What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you at a concert? I'll start...
When Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie were doing the Gruesome Twosome tour, they came to my home town, and my ex boyfriend and I went to the show with my father. We got there, waited in line for two hours and ended up on the floor about in the direct middle of the crowd for Alice Cooper, optimal position, good times were had by all.
Fast forward to time for Rob Zombie to start. When the hole for the mosh pit opens, the three of us manage to sprint to the front row. I lasted maybe two songs before I started to feel like I was going to pass out, so I make my way behind my father and toward my then boyfriend. Out of nowhere, this dude that was like 7 foot tall puts me in a headlock. I tried to tell him I was gonna pass out, not thinking that we were standing about 10 yards from the largest amplifiers I have ever seen in my life. I tried to fight him off to no avail. I blacked out and woke up again on the floor of the venue, out of the crowd with my boyfriend. Apparently he and my dad pulled the guy off me and the boyfriend pulled me out of the crowd, assuming dad would follow suit. Daddy lost us, but in the process of getting out to me, he pulled the fuck off of another girl. This part of my memory is fuzzy, I had a major concussion from smacking my head on the floor after I fell out of the crowd.
As a result, I'm terrified of crowds and going to concerts. My dad tried to get me to Iron Maiden in Atlanta this year and I outright refused.
So reddit, what's your concert horror story?
Tl;dr: Giant man at a rob zombie concert choked me out. Noone helped but my boyfriend and father. Got a concussion and can't go to concerts or handle crowds anymore.
Edit: Found a picture my dad took of me and my ex at the show.
Posted Jul 10, 2012, 4:21 AM UTC · edited