/Megs0226
6. “Sorry, but I do not want to be next to a baby at a concert.”
—u/peccavis
7. “Concerts need to start turning people away. Make shows 12+ or something. The real question is, do these babies have a ticket? ”
—u/sraydenk
8. “Dogs, too, for that matter! Just yesterday, I saw a stressed-out corgi at our local town festival. Imagine 10 blocks crammed with people, food stands, bars, and every single bar/stand blasting music…that poor doggo.”
—u/Tro_Nas
9. “I saw Gaga at Mayhem Ball, and there was a family seated in front of me with a mom, her two parents, and a little girl who was like 3-4 years old. We were in floor vip seats, so they paid a lot of money just for the child to be literally crying and miserable the ENTIRE time.”
—u/ShatteredHope
10. “Seriously, it’s like new parents don’t understand the concept of sacrifice and try to have it both ways. Leave your baby with a parent/friend, or just don’t go? It will be 100x worse if someone accidentally bumps into you or spills a drink.”
—u/Awkward_Throat_4173
11. “I saw babies at MLB games this summer, twice, that were less than a year old and in 100-degree heat. Absolutely wild. One of the couples realized their mistake and left the game early. The other I saw was after the game, and the poor kid was hysterical. Tired, hot, red-faced, howling, miserable. I hope their hearing wasn’t damaged. This is a safety issue for venues; how young is too young? What is their liability if a baby overheats and dies? Etc.”
—u/VerdantField
12. “My sister couldn’t handle loud noises as a little kid, and our dad walked out of so many events with her. If parents know the kid can’t cope, they just shouldn’t go.”
—u/Significant_Shoe_17
13. “I was at an outdoor venue in 90-degree heat for a five and a half hour show two weeks ago. I saw two babies strapped to their dads. When my parent friend and I were talking about it, we had to look up the policy because we wanted to know if someone paid a hundred and seventy bucks for a ticket for an infant. Children under 3 get in for free. But the venue hosts child-friendly events too, so a blanket policy banning children under a certain age would have to be circumstantial. I blame the parents entirely, not the venue.”
—u/letsgooncemore
14. “Many people have children out of pressure, not because they want to. Then they have no concern for them when parenting gets in the way of fun.”
—u/Cynicbats
15. “My newborn days were very, very different compared to a lot of moms my age, as mine were 2020 and 2021 babies, but holy fucking shit, we don’t need to swing the opposite way and bring fresh-out-the-womb babies to concerts. Ignore the germ aspect, that level of noise is ridiculous, and I’m just going to pretend mom is still in that newborn postpartum lost-half-our-brain-cell stage of thinking.”
—u/haleighr
16. “I have noticed a swing towards ‘babies don’t stop you from doing anything! Just wear them and carry on with your normal life!’ attitude over the past few years, as backlash to the ‘once you have a baby, your life is over and you need to remain stuck in a room at home for the first year’ mentality. I’m sure there’s a middle ground. I didn’t even feel comfortable taking my baby in utero to concerts unless I was seated near the back with a coat over my belly.”
—u/pineappleshampoo
17. “Not at all surprised by Green’s response, he seems very caring and is a really dedicated father. He’s been a joy every time I’ve seen him live. Last time was on the Boom. Done. tour, and there was actually a younger kid there, maybe 7 or 8, and he made sure to interact with them throughout the whole show, checking in to make sure their ears weren’t hurting. Can’t imagine wanting to take a 6-week-old baby to a concert. His gigs are nearly always in dives or small venues with terrible acoustics and tons of weed smoking.”
—u/CowboyLikeMegan
18. “I hope that baby’s parents mature up real quick.”
—u/Azul_Moon
19. “I just had this conversation with some coworkers this week. Having a kid is a complete lifestyle change, and if you’re not willing to change it, maybe kids aren’t for you? Because taking a 6-week-old to a concert FULL OF PEOPLE AND GERMS?!?!”
—u/babybiancadelrio
20. “I don’t even know who Anthony Green is, but I guarantee he’s not worth seeing with a newborn six weeks postpartum. Stay home girl!!!!!”
—u/anthonystank
What’s your opinion on bringing babies to concerts or any public (and very crowded) venues? Comment below!
Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity.