Itās been around 10 days since the first PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN concert, and I still canāt stop thinking about everything that happened.
First of all, I understand why many people were disappointed. The concert was shorter than expected, the setlist repeated several songs, and a lot of fans felt the production didnāt match the ticket price. Those feelings are valid, and fans have every right to express them.
But what I donāt understand is why some people decided to turn that disappointment into hate toward CORTIS and other fans.
This was CORTISā first-ever world tour. Theyāre still rookies with a small discography, and the members themselves are incredibly young. Theyāre only around 17, 18, and 21 years old. Theyāre still growing as artists, learning what works, and gaining experience. No artist has a perfect first tour.
Iāve also seen people making fun of the mosh pit and saying the people enjoying themselves were āpaid dancersā or āfake fans.ā Whether those rumors are true or not, why is it so hard to believe that some fans genuinely wanted to enjoy the concert the way CORTIS envisioned it?
From the teasers, performances, and even the name PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN, CORTIS made it pretty clear they wanted fans to be present in the moment. Their music has always had strong hip-hop and festival energy. Songs like TNT practically invite people to jump, move, and have fun together. A mosh pit wasnāt something completely randomāit fit the atmosphere they had been building.
That doesnāt mean everyone has to like moshing. If itās not your thing, thatās completely okay. But people who enjoyed it shouldnāt be mocked or called fake fans just because they experienced the concert differently.