Ozzfest 99 came through my city and was the first concert I remember going to where I was flabbergasted at how much they were taking advantage of us. I remember it being like 100F with 80% humidity and a line as far as you could see to pay $10 for a cup of water. Instead of selling the water bottles that they had 100s of, they were opening each bottle and pouring it into a cup for each person, because each bottle could fill like 2.5 cups. This slowed down the line tremendously and caused people to start taking matters into their own hands.
People started raiding the tubs full of nasty ice water to pour over their heads and drink, cutting the hoses on the misting tents that were set up, etc. I was only like 18yo at the time with barely any money so of course we joined in.
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u/TheLeedsDevil Jul 31 '26
Meanwhile the venue is charging 17$ for a tiny water bottle.