Music
Kenny Chesney concerts are a goddamn disaster
by Jeremy Mersereau
July 4, 2016
Pittsburgh fans were arrested for trespassing, robbery, assault, and 36 counts of underage drinking.
When the sun goes down, you and tequila don’t mix well, Kenny Chesney fans.
Officials in Pittsburgh say that more than two dozen people were hospitalized and many others were arrested at a Chesney concert Saturday night. A public safety spokesperson said 57 emergency medical transports were requested by 9 p.m, and that 25 people were taken to hospital, mostly for alcohol-related reasons.
Pittsburgh police reported arrests on charges of trespassing, robbery, assault, and of course, that good ol’ country standby, public intoxication. There were also 36 citations for underage drinking issued in the Heinz field parking lot, which wasn’t exactly left in pristine condition after the concert:
Of course, this isn’t the first time the aftermath of a Chesney concert has made similar headlines. This kind of thing would’ve been better as a memory.
“I feel like [Chesney shows] are just as bad as ever. I hate that but at the same time you’re always walking on garbage, it shouldn’t be like that but it is,” longtime Chesney fan Laura Hytla told CBS. At the same time, pop-country fans are always listening to garbage, too. It shouldn’t be like that, but it is.
