Adela Calin has vowed to boycott all upcoming Miranda Lambert concerts after being scolded by the Gunpowder & Lead singer midway through her performance.
As more musicians take a stance against rowdy crowds, concert etiquette continues to be a major issue. Miranda Lambert went one step beyond, stopping her Las Vegas concert on Sunday (16th July) in order to correct audience members taking selfies.
Miranda Lambert stops her show in order to correct fans who are taking selfies
Miranda Lambert, the country star, paused midway through Sunday’s show to recognize six members of her audience, among them Adela Calin. They were all posing together for a group selfie.
Audience members tried to take selfies with Lambert behind them, blocking other concert goers’ view.
Lambert felt that the audience was taking selfies during her show, so she asked the six members of the audience to stop.
Miranda Lambert criticises Adela Cain in front of other members of the audience
After it was posted to TikTok Monday, 17th July, the internet became aware of this amazing interaction.
“These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song,” Lambert can be heard saying in the video. “It’s p***ing me off a little bit.” The crowd cheers, and Lambert resumes singing her ballad, Tin Man.
Another member of the audience captured this interaction and it has been seen by over two millions people on TikTok.
Adela, what did you say?
Adela Calina was among the six performers who were reprimanded by Miranda Lambert in mid-performance. Calin is a Las Vegas influencer who shared her Instagram snaps of the encounter.
“These are the 2 pictures we were talking when Miranda Lambert stopped her concert and told us to sit down and not take selfies,” Calin captioned the post.
In the two days since the concert, Adela Calin’s Instagram following has risen by 2,000. Now, she has more than 19,000 Instagram followers.
Calin has spoken to defend her and her friends’ right to take pictures at the concert. “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. She was trying to make it look like we are young, inexperienced and vain. But we were just grown women in our 30s to 60s trying to take a picture,” Calin reportedly said. After the negative experience, she has decided to not attend any more Miranda Lambert concerts.
They claimed it only lasted around “30 seconds” but “We just couldn’t get one good picture.” Calin continued to explain that they “were so excited because I think we had the best seats in the house in the whole theater.”
Miranda Lambert fans have since leapt to the singer’s defense and right to stop the performance.