MSG security
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Yes, as evidenced by the tons of pictures from the shows earlier this week...
No clue what you mean about something more, but if you're thinking the answer is no, then you'd probably be right...
and if I sound a little annoyed it's only cause this is about the 1000000th time this question has been asked,
And by the way, the song is called Wake Up and it is by a group called The Arcade Fire
No clue what you mean about something more, but if you're thinking the answer is no, then you'd probably be right...
and if I sound a little annoyed it's only cause this is about the 1000000th time this question has been asked,
And by the way, the song is called Wake Up and it is by a group called The Arcade Fire
bizkit34
Acrobat
i was at the friday and saturday shows. there were cameras everywheres. there was a heavy police and milatary presence at penn station though.
you should be able to bring it in. just dont show it off while you are going in. heck i saw a security guy take a fans picture on the floor friday nite.
you should be able to bring it in. just dont show it off while you are going in. heck i saw a security guy take a fans picture on the floor friday nite.
LarryMullen's POPAngel
Blue Crack Distributor
The security guards were great Saturday at MSG. One of them even took mine and pax's picture and gave us a heads up re: the "don't overuse the camera" situation. 
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u2wedge
New Yorker
Miroslava said:Yes, as evidenced by the tons of pictures from the shows earlier this week...
No clue what you mean about something more, but if you're thinking the answer is no, then you'd probably be right...
and if I sound a little annoyed it's only cause this is about the 1000000th time this question has been asked,
And by the way, the song is called Wake Up and it is by a group called The Arcade Fire
c'mon Miroslava, cut him some slack...
now tell us about getting on stage with Bono again!
to answer the question... expect nothing more than a wand pass on each side of your pants pockets. Keep your camera or whatever in your shirt pocket and you're good to go.
ouizy
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Scarily, I could have ridden a bicycle into MSG on Friday night with a pound of weed on my back and microphones sticking out of my pockets.
Security was as lax as I have EVER seen it at MSG.
That was just my instance though...
Security was as lax as I have EVER seen it at MSG.
That was just my instance though...
as is usually the case, certain people they search, certain people they just let right through...
friday night i got patted down pretty good, saturday i was just waved through... monday i came inside the garden through the play by play club, so i didn't actually go through security... never got my ticket scanned either, now that i think of it...
friday night i got patted down pretty good, saturday i was just waved through... monday i came inside the garden through the play by play club, so i didn't actually go through security... never got my ticket scanned either, now that i think of it...
ouizy said:
popacrobat
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
ive seen security be pretty tight at msg.
i wouldnt risk it
i wouldnt risk it
TheFly40
The Fly
I had my camera in my pocket on Friday. The security gaurd at the GA door felt it and told me not to use it when I was inside. Yeah right.
It was raining so hard on Saturday night they started letting people into the door earlier then usual. Only people with bags were getting searched. I walked in without any kind of security check.
It was raining so hard on Saturday night they started letting people into the door earlier then usual. Only people with bags were getting searched. I walked in without any kind of security check.
u2wedge
New Yorker
ouizy said:
What's even more amazing was this occurred during the terror alert going on for the subway system that goes DIRECTLY BENEATH the arena. I was surprised as well.
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u2wedge
New Yorker
Miroslava said:
The smiley I would like to post is probably not that appropriate for a mod to use, so I'll pass
Well I didn't try to bring in anything because I was spooked by my super-close call last week...but of course they didn't do a thing.
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u2wedge said:
note: under the arena, not through it... the guys with m-16s were certainly walking around penn station all weekend, as they always do.
msg's logistical problem is that they only really have one entrance... so it's tough to get everybody. i was patted down and was made to empty all my pockets friday... saturday i walked right through without even a look.
security could not be more lax at msg......on monday they didnt even metal detect me and my friends and didnt even check my girlfriends back. last night they checked me, i emptied my pockets at which point they saw my camera then let me in. someone in the ellipse even had an SLR last night
as far as recreational narcotics, just stick it in your sock and youll be fine
as far as recreational narcotics, just stick it in your sock and youll be fine
well camera's, despite what it says on the ticket, are allowed as per the band... so not saying anything about that isn't exactly an issue.
msg is usually a little more hardcore with the searchin' then they were this weekend.
msg is usually a little more hardcore with the searchin' then they were this weekend.
ouizy
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Yeah - MSG is usually tighter, but on Friday due to the rain I think - it was non-existant.
My wife actually had a coffee with her and some guy told her for some reason to see a different security person, and when she got to him he just winked at her and let her by.
Made me feel really safe.
My wife actually had a coffee with her and some guy told her for some reason to see a different security person, and when she got to him he just winked at her and let her by.
Made me feel really safe.
yea i think the rain pushed people inside sooner than normal and they weren't ready for everyone at once so they just did random searches... i dunno i'm stretchin' here.
i dunno i'm stretchin' here.
u2wedge
New Yorker
Headache in a Suitcase said:
note: under the arena, not through it... the guys with m-16s were certainly walking around penn station all weekend, as they always do.
msg's logistical problem is that they only really have one entrance... so it's tough to get everybody. i was patted down and was made to empty all my pockets friday... saturday i walked right through without even a look.
beneath = under, right?
I said 'under, not through...DPrinceNY
War Child
as an aside, are u allowed to bring an umbrella and bottle of water to GA with u?
u2wedge said:
beneath = under, right?
yes i know... but my point is that the subway, as well as the LIRR, NJ Transit & Amtrak trains, are under the arena... the security risk was under the arena, and security was heavy as always down there.
extra security at msg isn't going to help a problem in penn station. they're connected but seperate... one, but not the same, if you will.
oktobergirl
Refugee
ouizy said:
this my experience as well. VERY LAX.
DPrinceNY said:
they say you're not supposed to bring an umbrella, and any bottles must be dumped before you enter the arena to protect against people bringing booze in with them (yea right... it's really so that you have to buy a bottle of water for 50 bucks inside the garden...)
but that said, i did see people with umbrellas on the way out tuesday
