Sir Paul McCartney asked his fans at the Santa Barbara Bowl to place their mobile phones in lockable pouches. McCartney declared during the 25 song setlist, “Really it’s much better!”
Guns N’ Roses and Childish Gambino have also embraced it. They say that this helps them to perform more freely and experiment with their creativity. Sabrina Carpenter is also considering phone-free gigs for the future.
A 2012 incident occurred at a music festival that inspired the concept.This moment raised questions regarding privacy and the digital age. Dugoni created Yondr to promote phone-free zones in concert halls, galleries, theaters, schools.
And in England they serve roughly 250.000 children across 500 different schools. Prices for pouches range between PS7 and PS30. Paul Nugent, the creator of Hush Pouch explains how locking phones away can help reduce FOMO and anxiety.
The Conservative Party leader Kemi Bdenoch is pushing for a ban on smartphones in schools. Meanwhile, the Labour party has begun consultations to restrict social media to under-16s and encourage schools to have a phone-free policy by default.
Most parents feel more secure knowing that their kids can use phones on the road but not in school. Nugent says that the initial week. However, once they are all participating equally, most embrace this freedom.
