Andrea Kremer wrote:
 >As Ryan just pointed out, what the audience owes the musician is money. 
And an audience at a rock show has generally ponied up and held up their 
end of the bargain. Sure, there are tired performers and apathetic 
audiences, but if they're an apathetic audience that's paid money for 
admission to the performance, the onus is on the artist to, well, perform.

Speaking of onuses, what about the audience members that pay to get into a 
show, only to loudly talk on their cell phones and to their pals during the 
performance?  At least they could go into the bar room (if there is a 
separate room) to socialize.  Audience members could at least take a stab 
at listening or at least being considerate to other audience members who 
want to listen.  Being "in the moment" and "phoning it in" are two way 
streets, folks.

Andrew