Rock concerts

[Orruar]

So I went to my first big rock concert in years last night, and was shocked at how different they have become. It was Nine Inch Nails (in Orlando) and I paid good money to get onto the floor, expecting to lose a fair amount of blood and sweat.

First let me say that the music and light show was fucking amazing. Best show I've ever been to, hands down.

However, as good as the band was, the crowd was the exact opposite. Probably half of them had their phones out at some point, some had them out the entire concert. I'm guessing Lron was among them. Hardly anyone was moving around, most just stood still, not even bobbing their heads or anything. You could hardly tell if they were hearing the music or not. 0 mosh pits, 0 crowd surfing, 0 rowdiness. Now I'm all for letting people enjoy things the way they want, but what the hell happened in the last decade? It's tough to really get lost in the experience of it when everyone else seems to be so disconnected. I had ankles swollen to the size of grapefruit due to a run in with fire ants and yet I had more intensity than 99% of the people there. If I had it to over, I'd probably just take some acid and sit up in the stands and enjoy the lights.

My question: Is this pretty much normal for rock concerts these days? Or is it just this city that sucks? Either way, why do you think it's like this?

Here's a couple video from the event, and you can see the motionless floor with shitloads of cell phone screens blocking everyone's view. Looks more like a wedding than a NIN concert.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duwiTeVC0d8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZKkksuTyCo