...Come along now, grab a hand I’ll show you how we can all get out of here...
June 10, 2002 | 7:14 p.m.

Karen, this one goes out to you.

The Art of Busting In:
a complete guide to illegally entering concert venues
three and a half hours early

"You're not listening, we busted in!" - KAREN

1. Remain CALM!
2. Look for any accessible doors, once you find one enter it
3. Avoid looking suspicious as you walk past the one lonely ticket seller
4. Find the elevator
5. Take the elevator up or down depending on the layout of the building
6. Realize you busted in and do a little dance
7. Run and hide when you see people coming
8. Don't run and hide once you realize the people coming are just boys who also busted in
9. Walk past the glass doors as to make all the people waiting outside jealous
10. Sit somewhere in the stands that will allow you to not draw attention to yourself but somewhere that makes it not abvious that you are trying to hide
11. Listen to any and every sound check
12. Take pictures that prove you busted in
13. Say 'hey' to the cute boy who looks like he's in a band as he walks by

Things not to do after you have illegally entered a concert venue

1. Yell across the hallway exactly how and when you busted in to the merch boys who are allowed to be there but got kicked out anyway
2. Have a topic to discuss as someone walks by, so as to not look suspicious (this never works, no matter how well planned)
3. Get shaky hands
4. Say: "look, they're telling secrets!" as various band members discuss
5. Laugh at the headlining bands accents

...pulled along :: pulled apart...

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