A TikToker filmed someone snatching a sign from a fan at a concert for The Weeknd, sparking another etiquette debate

• A viral TikTok shows a fan snatching a sign out of a person's hand at a concert for The Weeknd. 
• Many viewers expressed support for the sign-snatcher, saying posters can be an annoying obstruction.
• The video also stirred a debate about how to deal with such controversial behavior at concerts. 

A viral TikTok which shows a fan snatching a sign out of another person's hands at a concert has sparked a debate about etiquette at concerts. 

The clip was posted on July 9 by a creator who goes by @pippapalmerr, who mentioned in a caption under the post that the concert was for the Canadian artist The Weeknd, who is currently touring in Europe. 

The video showed a portion of the crowd standing in front of the stage at the gig, with a person holding up a paper sign visible on the left of the screen. The camera panned towards the person, just as another fan could be seen snatching the sign out of her hand from behind.

The person originally holding the sign then tried to look behind her to see what had happened, but the person who had taken it from her had shrunk back into the crowd and appeared to no longer be visible to her. 

"No signs blocking our view here," an on-screen caption on the post, which received 11 million views, read. 

Though it is unclear whether the person who took the sign was with the creator who filmed and posted the TikTok, a number of users assumed from the caption that the user approved of their behavior and that the video was posted to make a point about not blocking other people's view of the stage during concerts. 

Commenters on TikTok overwhelmingly sided with the person who grabbed the sign away, saying that they think it's unfair for fans to block the view of the people behind them by holding up signs. Several people also said that it appeared, from the view in the video, that the fan with the sign was relatively far away from the stage, and it was unlikely that The Weeknd would have been able to read it anyway. 

"I feel bad for her but if a big poster was in front of me and I couldn't see the artist I would have done the same thing," one user wrote. 

The video received somewhat more of a mixed response when it circulated on Twitter after it was shared by the pop culture account Pop Base, receiving 2.6 million views. 

—steven ❀ // doja’s favorite :) (@arianaunext) July 11, 2023

Many users who commented on or quote tweeted the post reasoned that a person who paid to be at the concert would have a right to not want a sign held up in front of them, but a small handful of people said they felt that snatching the sign away from her was not the best way to handle the situation. 

One commenter suggested that the people behind the fan with the sign should have "found a way to ask politely" for her to lower it, although it is not clear from the video itself whether anyone did attempt to speak to the fan before taking the sign. 

Another person suggested that they should have given the sign back to the fan later on, saying it would be the "right thing" to do. 

—Jay (@GodsSonAtEarth) July 11, 2023

It's not the first time that a fan has been called out for holding a sign on TikTok. In April, a video of a K-pop fan obstructing another person's view with their sign blew up and rallied support from commenters who broadly agreed that sign-holding is inconsiderate towards the people around you. 

Concert etiquette has become an extremely popular topic on TikTok in the past few months, as users have shared videos of their own experiences of trying to deal with controversial behavior from other fans during shows. 

In March, a TikToker drew a wave of empathetic responses after posting a video that showed a fan's hair waving in another person's face as she jumped up and down at the gig. Earlier that same month, a fan who shared a story about a mom asking her to stop screaming at a Taylor Swift concert for the sake of her child sparked an intense debate about how much concert-goers should be required to moderate their behavior for the sake of the people around them. 

@pippapalmerr did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. 

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