Why do people get blind drunk at concerts?

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DD went to a large concert venue last night which she said was marred by women (she said many were over 40 - i.e. my age 🤣) getting so drunk they were falling down the stairs, spilling drinks on people and in one case, accidentally hurting someone in the row in front by falling on them. She said it was so cringy and embarrassing.

DD and her mates couldn’t afford to get drunk even if they wanted to as a bottle of wine was £32!

I did notice the same thing last time I went to a concert, the row behind us all got so blotto they had to leave before the end, one woman lost her shoes, her boyfriend stormed out with embarrassment and another slipped over on the steps when she spilt her drink and hurt herself and was carried out by security.

Yeah get what you mean at that type of venue, everyone hemmed in together, nightmare as you can't move away. Plus the having to go to the loo! But festivals, a different matter...you will find me there, complete with fold away chairs and a bottle of wine, plenty of space to dance merrily without annoying folk. Oh I can't wait!!

They do it at the theatre too. Turn up absolutely blind drunk then buy more before the show. At the theatre dd works at there have had to be lots of ejections recently.

Haha agreed!

And at sporting events.

Went to an Ashes test match a few years ago. The tickets were certainly not not cheap and we had to save for them. A group of young men in the row in front of us were drinking so up and down all day (you are supposed to wait until the end of the over to get up), shouting to each other and generally being a pain and not watching the play. We missed two wickets being taken because they were all standing up to lett their friends in or out. Someone from behind me shouted - Oy, I didn't pay all this money to look at your arse all day.

Now I get that it's good fun to go out with your mates and get a bit drunk, I've done it myself, but why oh why spend so much on tickets if you are not going to watch and you distrupt everyone else's day in the process. Just go to the pub or round someone's house.