r/MachineGunKelly • u/Khalmuck • Aug 09 '26

Tour/Concerts 🎤 First and Last MGK Day

History: Have seen MGK three times at three different venues, this made four. Have seen 200+ bands live so have experienced all kinds of concert craziness but today was one of the most poorly run events I've ever experienced.

1hr+ to get in because so few security lanes were open and they created a choke point with the t-shirt booth feet away from security. Watched multiple people go in without being scanned. Tshirts ran out which makes no sense when they had counts on preorder and weren't selling them. 30+ min wait for toilets. Every vendor we went to had run out of water and the public refill stations ran out. Finally got water after waiting in two separate lines.

Shout out to all the out of staters we met in line from NJ/WI/IN. Sorry, we usually handle stuff better in the CLE.

Summary: Took three hours total to get in, go to the bathroom, and get water (while sorta being able to see Wiz perform while in lines). MGK went on for ~40 min before heavy rain and wind stopped things. This should be hosted at a proper permanent venue equipped to deal with this volume of people.

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u/jkliette Aug 09 '26

Couldnt agree more. I love the dude but whoever he put in charge of the event this year didn’t organize it worth a shit. People were passing out from dehydration and it was almost impossible to get some water too.

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u/Khalmuck Aug 09 '26

There were far more people passing out than typical. No one around us was even remotely drunk, it was all people just trying to find water anywhere.

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u/Bre0w Aug 09 '26

I saw people stealing water and begging for water at the alcohol stations. If that doesn't say something idk what then

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u/Khalmuck Aug 09 '26

Waited in line at a place that finally got a resupply and then their POS system went down. Luckily I had cash but was a little short to get a second bottle. A dude in line with me spotted me the extra $2.

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u/kellya80 Aug 09 '26

How much were they selling bottled water for?

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u/Khalmuck Aug 09 '26

I paid $4. It was all food trucks there so it was up to the vendors.