Originally published in Facebook.com · September 2025
Mike Portnoy comment
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Fan: Now if only you'd let us fans film the damn show instead of banning it and kicking people out
Mike Portnoy: I agree it’s overkill…a few shows ago, I had the audience light their phones for Bend The Clock and security was making everybody put their phone away…I was pissed!
I do see both sides of the coin though…some of the band members get very upset when there’s a phone in their face for the whole show…
Just use common sense and have some respect…film a moment here and there…but the WHOLE show frankly is obnoxious and distracting