I went to a concert where they had a very unexpected rule

The first time I ever went to a gig, mobile phones couldn't take pictures or video.

Instead, I used to carry one of those disposable cameras from Max Spielmann and pray I had not chopped off anyone's head in the shot. But how we experience live music now has changed so much that I can barely remember a time when there weren't hundreds of phones flashing with an array of tiny screens dancing around the venue creating a Droste effect.

So it was unexpected and refreshing when I entered the AO Arena in Manchester last weekend (June 1) to see TOOL and immediately spotted signs everywhere.

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On paper attached to our seats read: "TOOL have requested a strict no photos or video policy during tonight's show, this includes mobile phones. They respectfully request that you please watch and listen to the show, not your phone.

"You will be asked to leave the show and venue without the opportunity to return and without refund if you do not comply with the production request."

Some may think this sounds pretentious, but after the first song it becomes clear what a completely different experience it is to be sat with thousands of people, present in that moment. And it is something the band have done for a while.

TOOL's vocalist, Maynard James Keenan reiterated the no photos policy telling us to put our phones in our pockets and said we were going on a journey and to stay connected, and isn't that what we pay all that ticket money for?

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I hadn't realised how much phones got in the way until they were removed, the ban stopped dozens of phones blocking my view. It was just a better experience. The audience was permitted to film the final song, but after two hours of being blissfully uncoupled from my phone, I found myself putting it away after just seconds.

And a week later, I'm still thinking about it. The unforgettable silhouette cast by Maynard and his mohawk etched into my mind's eye, the feeling of the driving rhythms from drummer Danny Carey and the wash of melodic metal guitar and bass from Adam Jones and Justin Chancellor still swirling around my head.

I think this was made brighter in my mind because all our phones were in our pockets. I don't think I can ever go back to using my phone at a gig.

It probably does very much depend on the artist, I can't see Taylor Swift banning photos and videos, as it is a bold move in this technologically intertwined world, but putting away your phone may just be the best way to remember some of the most incredible gigs of your life.

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