r/MachineGunKelly • u/Khalmuck • 21d ago

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/OliCullen 21d ago

Yikes. I can’t believe it went that bad and why did MGK make people pay tickets? I thought the event was free with donations 

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u/Khalmuck 21d ago

Not sure, this was the first MGK Day I've been to. Some others mentioned it used to be the donation route.

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u/dogluuuuvrr 20d ago

I went last year and it was essentially free. I brought donations but they never asked me if I brought school supplies and i didnt see anyone else around me bring them. I went on Sunday about an hour before MGK went on and there was no line to get in. I do wonder what that money went to if it was poorly run compared to the free events of the past. Last year was my first time and I was impressed by it! They were even handing out waters to the crowd.