Concerts you got kicked out of....
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Topic: Concerts you got kicked out of....
Posted By: Disconnect
Subject: Concerts you got kicked out of....
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 11:49
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Only one for me.... Metallica - August 11, 1989, Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City TN That day started off well enough. Met up with some friends around noon, started drinking whiskey. At some point, I convinced myself how much more awesome my buzz would be if I didn't bother to eat. Just keep making with the whiskey. The Cult opened that night. I was removed by security after their set. I had been sitting on a cement stairway between where the seats were....and puking my spleen out for the better part of 45 minutes. The entire cement stairway below where I was sitting was the victim both my whiskey adventure and gravity. It was all covered in sick. In my defense, I was 18 the time.  ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 12:43
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I used to sneak a Sony pro tape recorder with a stereo mic into shows, I'd stuff it down my pants and was never caught. Got some good recordings. The only time I was kicked out from anywhere was at Disneyland when some friends and I were sparking up in the parking lot which, unknown to us, is closely monitored. We were banned for a day and came back the next day. I too was 18 at the time. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 12:51
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Not me, but my friend Curt got kicked out of G3 in Chicago for sneaking his old-fashioned 35 mm camera in! He put it back in the car, and was allowed back in. Sadly, he missed one of the most impressive moments, which was Mike Keneally playing guitar solos on top of Fripp's SoundScape loops!! That was breathtaking! Curt is a brilliant concert photographer, this is one of my favorites of his!  ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: August 08 2025 at 15:53
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Great stories!! Also glad to know they aren't all about severe inebriation such as my own story! ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: JoeSantore
Date Posted: August 09 2025 at 07:34
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I didn't get kicked out, but its a good story and a great memory. I once had a somewhat sensual encounter with a young lady at a James Gang concert. We were a bunch of guys with some weed, and a group of coeds from a nearby by college were more than willing to hang with us for a free buzz. One young lady and I seemed to hit it off, and things got a little frisky. You really had to appreciate the underwear optional days from the 1970s! The odd thing is that this wasn't the only memorable event from that evening. A young man with a bushy head of hair was was right in front of the stage, jumping around and waving his bottle of Jack. For some reason, somebody behind him decided it would a good idea to flick a lit cigarette at him and it got stuck in his hair. And his head started to smoke. Luckily, his friends noticed and were able to put out his head, preventing any real damage. The strange thing that he and his buddies all had a good laugh about this. It just goes to show you what a bottle of Jack and some good weed will do to your disposition! |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: August 09 2025 at 09:34
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I was never kicked out of a concert, but I did sleep through most of a Robin Trower show in the mid-70s, being completely stoned out of my mind. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |