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  1. Originally posted by LikeASongMatt, it was dangerously crowded. I mean that it was terribly, awesomely, incredibly and unbearingly (?) crowded. Worst "people sandwiching" I've ever witnessed or lived. Miles worse than Muse, Coldplay, U2 or Red Hot. In fact, there were 8-10 people around me who fainted only during the Miles' 40-mins set.


    Holy crap, I'm sorry to hear that. Foo Fighters was pretty terrible at Lollapalooza- lottt of that people sandwiching. People rushed the barrier when they took the stage and started Bridge Burning, and took down a bunch of the crowd in their rampage. Through the show, if you climbed up on shoulders, you could see the steam circling through the crowd. It was about 10 or 15 degrees colder just above shoulder level. Friend of mine started throwing up a bit and almost fainted but we kept her hydrated.

    Sorry to hear that had to be the case. Glad I have seats for them and The Black Keys in March.
  2. Originally posted by KieranU2[..]

    Ugh, I hate when that happens and you can't even move your own hands. It's terrible. Were the security handing out cups of water?


    Only when Miles' show ended. Until then, you had to survive on your own water&glucose reserves or just faint and be taken out. It was dangerous. And yes, that's exactly it: I couldn't even move my own hands (I wasn't exactly on the first row - I didn't have any heads in front of me but I wasn't touching the barrier either - it was just a fucking unconvenient spot). Not even mention that taping in that conditions would have been dangerous for my brand new gear


  3. That happened to me the second time I saw My Chemical Romance. It was after the support act (The Blackout) that I almost fainted. I then got loads of water from first aid, got back into the crowd, then I saw MCR. It was only at the end that I felt sick. I was almost sick, but I managed to stop myself throwing up.
  4. I heard that back when Springsteen played Soldier Field back in the 80s, he played on a July day so hot that security was up on barriers on either side of the stage all day with firehouse-strength water sprayers dousing the crowd that was waiting all day.

    The friend of mine that told me the story also said that during Springsteen's show, if you passed out in the pit, security dragged you up onstage off to the side where there was immediate medical attention...but it was ON the actual stage side, not in the space between the barrier and the front. One girl faked passing out, got dragged up on stage, and ran to try to hug Bruce...but she got tackled and sent to the back of the GA field!
  5. Originally posted by LikeASong[..]

    Only when Miles' show ended. Until then, you had to survive on your own water&glucose reserves or just faint and be taken out. It was dangerous. And yes, that's exactly it: I couldn't even move my own hands (I wasn't exactly on the first row - I didn't have any heads in front of me but I wasn't touching the barrier either - it was just a fucking unconvenient spot). Not even mention that taping in that conditions would have been dangerous for my brand new gear


    That's wrong that. They should be handing out water at all times. But when they do that, you always get the concert noob who isn't even sweating that bad who drinks the whole cup then people a few rows back give them deserved abuse. Greedy.
  6. Sometimes in GA shows I attend it gets so hot and sweaty and fucking amazing that the lead singer gives you his bottle of red wine to drink from

    /brag
  7. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3Sometimes in GA shows I attend it gets so hot and sweaty and fucking amazing that the lead singer gives you his bottle of red wine to drink from

    /brag


    What show was that?
  8. Jane's Addiction
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  10. Believe me if I tell you that I was thikning of your Jane's Addiction story yesterday night.
  11. Originally posted by LikeASongBelieve me if I tell you that I was thikning of your Jane's Addiction story yesterday night.


    I believe you! Hopefully this year's shows bring as much prosperity as 2011's
  12. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3Jane's Addiction


    You LUCKY BASTARD. Ahhhhhhhh... I wanna see them so bad too.

    What have you caught at concerts? My list consists of a bottle of water, a drumstick, and a Blackberry phone
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