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The Death of Concert Etiquette: Why Fans Are Literally Sh*tting Themselves for the Algorithm

From camping out at a venue to wearing a diaper front row, concert etiquette has gone to the dogs.

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Just a few days after Olivia Rodrigo revealed that she has smelled fans wearing adult diapers to avoid losing their front row spot at her concerts, Noah Kahan ended up with a similar, and probably worse, anecdote.

Following his June 26 show in Philadelphia, Kahan took to Twitter/X to remind fans to “just go to the bathroom.” The response came after a video went viral showing human feces left in the corner of the venue after the show.

“If you have to poop at a show please dear god just go to the bathroom lmao,” Kahan tweeted. “I’ve pooped my pants as much as the next 29 year old but you guys gotta understand there’s a venue worker out there with a 1000 yard stare after dealing with that.”

On June 18, Olivia Rodrigo shocked the hosts of KISS FM UK when she dropped the aforementioned diaper bomb. Apparently, camping outside of a venue isn’t enough anymore, and there seem to be no limits to how far diehard fans will go.

“I have been to certain concerts and certain festivals where people wear diapers so that they can be front row of the show,” Rodrigo revealed. “And that’s been an experience as a performer that I have smelled.”

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