Inside Miranda Lambert’s Take On Selfies At Concerts
Mar 18, 2025 by apost team
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Smartphones have changed how we experience concerts, with some fans more focused on capturing selfies and videos than enjoying the live performance.
This shift has sparked debate, particularly after country singer Miranda Lambert’s firm stance on the issue.
Other artists have also complained. In a 2013 Atlanta show, Beyoncé scolded a fan for filming, saying: “See, you can’t even sing because you’re too busy taping. I’m right in your face, baby. You gotta seize this moment, baby! Put that d*mn camera down!”
Jack White, a singer and musician, also spoke out strongly about this issue: “If your phone is that important to you that you can’t live without it for two hours… maybe it’s time to see a therapist.”
Adele also called out the trend of fans throwing objects at performers, saying: “Have you noticed how people are, like, forgetting show etiquette at the moment, throwing (things) onstage? Have you seen it?”
This trend has led to injuries for artists like Bebe Rexha and Kelsea Ballerini.
As for Lambert, in 2023, a video of her calling out audience members for taking selfies during her performance at her Las Vegas Velvet Rodeo residency went viral.
In the clip, as the Texas native started singing, she had to pause and address the crowd after spotting a couple of girls taking selfies.
A clearly frustrated Lambert pointed to them and said: “I’m gonna stop right here for a second… These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song. It’s p***ing me off a little bit.”
She continued: “I don’t like it, at all. We’re here to hear some country music tonight; I’m singing some country d**n music.”
Lambert then asked the group to sit down and suggested starting the song again.
The viral video sparked heated debate, drawing mixed reactions from viewers and industry insiders.
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Miranda Lambert (2023), (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
The clip of Lambert’s outburst drew fiery criticism. One social media user complained:
“Way to embarrass and shame your loyal fans who adore you.”
Another person tweeted:
“Why is she being mean , the gorlies are just having a good night ...”
Another user criticized:
“WOOoooooOW how about you climb down off that high horse there sis??”
“Imagine they were trying to make a cute video to cherish the moment forever 💔” a TikTok user remarked.
Adela Calin, the fan at the center of the selfie incident, later shared her side of the story, explaining that she felt “appalled” by Lambert’s reaction.
“It felt like I was back at school with the teacher scolding me for doing something wrong and telling me to sit down back in my place,” the concert-goer told NBC News.
She continued:
“I feel like she was determined to make us look like we were young, immature and vain. But we were just grown women in our 30s to 60s trying to take a picture.”
Calin then posted the photos on her Instagram, captioning them:
“These are the 2 pictures we were talking about when Miranda Lambert stopped her concert and told us to sit down and not take selfies 😱.”
The controversy didn’t end there.
At another show, Lambert spotted a fan wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “Shoot tequila, not selfies.” She gave them a shout-out by reading the text.
Some people saw this as a reinforcement of her no-selfies stance, with one critic writing:
“Wow! Can’t believe this was her response to her rudeness.”
In response to the backlash, Lambert said she had no regrets over how she handled the incident, telling Taste of Country:
“I feel like I’ve done a bunch and learned a whole lot of what not to do. I give less of a s**t about what people that I don’t know think about me … It just can bog you down, and it doesn’t mean anything. You can get really caught up about what strangers have to say about you. But it doesn’t speak to your character, because they don’t really know you.”
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Should phones be put away at concerts to enjoy the moment, or is documenting the experience an important part? Let us know what you think, and then pass this along to other concert-goers and let them join the conversation!