# What or Who is the last thing or person you applauded for one full minute or more? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 10, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329 "2012-10-10T17:05:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329/21 "2012-10-11T02:06:56Z")
Strung Out, at Le National. We wanted an encore, despite the fact that they had played two albums in their entirety, in order (_Twisted by Design_ and _Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues_). The applause and cheering and _olé olé olé olé!_ went on for a good half hour. They didn’t come out and play again, unfortunately, although most of the band members came out and filmed us on their phones and threw drumsticks and picks into the crowd. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329/22 "2012-10-11T02:09:26Z")
> [@Moonlitherial](#): > > Cirque du Soliel Amaluna. The balancing lady who was so freaking amazing and awesome. Sorry for the double post, but I missed this on the first read-through. Holy hell, yes. That wasn’t my most recent, but yes, the crowd went crazy for her, easily cheering for over a minute. People were in tears! So breathtaking! ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329/23 "2012-10-11T02:25:53Z")
double post ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329/24 "2012-10-11T02:27:05Z")
My first instinct is “The Bishop”–and then I realized that no, that wasn’t the last thing. I went to the Chamber Music Festival more recently than that, and we applauded lots there. And then I dithered about whether I’d attended more live music since then, and couldn’t decide. Though I did attend the premiere of a movie, which may have been applauded significantly, because of the local connections. ETA: I certainly did not time any of these bits of applause, so no guarantee on the one full minute or more bit. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329/25 "2012-10-11T02:34:04Z")
Joe Bonamassa. Every time. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329/26 "2012-10-11T03:06:54Z")
Hugh Laurie at a concert a couple of months ago. He is amazing. There was so much applause in the auditorium, so loud, that I couldn’t hear it for a bit. Laurie and the Copper Bottom Band played for nearly 2 and a half hours and I could have listened to them for hours more. Just awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329/27 "2012-10-11T03:09:41Z")
The long-awaited reunion of Dead Can Dance at the Buell Theater in Denver - August 19. There were several multi-minute ovations between songs, and three encores. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-or-who-is-the-last-thing-or-person-you-applauded-for-one-full-minute-or-more/637329.md?page=1)