Sabrina Carpenter Might Ban Phones At Her Concerts

Sabrina Carpenter’s next tour might come with a built-in digital detox.

Carpenter was recently asked by Rolling Stone if she’d consider implementing a no-phone policy at one of her tours.

“This will honestly piss off my fans, but absolutely,” she said.

“I went to see Silk Sonic in Vegas, and they locked my phone,” Carpenter explained. “I’ve never had a better experience at a concert. I genuinely felt like I was back in the Seventies.”

She continued: “Everyone’s singing, dancing, looking at each other, and laughing. It really, really just felt so beautiful.”

Phone-free policies have become commonplace at high profile stand-up comedy shows and some Broadway productions, but are also gaining popularity in the music world. Major artists like Jack White, Bob Dylan, Madonna and Alicia Keys have required audience members to lock up their phones before entering concert venues.

Phone-free events typically use services like Yondr, which provides secure pouches for people to store their devices in during performances. The pouches can only be unlocked in a designated place in the venue, preventing audience members from filming, taking photos or FaceTiming during a show.

Carpenter said she empathizes with fans who would want to have their phones to have their own recordings and photos of her performances that they can look back on long after the concert is over.

“I’ve grown up in the age of people having iPhones at shows,” Carpenter told Rolling Stone. “It unfortunately feels super normal to me. I can’t blame people for wanting to have memories. But depending on how long I want to be touring, and what age I am, girl, take those phones away. You cannot zoom in on my face. Right now, my skin is soft and supple. It’s fine. Do not zoom in on me when I’m 80 years old up there.”