Police say as many as 300 people were kicked out of country music stars Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean's concert at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin. Press-Gazzette Media reported that 250 to 300 people were tossed from Saturday's concert, compared to the average of 25 ejections during Green Bay Packers' games last season.
Green Bay Capt. Paul Ebel, who oversaw concert police operations, says he couldn't recall handling an event so busy for police at the stadium. Concertgoers were ejected mostly for fighting, harassment and extreme intoxication. Police said 25 people were arrested at the concert, which drew roughly 53,000 people.
During Chesney's 2011 concert at Lambeau Field, 15 people were arrested and 60 ejected. Since 2002, the highest number of people ejected from a Packers game is 91.
These figures don't factor in the large number of fans who paid a visit to EMS after drunkenly injuring themselves. It'd be easy to blame these numbers on the culture surrounding arena bred music in general, but it's easier still to just blame Chesney's glorification of alcohol abuse. As he sings in "Ten With A Two": "Last night downtown I was drinking the booze/ Like it was going out of style/ My whole head got light/ I lost my eyesight/ I ain't been that drunk in awhile." You can check out some highlights from Green Bay's police & rescue scanner during the concert at Deadspin.
Kenneth Arnold "Kenny" Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has recorded eleven albums, nine of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than thirty Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Counttry Songs and Country Airplay Charts, 25 of which climbed to the top of the charts. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
