Shoutout to the security guard at the Phoenix rally who made me dump my water bottle

I was standing in line for 2 hours under the sun at the Phoenix rally last March and a security guard made me toss a full $4 bottle of water before entry. He said no outside liquids allowed but the vendors inside were charging $6 for the same size. Has anyone else had a similar experience with event rules that don't seem to make sense?

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thomas2911mo ago

I just hid a smaller bottle in my jacket pocket and it worked fine for me.

charles_coleman1mo ago

Man, "worked fine for me" is exactly what my buddy Dave said before he got tackled by security at a Pearl Jam concert back in '03. He thought he was slick with a flask in his boot, but that thing clanked against the metal detector and it was game over. I swear, every time someone says that phrase, I'm back in that parking lot watching him get walked out by two guys who looked like they bench-pressed tour buses. So yeah, smaller bottle in a jacket pocket isn't the worst idea, but just make sure it's not metal or anything dumb like that. Trust me, Dave learned the hard way.