SoFi Stadium management got criticized for handling the concert admissions poorly. ARMYs expressed on Twitter their concerns on BTS' "Permission To Dance On Stage - LA" concert venue.
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SoFi Stadium Under Fire for Poor Admission Management During the First Day of BTS' 'PTD On Stage - LA'
BTS recently met with ARMYs in Los Angeles for their first face-to-face concert ever since the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic began. The "Permission To Dance on Stage - LA" concert featured a lot of highlights including the cursing of the boys, Jin's cute hairstyles, Jungkook's "tummy reveal," the boys' riding on the cart to get closer to the ARMYs on the venue and so much more.
But as much as the ARMYs have been giving their admiration for the concert and how much they expressed their joy with the event, many criticisms have been raised about the organization of the SoFi Stadium management.
On November 27, fans were already flocking the area that surrounds the venue all day hoping that they could buy some BTS merchandise and meet their fellow ARMYs and friends before the show began.
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A lot of tweets were uploaded showing snapshots of the ARMYs getting selfies together while falling in line before the show.
'PTD On Stage - LA' Gets Delayed, SoFi Management Faces Problems
When the concert was nearly starting, some fans noticed the disorganization and chaos that was happening near the entrance of the stadium. Particularly, the crowd was only let in with only less than an hour left until the concert started, and the staff was no longer checking bags, vaccination cards, and tickets of the spectators.
One ARMY shared a video on Twitter saying that the staff at one gate was allowing the others to get inside without checking as long as they were not pushing.
Some ARMYs who were inside the stadium also shared that they have seen people in the VIP section who did not have tickets for the concert. A lot of people had managed to get in through the huge crowd and avoid being checked for their tickets, vaccination cards and bags.
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Because of this, the concert had to start later than the announced time.
After the first day of the concert, some ARMYs stated that they had spoken to the management and security team of the event. They explained that they will have a meeting to discuss the events that occured during the concert and what will be the things that will improve the mismanagement that happened.
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On November 28, fans seemed to feel safer when they arrived at the venue. They have seen that there was more staff on the scene and they are ready to help fans and hand out bottles of water to those who have been falling in line for the admission and purchasing of merchandise all day.
But the conditions had become as bad as the night before. The crowd increased in number, and there was no real organization from the staff.
With two more nights left for BTS' "Permission to Dance on Stage - L.A." concert left, fans all over the world are now hoping that the SoFi Stadium management have learned from the mishaps during the first two shows and they will improve it for the remaining concert nights.
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