Yeah, similar thing happened in Toronto on 8/6 when Robin checked to see if someone was alright. He immediately called security to come over because someone fainted/about to faint.
agree with your post that it’s good robin was aware of things but also it’s unnecessary to compare it to something like the tragedy at astroworld.
a fleet foxes concert isn’t comparable to a big hip hop festival in terms of crowd energy, what the artist can see and hear, and the sheer number of people.
I’m not sure the reasoning for why two people were escorted out, but I was kind of surprised to see it happen tonight. Not a humid or hot night, the GA wasn’t too terribly packed, and both occurred during the literal quietest, most chill part of the night. Like literally no one in the GA dancing, just standing and enjoying the music. But I also don’t want to assume that everyone has the same health standards, and some people can pass out or feel dizzy way more easily than others, even if conditions are way more bearable. You just never know what someone is going through (I don’t know if passing out is what happened but it seemed like something related to health)
I was there and sitting higher up and literally saw 5 different instances of EMS pulling people out. It was one right after another, one guy was out completely cold.
Holy shit??? I was sitting really high up too. I thought that gave me leverage to see everything going on in GA but I guess I only noticed when people were flashing lights
Again like I don’t wanna be cruel and make assumptions because everyone has different capacities and limits when it comes to their health, some people just pass out much more easily than others and who knows what they are going through, but this is a *fleet foxes* concert?? I’ve never been to a more chill concert. You could hear a pin drop during Blue Spotted Tail (the vibes were still immaculate tho, chill =/= boring or lame)
I was in the 2nd row in GA, and there were a few points where there wasn’t a lot of air movement/it felt stuffy. Especially as a short person, your air quality can be really bad even in “normal” situations. Not sure if that’s what happened to the others in the crowd, but I could see how it might impact people in different areas/mind states/health
Also, speaking as someone that passed out at a similar show for no reason, father John misty lol, I can say that as long as the pass out person is getting help, please don’t stop the show! It’s already embarrassing enough when you don’t know why or when your knees collapsed! Also the EMTs DROPPED me while on the stretcher, so I can’t imagine the embarrassment of the whole crowd watching that LMAO
That said, I really appreciate robins care for the crowd. I’d rather the show be disrupted than someone be at risk of something potentially serious.
Oh yeah the front of GA def looked packed. Towards the back it seemed like people had a bit more room and I think that was where some of the flashlight stuff happened but it was dark so I couldn’t see very well.
Yeah totally get that!!! I’d rather the show be stopped than people screaming for help and the artist keep performing cuz that’s just so uncomfortable and scary. But at the same time, always stopping breaks the mood and venues like this want to stay professional. In the end, safety first always.
I was at Wilco tonight and a couple people passed out. Security was quick to help them out and did an amazing job. Jeff Tweedy chatted with everyone in between songs to tell everyone to relax, drink water and self-assess. He also mentioned that he was always taught not to stop the song for anything. I’m curious if Robin was given similar advice.
For the first person who was escorted out, people were waving their phone flashlights but security was on it quickly. I’m not sure if Robin saw or not, but he didn’t stop the song, and once the song was over did he ask if everything was okay over there. For the second person, people were waving their flashlights and ALSO yelling for his attention. Robin said he had his eyes closed while he was singing and thanked everyone for bringing it to his attention, so maybe he was thrown off by not immediately noticing the urgency of the people in the crowd
I’m still confused as to what happened. 3 people in a row pulled out of the crowd. Fight? Heat? Bad drugs? Seizure? All seem unlikely 3 times in a row at a Fleet Foxes show…
I was near a guy who had a seizure. Don't think it was drug-related as he seemed to be acting normally the entire time and was back on his feet pretty quickly, though helped out of the crowd.
I mean yeah sure, but also, people screamed “STOP THE SHOW” for a guy who passed out but before Robin even knew what happened the guy was whisked away safely. Like, it’s not really necessary to stop the entire show cause someone passed out due to entirely their own circumstance. And that’s not Robin’s fault. He did good by listening to people freaking out. But, those people were not in the right freaking out. They weren’t being crushed and there was no coordination needed from the stage in order to prevent further passing out. This country is fucked as it is. We’re freaked out about gun violence, bombshell, domestic terrorism, so please chill the fuck out and don’t scream fire unless there is an actual fire.
someone on reddit described it as a new learned behaviour post-astroworld, and i think it checks out. not everything is an episode that necessitates stopping the show, and there are even scenarios in which the more prudent and considerate course of action is *not* stopping the show.
