You see it. But do you ignore it? No matter the club, theater or restaurant. Everybody features a single sheet of paper at the door: The capacity of this venue is _____
Have you ever spent time with a business manager trying to meet their budget numbers? Have you ever stood at the front door of a movie premiere and had to creatively peacefully tell them nobody is getting in? It's overcrowded!
"Do you know how far we drove? Where on the concert ticket does it say? You're telling me we can't sit on the floor?"
I've heard it all. I get in trouble for playing by the rules. Fans can be more evil than the Devil himself. I'm not the only one being yelled at. Threatened. Labeled newly designed dirty names and challenged to rip from my gut the only thing keeping peace a priority. If you work at a place of entertainment and or environment where there's food and or service. It's become your job to figure out how to deal with out of control patrons that are convinced you owe them something. How about safety?
A lot of Tom Petty fan's have broken hearts. Saturday nights show in LA was shut down.
The fire marshal claims the venue it was overcrowd.
Petty himself asked for 100 volunteers to leave the performance. When nobody moved...up came the lights. Tom Petty's Tweet was a photograph of a burned-up copy of the night’s set list.
It was the fourth of six planned nights at the intimate 1,300 seat theatre, and the L.A. Times reports that the venue was more crowded than even the previous sold-out shows. Apparently, the first sign of trouble came when fire officials kept concert-goers from returning to the theatre from the lobby after getting drinks or going the bathroom.
Around 10:30, Petty himself informed the crowd that 100 people needed to either leave the venue or move up to the balcony, otherwise the show would be cut approximately 45 minutes short. After a long version of the song ‘Melinda,’ he informed everyone that the show was going to have to be cancelled. According to the Times, “the move infuriated fans, who refused to leave amid howls and boos.’
Monday, June 10, 2013
Tom Petty Show "Rock" Blocked
You see it. But do you ignore it? No matter the club, theater or restaurant. Everybody features a single sheet of paper at the door: The capacity of this venue is _____
Have you ever spent time with a business manager trying to meet their budget numbers? Have you ever stood at the front door of a movie premiere and had to creatively peacefully tell them nobody is getting in? It's overcrowded!
"Do you know how far we drove? Where on the concert ticket does it say? You're telling me we can't sit on the floor?"
I've heard it all. I get in trouble for playing by the rules. Fans can be more evil than the Devil himself. I'm not the only one being yelled at. Threatened. Labeled newly designed dirty names and challenged to rip from my gut the only thing keeping peace a priority. If you work at a place of entertainment and or environment where there's food and or service. It's become your job to figure out how to deal with out of control patrons that are convinced you owe them something. How about safety?
A lot of Tom Petty fan's have broken hearts. Saturday nights show in LA was shut down.
The fire marshal claims the venue it was overcrowd.
Petty himself asked for 100 volunteers to leave the performance. When nobody moved...up came the lights. Tom Petty's Tweet was a photograph of a burned-up copy of the night’s set list.
It was the fourth of six planned nights at the intimate 1,300 seat theatre, and the L.A. Times reports that the venue was more crowded than even the previous sold-out shows. Apparently, the first sign of trouble came when fire officials kept concert-goers from returning to the theatre from the lobby after getting drinks or going the bathroom.
Around 10:30, Petty himself informed the crowd that 100 people needed to either leave the venue or move up to the balcony, otherwise the show would be cut approximately 45 minutes short. After a long version of the song ‘Melinda,’ he informed everyone that the show was going to have to be cancelled. According to the Times, “the move infuriated fans, who refused to leave amid howls and boos.’
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