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To sneak alcohol into a concert ?

273 replies

willwetalkinthemorning · 10/06/2023 12:38

Going to a concert tonight in a large stadium
Prices are extortionate
Your looking at £10 for a gin
I have a foldable wine bottle holder which I plan on putting gin in and putting it in back of jeans
Buying lemonade from inside with a glass than adding my own gin
Would you do it ?

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JorisBonson · 10/06/2023 12:38

You generally can't take any fluids into big stadiums, even water.

willwetalkinthemorning · 10/06/2023 12:39

I know you cant -that's why I would be sneaking it in
It's only because they want you to pay the crazy prices

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Hannahsbananas · 10/06/2023 12:40

They won’t allow you to walk in with a bottle in your back pocket.
They’ll know immediately it will contain alcohol…

LadyMacbethWasMisunderstood · 10/06/2023 12:42

You are not unreasonable to want to. But don’t bother. You won’t succeed and you will just be upset when you get caught out.

Megifer · 10/06/2023 12:42

I have 2 pouches i put in my bra. You need 2 foil calypso drinks with the lid, drink them, fill with whatever. Then straws. And a big bra.

You're welcome!! ☺

scrantonelectriccity · 10/06/2023 12:42

YANBU but is it worth potentially being chucked out and missing the gig?

Casilero · 10/06/2023 12:43

I don't think you'll get it past security. I'd do it myself if I thought I could sneak it in, but they're normally pretty thorough.

willwetalkinthemorning · 10/06/2023 12:43

Well they don't do body searches only bags I'm wearing a shirt so I would hide it in the back of my jeans

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willwetalkinthemorning · 10/06/2023 12:43

Last time I was there it was just bags anyway

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Hintofreality · 10/06/2023 12:44

Scruff behaviour, just drink what you can afford.

ExtraOnions · 10/06/2023 12:44

I have snuck booze into all sorts of places, to avoid the high prices … but mainly to avoid time queuing at the bar.

little tip, take a bag from inside a box of wine, wrap it in tinfoil, and put it in with some “packed lunch” sandwiches - we got 3 litres of wine into the cricket, by doing that

U2HasTheEdge · 10/06/2023 12:45

Yeah, the friends I tend to go out with do it. Just hide it well. Never been body searched so it's always been ok.

Casilero · 10/06/2023 12:45

You could just do what I do and consume it all first.

Actually, I do remember my friend sneaking vodka in her bra for a Stone Roses gig and we got away with that...

Florissant · 10/06/2023 12:45

YABVU.

WandaWonder · 10/06/2023 12:45

Are you that desperate for a drink?

LauraNorda · 10/06/2023 12:46

Are you an alcoholic? Can you really not take a drink for a few hours?

Florissant · 10/06/2023 12:46

WandaWonder · 10/06/2023 12:45

Are you that desperate for a drink?

That was my thought, too.

willwetalkinthemorning · 10/06/2023 12:46

1.I can afford as many drinks as I like but can't stand them overcharging.
2.no not desperate in the slightest -I want a few gins at a concert but not for the £50 price tag

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NeverDropYourMooncup · 10/06/2023 12:47

Do you know just how ridiculous that makes you sound?

If you can afford a stadium ticket and the price of soft drinks (and you're that desperate that you'll bother with the crush at the bar in the first place), you can afford an alcoholic drink.

Or just drink before and after the gig.

U2HasTheEdge · 10/06/2023 12:47

LauraNorda · 10/06/2023 12:46

Are you an alcoholic? Can you really not take a drink for a few hours?

There's always one!

I'm not an alcoholic, but when going to gig/concerts I love having a drink.

Catsmere · 10/06/2023 12:48

Why can’t you enjoy the concert without alcohol?

willwetalkinthemorning · 10/06/2023 12:49

Who said I can't enjoy the concert without a drink ?
I want a drink and to dance with my friends at the concert -without lining the stadiums pocket for overpriced drinks (it's not any deeper than that)
I think it's a rip off

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x2boys · 10/06/2023 12:49

LauraNorda · 10/06/2023 12:46

Are you an alcoholic? Can you really not take a drink for a few hours?

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NowZeusHasLainWithLeda · 10/06/2023 12:49

I used to smuggle alcohol into places.
Before growing up.

CC222 · 10/06/2023 12:50

Go for it! 🙌🏻 have fun!