Stevie's Security
 

After all this talk among different threads about Stevie's security - I thought I'd add my own thoughts:

At the Auckland show, I found the security to be fair, but they were taking cameras off people :mad:

At the New Plymouth show - the security was slack - people were jumping in the lake around the stage, and trying to climb onto the stage.

The worst one however was Stevie's security at the Christchurch show - after they let people up the front for the encore - some girl climbed on stage and walked right over to Stevie and hugged her - SHE COULD HAVE HAD A KNIFE OR ANYTHING :eek: We all know that there are some weird Stevie fans (i.e. the fan who was going to kidnap her so she could 'cure' his homosexuality) and where were the security? to busy taking people's cameras away from the fans :mad:

Add your tales of Security stupidity below...

Well, as far as Fleetwood Mac goes, I remember seeing them in Anaheim for 2 shows in '03, and you wouldve thought Osama Bin Laden wanted to go to the concert. I mean they were wanding patting, you name it. Then at the next show in San Diego, nobody cared and I got some great pictures. Go figure.

What did Stevie do when that girl went up and hugged her??? :eek: Did she just climb up onto the stage... and go over to Stevie?? ...In what song??
lol :lol: I have soo many questions!

about love, about pain, about strange relationships...

the worst security i've encountered has been in detroit - for both the syw show and the stevie-don show. but i think it was venue security - not stevie's. honestly, they actually affect people's enjoyment of the show. you can't take a step away from your seat without someone yelling at you. and i was so stressed about rushing the stage during edge because they wouldn't even let people start inching towards the aisles during the song before - so of course, that made it WORSE, because when edge started, there was an even madder crush and rush to get to the front. and the second edge was done, they were cracking the whip to get us all away from the stage again.

e.vil.

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nice security? scranton, PA for the syw tour. they let me up to the stage and i was there for the entire show (thanks also to the very nice front row people who let me squeeze in with them). :)

It was BATB - the last song in the encore. She just hugged Stevie, and Stevie said "One can never have to many hugs." - She was cool about it, but... :distress:

:shocked: What did security do when she was on stage?? Did she get locked up or anything?

I've had two great experiences with her security. One was at the Philly show w/Don - they told everyone at the door that they could bring a camera in; the 2nd was at Nissan for her G.D. tour - at the beginning of Edge when everyone starts to rush up, we started to walk fastly, but not running or anything and one of the security guys said, "there's plenty of room up front, everyone just don't run, don't want you to trip or anything" :blob1:.

I've had two encounters that showed just how much of a smartass they can be. At Hershey for FM, we were 1st row Liddy's side and everyone in the 1st 3 rows in the middle & on Stevie's side were allowed writstbands to go up to the stage WAY before concert started, we weren't and when I asked one of the security guards about it, I told him we were 1st row and he pointed to the wall in front of us & said that we could go stand there all we wanted:rolleyes: & after Dreams, this other security guard came over & told us to go up to the stage. 2nd one - I ran into Stevie's HUGE bodyguard for the Camden show and he had a FM crew shirt on and when I asked him if he was looking forward to the concert that night he told me he didn't know what I was talking about another :rolleyes: .

She just jumped back into the crowd - I thought it was a little rude :mad:

I was in front there in Scranton too! I was the one holding AHsley's hand(You remember her?) during Lindsey's GYOW solo so she could touch his guitar. Were u by me?

Tell me about Detroit!:mad: At the final show in '04 they took away my camera! Assholes!:mad:

Thats insane :eek: ..........La Nicks could have been hurt!!

Ash is a friend of mine! I'm actually going to get to see her on Sunday. Did you see the scarf that Stevie gave her that night too?:wavey:

I was right there next to her when that happened. WIll you me a favor when you see her? Tell her her friend from Minnesota, David, says hi. She'll know who it is.

Rumour has it that at the Dublin SYW show, a girl jumped onstage and hugged Lindsey during Come ...

I don't know if that's true. But during a freaking song? Not cool.

Not that'd I'd be able to resist...! :rolleyes:

I'm sure she spent the night in jail if that happened.

Will do! She is so funny, she always makes me laugh!

yeah... i think i actually met you! :laugh: i was just a lurker here at the time, so i didn't really know who you were. but i've figured it out since. i was at stevie's feet for the entire show. but that stage was SO high!! did you have an album of photos with you? i went and talked to ashley after the show, too. we were all dying over the scarf (not to mention the fact that she had met her).

Well did he cum I mean come, to the other side of the stage when she hugged him???:lol:

Well I actually snuck up to the stage. I had a seat way back in the pavilion. I was up there chatting with people I knew, and before I knew it, it was like 5 min to showtime and I said to myself "I'm not going anywhere uuntil someone tells me to!":laugh: But I didnt bring my camera that night because I didnt know I was going to be up there.:( But I did get some fantastic pictures at San Diego in '03 and Green Bay '04. I have them both framed at my house. One day I'll have to post some of them. Another thing, wasnt it amazing how everyone worked together at that show to make sure Ashley could touch Lindseys guitar and stuff? I mean no one yelld SIT DOWN! or anything like that. I've never been a part of something like that night. It was truly magical. Especially after some of the bull**** that went on in places like Reno in '03.

