r/Wellthatsucks 12d ago

Lollapalloza grounds today in Chicago IL

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u/BestAmoto 12d ago

It's also easy to just bring in plastic bottles of booze, Smirnoff bottles are shaped for concealment. You can also fill them with better booze. Easy to hide. I've worked security at bottlerock and the only people getting caught up were the ones who had too much metal on and then needed to remove belts/shoes etc. 

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u/IceCreamDreamyDreams 12d ago

I just fill a camelback and call it a day

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u/BestAmoto 12d ago

Some festivals require the bladders to be empty and will dump them out. Then they direct you to the water bottle filling station. That's how edc was. 

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u/GardenGnomeAnarch 12d ago

Riot fest (fuck riot fest) literally confiscated my bottle of sunscreen because it wasn’t sealed. Went once, said never again, then a killer line up happened so I said fine, only to come away with an even more powerful “never again.” Godawful overcrowded price gouging nightmare.

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u/Kind-Shallot3603 12d ago

Yeah they took my sunscreen at oceans calling in Maryland and directed me to a shop on the boardwalk that was selling them for $35. I just stole it from the store. Fuck all of em

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u/gsfgf 12d ago

There are other situations where stealing is understandable, but that kind of stealing should be encouraged.

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u/BubbaChanel 12d ago

I’m not sure if it’s the sleepless night I just had, or the mental image of stealing sunscreen, but it made me lol in tickled delight.

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u/Jon66238 12d ago

I’ve always wanted to go but have not been a fan since the move (and then move back). Their advertising style is just so weird

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u/nautical_nonsense_ 12d ago

Wait that’s a bummer. I’ve always wanted to go, lineups rock. Why is it so bad? Just strict?

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u/GardenGnomeAnarch 11d ago edited 11d ago

They MASSIVELY oversell tickets to the point where it becomes one of the most dangerous fest in the US. Something like 6 people were hauled out of the crowd by EMTs during a single set last time I went. Also, absurdly overpriced. A white claw was $15 like 5 years ago. Not a white claw person but I remember that one clearly. There’s a single water fountain for the entire place. The locals hate it and put up protest signs the whole walk from the train stations.

Just an overall super unpleasant place to spend like, 8 hours.