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What are the ‘unwritten rules’ of live music?

According to Steve McPherson, AC/DC's Angus Young — seen here in 2016 — violates an unwritten rule of live music when he wears shorts onstage. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
According to Steve McPherson, AC/DC's Angus Young — seen here in 2016 — violates an unwritten rule of live music when he wears shorts onstage. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

by Maia Jacobson

April 03, 2018

As baseball fans debate whether the Orioles violated an "unwritten rule" at Sunday night's game against the Twins when they bunted while down 7-0 in the bottom of the ninth, we asked our followers on Twitter whether there were any "unwritten rules" of live music — for both performers and audience. Here's some of what people had to say.

For performers

https://twitter.com/d_henney/status/980930060042547200

For the audience

https://twitter.com/glindvall/status/980867473997291521

All in all, being timely and knowing your audience seems to be the big takeaways for performers, and being mindful and respectful of others seems to be the big takeaway for audience members. If you have any more unwritten rules, share them in the comment section or on Twitter.

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This activity is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.