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Sleep Token Fans Accused of Dropping Crowd-Surfers at Louder Than Life

The episode has fueled a wider discussion about concert etiquette.

Overview

  • Attendees in a Louder Than Life Facebook group shared posts and videos alleging that some crowd-surfers were intentionally dropped during Sleep Token’s set in Louisville.
  • One attendee, Jasmine Vidrine, said she was knocked out and suffered a seizure, a concussion, and a minor brain bleed after a surfer landed on her head, and she was taken to the hospital.
  • Posts quoted by multiple outlets describe chants of “drop that bitch,” with new footage of the phrase uploaded by the American Mosh Pits account.
  • An attendee in the ASL area reported frequent medical extractions during the set and estimated more than 50 people were taken to the medical tent.
  • Outlets including Metal Injection, MetalSucks, NME, Vice, and PennLive report the claims based on social-media evidence, and no public statement from the band or festival is cited as Sleep Token’s U.S. tour continues.