A good friend of mine had a series of major surgeries last year and early this year. She was pretty much laid up and on bedrest for about eight of the past 14 months, so I called her from quite a few of the concerts I went to so she could "listen in".
My husband and my "concert buddy" (a girlfriend who I go to a lot of shows with) helped as well when I was in the photopit they'd make the call for me.
Anne