No

Just don’t film it and enjoy the show. You will watch that shaky, grainy “video” with terrible sound maybe once and will forget about it, but it will forever change your perception of the show, since you will be trying to film it and “not screw up” instead of actually enjoying it.

I see the “recording concerts is a sin” crowd has come out already. Ignore them.

The concert is probably going to be low light, so the best way to get some good pictures anyway is to shoot in ProRAW(but stay away from 48 MP. The phone should automatically switch to 12MP in low light, but setting it manually will ensure this. 48MP would be higher resolution, but you don’t have the light to drive it.) Shooting in proRAW gives you more breathing room when editing, which can help low light pictures become great anyway. Your main sensor at regular 1x zoom is gonna give you the best images, but you can try the 3x, just know that you’ll have a harder time getting light into it. The .5x might do well too given the amount of light it can bring in. Stay far far away from that 2x option, it’ll not end well.

The #1 most important rule: enjoy the show first. Taking pictures and video is fun and a great way to keep the memory alive, but don’t stress yourself out over it. Have fun!

I dont get this consensus. I am a very visual being, if i didnt have a video or at least a photo from a show i would soon even forget how it all looked and felt. Plus i love sharing my experiences with others and i have gone through my footage from previous shows many times over.

So to the op: i guess first make sure to answer this honestly - Do you want to film it because you know you will look back at it? Or do you want to film it just because you feel like you have to?

If its the latter, jusr like with fireworks id recommend recording yourself and your close ones with the selfie camera instead :)

And first and foremost, enjoy your show, wear hearing protection and dont let others tell you how youre allowed/supposed to enjoy a show!

A few tips -

Make sure youve got enough storage space! If youre recording in 4k60fps your storage fills up fast!

Make sure to hold onto your phone real tight, but dont cover the microphone holes!

Lower your display brightness to minimum to be less intrusive to other people

If a slow song comes up and the artist asks for everyone to turn on your phone flashlight - its a perfect opportunity to start a video with the flash on - multitasking baby

Make sure to record some selfie footage of yourself and your close ones too - much better than “just the band” :)

Have fun!

Turn your flash off. If you can rest your hands or arms on something when shooting video it will help but never ever rest the phone on a railing or hard surface because it will vibrate from the sound and destroy the video. Be kind to the people behind you and don’t make them look at your phone screen.

As a concert goer, I recommend filming at least one song and taking a few pics. Then just enjoy the rest of the show without your camera.

DND

I was near the front center stage of a P!nk show a few years ago holding my phone high enough to get above the heads of the people in front of me, and the lady behind me was yelling at me to put my phone down. I stopped and put my phone down. The next few songs she was yelling at the person in front of me to put his phone down. Then she was yelling at me to tell the person in front of me to put his phone down. Not only did she ruin my recording, but she also ruined my enjoyment of the other songs.

Make sure you hold the camera in front of your body so you don’t distract or disturb other people