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Why Sabrina might ban phones at her shows
The Mercury
|June 24, 2025
IF YOU’VE ever been to a concert and found yourself watching it through your phone screen — you're not alone.

We exist in a world where everything is documented, filtered and posted before the final encore, and now Sabrina Carpenter is daring to ask the question: What if we just... didn't?
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, the star opened up about the idea of banning phones at her concerts.
“This will piss off my fans, but absolutely,” she said when asked if she'd consider implementing a no-phone policy.
The Espresso singer shared that the best concert experience she’s had in recent years was a phone-free one seeing Silk Sonic perform in Las Vegas.
“They locked my phone,” she explained. “I've never had a better experience at a concert. Everyone’s singing, dancing, looking at each other and laughing. It really just felt so beautiful.”
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