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I think that where you clap varies according to the piece of music, but I agree, most audiences get it hopelessly wrong (am I right in thinking that Billy Joel in his early days used to discourage clapping along for just this reason?).
Two simple facts about audiences at most concerts:
(a) the bigger the venue, the higher the proportion of morons who are there for an evening out and a chance to have a good gossip with their friends (especially during the quiet numbers) rather than listen to the music.
(b) the greater the number of morons, the greater the number of people with no musical sense.
Hence, the greater the probability that they will clap in a dumbass rather than musical fashion.
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