Miranda Lambert inadvertently waded into the ongoing discourse surrounding live performance etiquette when she halted a recent concert to reprimand a group of audience members for taking selfies.
Video footage taken at Lambertâs Las Vegas residency concert Saturday and shared on TikTok shows the country singer-songwriter beginning a rendition of her 2017 hit, âTin Man,â before instructing her band to stop playing after she notices the group.
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âIâm gonna stop right here for a second, sorry,â Lambert explains to the crowd, as seen in the clip. âThese girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the songs, [and] itâs pissing me off a little bit. I donât like it â at all. Weâre here to hear some country music tonight. Iâm singing some country dang music!â
After taking a second to compose herself, she added, âShall we start again?â
âI donât like it – at all. Weâre here to hear some country music, and Iâm singing some country damn music!â
She estimated that the whole ordeal lasted about 20 seconds and noted that she didnât think she and her friends were being distracting while taking the photo.
Immediately following the incident, Barnes said she and one of the four friends decided to stay behind and try to enjoy the rest of the concert.
However, she no longer considers herself a fan of Lambert.
âIt would kind of be awkward to go to another concert of hers,â she said, adding that she paid a few thousand dollars for her seat in the VIP section of Planet Hollywoodâs Bakkt Theater.
