Get to the venue early if you want front row. Don't turn up late and expect to push your way forward.

Take a shower or have a wash before the show! Seriously! Ok, so you've queued for days for that covetted front row spot but freshen up before you go in. It's gonna be hot in there. Sweat from a someone who's had a shower doesn't smell but on someone who's dirty smells really bad!

Listen and pay respect to the support act. Ok, so you're there to see Hanson but the support act has been chosen by them to preceed them. If you don't like them just be quiet, it's really annoying to be at a gig where people are talking during someones performance.

Talk to the band like human beings if you meet them before or after the show. Don't just scream about how much you love them in their faces.

Have fun!

Scream incessently! Shouting and cheering in appreciation is great but please shut up when the guys are playing or talking. People have paid to hear the music and they don't want to just hear you!

Get drunk and make a complete tit out of yourself. As we're all a bit older now it's nice to have a beer whilst watching the guys play but don't get rat-arsed and irritate others.

Pinch, punch and cause harm to other fans in your quest to get closer to the stage. They've paid the same to be there and have the same right as you. People who do that usually end up worse off at the end of the show. I've seen it myself (Islington, UK, 2003) and all the girl went home with was a broken nose from a well timed elbow!

Bring your 6 foot "I Love Taylor/Ike/Zac" banner and hold it over your head. You may leave the concert needing it surgically removed......

Chase/stalk/take photo's of the Hanson family members. They are not part of the band. Give them the respect and privacy they deserve.

Smoke in the crowd. It's claustrophobic at the best of times and the last thing people need is to have the precious bit of fresh air exchanged for tobacco smoke. If you wanna smoke go to the back or outside. Simple.

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