A Perfect Circle’s strict no-phone/photo policy has been an ongoing saga for over a year now. Maynard James Keenan has expressed using cell phones at shows only kills traditional storytelling. Fans have made attempts to capture the group as it wasn’t too long ago when YouTube pulled a fan-filmed clip of APC’s entire Coachella performance. However, everything changed at the kick-off of the band’s fall tour on Saturday (20th) in West Valley, UT. Keenan decided to give his fans a “present from grandpa” as he allowed the audience to use their cell phones for the last song, “Delicious.” The tune is taken from their latest effort Eat the Elephant and concertgoers had the opportunity to record the band’s live debut of the track.

Check out some of the fan’s reactions below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We weren’t allowed cell phones in the venue until the very last song. It was such a magical experience to NOT SEE ONE SINGLE CELL PHONE SCREEN until Maynard’s announcement. A Perfect Circle was flawless. An INCREDIBLE show. Holy moly. I am beyond elated from the experience. SO SO SO SO GOOD . . . #apc #aperfectcircle #slc #maverickcenter #nophones #puremagic #maynardandbilly

A post shared by Vi Marie Droggo 🦇 (@vimarie.artandthings) on Oct 20, 2018 at 10:52pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A gift from grandpa #aperfectcircle

A post shared by evelynn van den akker (@evenakker) on Oct 20, 2018 at 10:41pm PDT

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What an experience this was. Cell phones weren’t allowed until the last performance and it felt great that everyone was engaged in just the music. Such an amazing show. #aperfectcircle #eattheelephant

A post shared by Jerry D. Skinner (@jerrysdesigns) on Oct 21, 2018 at 5:58pm PDT

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