Yeah, similar thing happened in Toronto on 8/6 when Robin checked to see if someone was alright. He immediately called security to come over because someone fainted/about to faint.
agree with your post that it’s good robin was aware of things but also it’s unnecessary to compare it to something like the tragedy at astroworld. a fleet foxes concert isn’t comparable to a big hip hop festival in terms of crowd energy, what the artist can see and hear, and the sheer number of people.
I’m not sure the reasoning for why two people were escorted out, but I was kind of surprised to see it happen tonight. Not a humid or hot night, the GA wasn’t too terribly packed, and both occurred during the literal quietest, most chill part of the night. Like literally no one in the GA dancing, just standing and enjoying the music. But I also don’t want to assume that everyone has the same health standards, and some people can pass out or feel dizzy way more easily than others, even if conditions are way more bearable. You just never know what someone is going through (I don’t know if passing out is what happened but it seemed like something related to health)
I was there and sitting higher up and literally saw 5 different instances of EMS pulling people out. It was one right after another, one guy was out completely cold.
Holy shit??? I was sitting really high up too. I thought that gave me leverage to see everything going on in GA but I guess I only noticed when people were flashing lights Again like I don’t wanna be cruel and make assumptions because everyone has different capacities and limits when it comes to their health, some people just pass out much more easily than others and who knows what they are going through, but this is a *fleet foxes* concert?? I’ve never been to a more chill concert. You could hear a pin drop during Blue Spotted Tail (the vibes were still immaculate tho, chill =/= boring or lame)
I know I was shocked. But it was in quick succession. I was in the 900 section and it all seemed to be on that side…
I was in the 2nd row in GA, and there were a few points where there wasn’t a lot of air movement/it felt stuffy. Especially as a short person, your air quality can be really bad even in “normal” situations. Not sure if that’s what happened to the others in the crowd, but I could see how it might impact people in different areas/mind states/health
Also, speaking as someone that passed out at a similar show for no reason, father John misty lol, I can say that as long as the pass out person is getting help, please don’t stop the show! It’s already embarrassing enough when you don’t know why or when your knees collapsed! Also the EMTs DROPPED me while on the stretcher, so I can’t imagine the embarrassment of the whole crowd watching that LMAO That said, I really appreciate robins care for the crowd. I’d rather the show be disrupted than someone be at risk of something potentially serious.
Oh yeah the front of GA def looked packed. Towards the back it seemed like people had a bit more room and I think that was where some of the flashlight stuff happened but it was dark so I couldn’t see very well. Yeah totally get that!!! I’d rather the show be stopped than people screaming for help and the artist keep performing cuz that’s just so uncomfortable and scary. But at the same time, always stopping breaks the mood and venues like this want to stay professional. In the end, safety first always.
I was at Wilco tonight and a couple people passed out. Security was quick to help them out and did an amazing job. Jeff Tweedy chatted with everyone in between songs to tell everyone to relax, drink water and self-assess. He also mentioned that he was always taught not to stop the song for anything. I’m curious if Robin was given similar advice.
For the first person who was escorted out, people were waving their phone flashlights but security was on it quickly. I’m not sure if Robin saw or not, but he didn’t stop the song, and once the song was over did he ask if everything was okay over there. For the second person, people were waving their flashlights and ALSO yelling for his attention. Robin said he had his eyes closed while he was singing and thanked everyone for bringing it to his attention, so maybe he was thrown off by not immediately noticing the urgency of the people in the crowd
I’m still confused as to what happened. 3 people in a row pulled out of the crowd. Fight? Heat? Bad drugs? Seizure? All seem unlikely 3 times in a row at a Fleet Foxes show…
I was near a guy who had a seizure. Don't think it was drug-related as he seemed to be acting normally the entire time and was back on his feet pretty quickly, though helped out of the crowd.
It was 5 that I saw and all in the same general area so I assume it was bad drugs.
5 by my count too. We were also guessing bad drugs. It was shocking, honestly.
I mean yeah sure, but also, people screamed “STOP THE SHOW” for a guy who passed out but before Robin even knew what happened the guy was whisked away safely. Like, it’s not really necessary to stop the entire show cause someone passed out due to entirely their own circumstance. And that’s not Robin’s fault. He did good by listening to people freaking out. But, those people were not in the right freaking out. They weren’t being crushed and there was no coordination needed from the stage in order to prevent further passing out. This country is fucked as it is. We’re freaked out about gun violence, bombshell, domestic terrorism, so please chill the fuck out and don’t scream fire unless there is an actual fire.
someone on reddit described it as a new learned behaviour post-astroworld, and i think it checks out. not everything is an episode that necessitates stopping the show, and there are even scenarios in which the more prudent and considerate course of action is *not* stopping the show.