▲ 303 ▼ Fan Dressed in Banana Costume Harassed by Hardcore Band at Gig: ‘Conform or Get Called Out’ (www.vice.com) submitted 2 months ago by Krauerking@lemy.lol to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 151 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 2 months ago (1 child) What the fuck is wrong with them that they think this was acceptable? I'm glad they've been dropped from their upcoming tours. I'm especially disappointed by the fans who fucking listened and attacked the guy, too. Frankly, the banana guy has every right to sue their asses for encouraging violence against him and destroying his property. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 22 points 2 months ago (1 child) Reminds me of a much worse incident, a clip I saw of a Travis Scott concert, he crowdsurfed and his shoe came off iin this kid's hand and he accused him of stealing it and tried to start a fuck him up, fuck him up! chant. The crowd ignored scott and got the fan to safety in that case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wasabi_noir@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 months ago (2 children) I’ve never heard his music but Travis Scott sounds like a piece of shit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (1 child) Isn't he the one that encouraged the fans outside the stadium to hop the fences and sneak in which lead to several people getting trampled to death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) Was that the same one where he refused to stop the show while paramedics tried to get to the trampled people? Not sure if that was him or not, it was maybe a few years ago Edit: apparently it was, per the other commenter next to you permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 16 points 2 months ago Travis Scott played a set in which 8 people died. To be fair, Travis Scott wasn't the sole factor for the deaths. Management and the promoter share responsibility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroworld_Festival_crowd_crush permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 22 points 2 months ago (1 child) Reminds me of a much worse incident, a clip I saw of a Travis Scott concert, he crowdsurfed and his shoe came off iin this kid's hand and he accused him of stealing it and tried to start a fuck him up, fuck him up! chant. The crowd ignored scott and got the fan to safety in that case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wasabi_noir@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 months ago (2 children) I’ve never heard his music but Travis Scott sounds like a piece of shit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (1 child) Isn't he the one that encouraged the fans outside the stadium to hop the fences and sneak in which lead to several people getting trampled to death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) Was that the same one where he refused to stop the show while paramedics tried to get to the trampled people? Not sure if that was him or not, it was maybe a few years ago Edit: apparently it was, per the other commenter next to you permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 16 points 2 months ago Travis Scott played a set in which 8 people died. To be fair, Travis Scott wasn't the sole factor for the deaths. Management and the promoter share responsibility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroworld_Festival_crowd_crush permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wasabi_noir@lemmy.zip 26 points 2 months ago (2 children) I’ve never heard his music but Travis Scott sounds like a piece of shit permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (1 child) Isn't he the one that encouraged the fans outside the stadium to hop the fences and sneak in which lead to several people getting trampled to death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) Was that the same one where he refused to stop the show while paramedics tried to get to the trampled people? Not sure if that was him or not, it was maybe a few years ago Edit: apparently it was, per the other commenter next to you permalink fedilink source parent [–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 16 points 2 months ago Travis Scott played a set in which 8 people died. To be fair, Travis Scott wasn't the sole factor for the deaths. Management and the promoter share responsibility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroworld_Festival_crowd_crush permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (1 child) Isn't he the one that encouraged the fans outside the stadium to hop the fences and sneak in which lead to several people getting trampled to death? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) Was that the same one where he refused to stop the show while paramedics tried to get to the trampled people? Not sure if that was him or not, it was maybe a few years ago Edit: apparently it was, per the other commenter next to you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) Was that the same one where he refused to stop the show while paramedics tried to get to the trampled people? Not sure if that was him or not, it was maybe a few years ago Edit: apparently it was, per the other commenter next to you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 16 points 2 months ago Travis Scott played a set in which 8 people died. To be fair, Travis Scott wasn't the sole factor for the deaths. Management and the promoter share responsibility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroworld_Festival_crowd_crush permalink fedilink source parent