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Related: About this forumPhish Fan Who Ripped First Bong at Sphere Permanently Banned from Venue
Madison Square Garden Entertainment has permanently banned a concert-goer credited with the first bong hit to ever be ripped inside of the Sphere during a Phish concert on April 20th, 2024.
Video of the individual smoking out of a bong prior to Phishs concert at the $2.3 billion venue in Las Vegas was shared on Phish fan sites and quickly went viral. While the individual became something of a folk hero among the bands fans, MSG, the owner of Sphere, didnt seem to find the video as funny.
In a letter sent by Christopher Schimpf, SVP/Associate General Counsel of Madison Square Garden Entertainment on June 3rd, the concert-goer was informed that they had violated the guest code of conduct by visibly smoking inside the venue. Sphere Entertainment Co. will not tolerate actions that threaten the safety and security of our guests, and employees.
As a result, the individual is hereby indefinitely banned from attending events at the Sphere and other Madison Square Garden venues. Presumably, MSG will utilize its controversial facial recognition technology to prevent the fan from attending Phish concerts in the future.
https://consequence.net/2024/06/phish-fan-bong-sphere-banned/
Video of the individual smoking out of a bong prior to Phishs concert at the $2.3 billion venue in Las Vegas was shared on Phish fan sites and quickly went viral. While the individual became something of a folk hero among the bands fans, MSG, the owner of Sphere, didnt seem to find the video as funny.
In a letter sent by Christopher Schimpf, SVP/Associate General Counsel of Madison Square Garden Entertainment on June 3rd, the concert-goer was informed that they had violated the guest code of conduct by visibly smoking inside the venue. Sphere Entertainment Co. will not tolerate actions that threaten the safety and security of our guests, and employees.
As a result, the individual is hereby indefinitely banned from attending events at the Sphere and other Madison Square Garden venues. Presumably, MSG will utilize its controversial facial recognition technology to prevent the fan from attending Phish concerts in the future.
https://consequence.net/2024/06/phish-fan-bong-sphere-banned/
Truly beyond stupid!
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Phish Fan Who Ripped First Bong at Sphere Permanently Banned from Venue (Original Post)
Initech
Jun 2024
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bahboo
(16,718 posts)1. I'm assuming you have to go thru security to get in...
how do you smuggle in a bong and a lighter....
AZSkiffyGeek
(12,231 posts)2. Maybe he got one of those cans of liquid death water at the venue...
And improvised?
msongs
(69,238 posts)3. yeah smoking drugs in a non smoking facility is stupied alright nt
Initech
(100,999 posts)4. Even stupider is bragging about it on social media.
Yeah you should probably keep that one to yourself.