“I want to be reckless and do backflips in the crowd, but that’s not allowed any more.”įreddie Gibbs struck a similar note during his cheerfully truculent performance on Saturday afternoon. “I gotta be safe tonight,” one member of the Flatbush Zombies told the audience on Friday. Several performers delivered what felt like veiled references to the Houston tragedy, even if they never explicitly mentioned it by name. “At any moment I can run 20 steps and grab someone if I need something.” (The only complaint about security came from Candida, 25, who felt that personnel weren’t closely scrutinizing attendees’ vaccination credentials.)Īrtists at Day N Vegas were mostly scrupulous as they walked a tightrope, wanting to get the crowd going - what else is a live show for? - but also making sure they weren’t putting anyone in harm’s way. “I feel like they’re prepared because they are aware, which makes me feel a lot better,” says Kat, 27, in town from Maryland. Most festival-goers said they were pleased with the security presence at Day N Vegas. Security was by the man’s side in roughly 10 seconds, pulling him up and heading towards the medical tent.
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When a man collapsed in the VIP section during Victoria Monét’s set - which was otherwise full of joyful dancing and springy funk songs enacting all shades of seduction - fans reacted quickly, running for guards and waving lit-up phones. Between sets, the mega-screens on the sides of the stages flashed with reassuring messages (“Your safety is our primary priority”), safety tips (“Take note of emergency exits”), and crowd control instructions (“Please take a few steps back to give our festival-goers up front some room”). “Everyone” included festival organizers as well as fans. taking photographs throughout Day N Vegas. “I feel collectively that everyone is a little spooked,” adds Elanie, 26, who was in town from L.A. “I was asking our head of security, what are our new procedures? If anything gets rowdy, are we ready to cut off power and shut everything down for the safety of the fans?”Ībhy, 25, in town from San Francisco for her first festival, admits to being “a little worried - especially as the night goes on and people migrate to the headliners and the crowd gets bigger.” “Over at the Golden 1 arena, they just had Harry Styles ,” he says. “It’s tough for people who enjoy going to these concerts - it’s hard not to be second-hand traumatized by it.”Ĭhris, age 30, came to Day N Vegas from Sacramento, where he works in the ticketing industry.
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“My friends were worried that the same thing would happen at this festival that happened at Astroworld,” acknowledges Jacob, a Las Vegas native who recently turned 26.