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When my friend and I went last summer to see Stevie in Charlotte, we were so excited to have third row. We made friends with the security guy and he walked us up to the stage. He was so cute- excited for us! We actually stayed at Stevie's feet until halfway through the show when some heinous bitch and her friends made us move (so that they could talk during the whole show- I can't tell you how much I hated them).

Damn that sucks!:mad: Were you able to at leat stay up at the stage?

Anaheim PD is notorious for their Gestapo-like attitudes...been that way for decades.

Well, they did their job, because one thing I remember is that I saw very few flashes going off at either show.

Well, being a musician myself, flash photography at a show is actually incredibly dangerous for the performer. As most people know, the flash temporarily blinds you, and for a performer, that could mean the chance of not seeing the edge of the stage and falling off.

It pisses me off when I see people taking photos with a flash at concerts. There's WAY enough stage lighting to take photos without a flash. Even when the stage lights are awash with blue lights.

Whenever I took pictiures, I would always make sure Lindsey wasnt looking like directly at me. So I was aware of that.

I think most of the problems with security at shows occur from VENUE SECURITY, not Stevie's personal security. Her personal security usually do not interfere with fans taking pictures, etc. They leave that stuff to venue security. Venue security always depends on the venue. I also have found that the venue security at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim is terrible. When I saw Stevie there last summer, they were just evil. Telling the first 3 rows they could come to the stage during Edge before the show started, then when it actually happened, they formed a barricade and locked arms and only allowed the front row.
It was kind of interesting Stevie went to spots of the stage where no-one was there, because about half of the front row wasn't interested..so she seemed to be a little confused as to why no fans were in some spots.

Chris

Yeah, I remember that too. Can you believe someone would sit during that?:mad:

Yes, but we had to stand behind this evil woman and her friends and seriously- they talked the entire rest of the show. It was as if BEING at the stage was more important than the moment itself, if that makes any sense. You could tell by what they were saying that they'd been to several shows on this tour. I really can't describe how much I hated them- they even left at one point to go get beer! Anyway, that was the show (after 25 years worth of Stevie concerts) that I actually got to hold Stevie's hand. And the beeyotch in front of me? Stevie bypassed her- HAH! :nod:

Well, good things come to those that wait my dear, right?:thumbsup: :cool: I absolutely HATE those type of people that are so caught up in how great of fans they are.:mad:

I don't understand how people sit at all during a Stevie concert!!

Good point! I never use flash for my concert photos. I just think that it is rude for the performers and also as you pointed out it can be dangerous. I would never want anyone to be hurt just so I could get a great photo. Sometimes people don't think, however.

Something like that happened to me at the first SYW LA show. I was in the second row and the people next to me were just talking away on theie cell phone bragging about where their seat was located instead of actually enjoying the show.:confused: Go home people!:rolleyes:

The worst camera Nazis that I experienced were at the Office Depot Center in Sunrise, FL. I was told twice to put the camera away. This guy was a real piece of work, too. I think Alex (Greatdarkwing) also had a bad experience but I think that he at least managed to get a few photos. I got none but this was when I was using my point and shoot 35mm so I would have gotten so-so pics anyway.

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i had a discussion with stevie and patrick pendergrast (general manager )from am presents in newcastle about security, at the venue it is venue staff, we had problems in melbourne with some camera nazis and one wanna be security woman who pushed a 12 year old girl, but in sydney and newcastle and gold coast and adelade had no issues, ,having patricks business card helped as well,stevie said she likes to see the crowd up dancing at the stage ,in australia they let the front five rows up to the stage for the whole show, except for the melbourne show for some reason, patrick told me he had some complaints from people who had front row seats and people in front of them where standing and dancing,well i think they should not go to a rock concert if there going to complain about that, i dont know if it is any different in the usa , but stevie did not have any security gaurds with her at the hotel :nod:

All this kvetching is ridiculous. People act as if they had a legal right to stand & dance & be obstructive. It's the pervasive selfishness of the times: the sense of entitlement, the "me me ME" attitude that infects society. I have no sympathy for their views or for them. Behavior is dictated by the venue. If the people who buy the tickets in the front row don't want to cavort like children, it doesn't automatically become the prerogative of the people behind them to move up in front of them & stand all evening. Nothing like this occurs at any sort of theatrical performance other than rock concerts, which are uncivilized & brutish. All I can say to the civilized people in the front row who want to keep seated is: Avoid rock concerts entirely & go to the opera instead, where no one will cavort like a maniac in front of you all night long.

I know rock is just TOOOO Fun right? They should have yoga rock shows right?

Chris

:laugh: :laugh:
Chris, when are we gonna get together for jamming or lunch?
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I don't know about Stevie's security, but I was just at a Billy Joel concert in Philly on Thursday & their security wasn't much. My husband & I went in at a restaurant around back of the Wachovia Center which they call the Cingular Pavilion. The security people were yelling, "Women, have your handbags open & everyone have your ticket ready". Well, they didn't even look in my handbag & they had wands, but didn't even wand us. And you know with the rep that Philly has, you'd think they be a little more security conscience. :confused:

Lee :)

My kinda fan!:thumbsup: :cool: