Thursday, July 28, 2016

Slipknot with Marilyn Manson and Harassment at Lakeview Amphitheater


I was so stoked that Slipknot had a show close to Rochester, at a new and supposedly really good venue.

Slipknot was one of the biggest bands on my bucket list to experience!

Plus, I was also excited that Marilyn Manson was touring with them, since he has a lot of good stuff out there... it would be cool to see him as well!

After hearing some horror stories of how popular shows at Lakeview can be a nightmare to get in and out of, I purchased a Slipknot VIP ticket to get early entry and be positioned right up front in the GA pit area.

Since I was going as a Slipknot VIP, I was like “what the heck -- why not go all out for this one?”....

So I spent about 10-15 minutes before leaving for the concert in front of a mirror drawing one of the Slipknot “S” logos on my forehead:


The timing worked out great when I got there...  Since there were only a relatively few VIPs that were there that early...

So I was able to get right up in front...


... That’s me right in front just to the left of the “Manson” license plate!

Marilyn Manson finally went on after some delay... wondering if he would be able to do the show after rumors of him being sick....

Apparently he had canceled his act in the show prior to this one.

And one of the ladies in line mentioned she was a nurse at a local hospital where she heard that Manson had called asking for a doctor to visit him and check him out.

So after a little wait Marilyn Manson started his set, despite whatever he was going through with his health... even taking oxygen between several of his songs.

One of the first few songs he played was “Disposable Teens”...

During that song he had some personal interaction with me... By placing his hand on my head as he was singing into the crowd.

You can’t necessarily see me in this video, but if you pay special attention to the time between 1:35 - 2:00 that’s when Manson is right in front of me...

(The video below will start at 1:20)


You probably didn’t notice, but right before stepping up to me, Manson swapped his microphone to his left hand and placed his right hand on my head.

I’m like “ok, cool.... Manson can use my head to help support himself as he leans into the crowd to...”

But just as I was finishing that thought....

Manson takes the thumb on his right hand, which is on my head, and rubs my forehead with it...

Effectively wiping off the Slipknot logo that was there....


A was a little disappointed that I had spent 10-15 minutes on it and it didn’t even make it to Slipknot’s set.

But “no harm no foul”  Right?

Then, two or three songs later when he’s performing “Dope Show,” Manson for some reason singles me out again and steps it up a notch...

Pay attention to this next video where Manson is right in front of me roughly between 3:00 - 3:40...

(Even though we’re pretty much centered in the camera - all the way down in the front... you can see a little better by looking at ‘big screen’ in the top-left of the video)

(The video starts at about 3:00)


Did you see or notice what he did?!

At bout 3:20 he turns around and leans over....

And I’m like “Ok, he’s probably going to get down or pander to the cameras that are in front of us...”

But then between 3:30 - 3:35 or so he jerks himself back into me sticking his rear end right into my face... not just once, but a few times...

And I thought I was bummed about the Slipknot logo!

After seeing the video, his movements and the look on his face as he’s doing this, I know for certain that he was 100% doing this on purpose...

It’s like “dude, I’m a fellow human being here...  No decency is there?”

Somehow that night I attracted the wrong part of Manson’s attention...

For some reason he singled me out, despite the 100’s of other people that were there right in the front of him too -- many of which were also noticeable Slipknot fans...

All that, even after the positive RollingStone’s article where things seemed to be pretty good between Marilyn Manson and Slipknot.

At the time I wasn’t going to do anything rash in retaliation to Manson....

Since I hadn’t seen Slipknot before and didn’t want anything to go the wrong way and be kicked out of the concert before Slipknot even went on.

(Plus, when it happened I wasn’t entirely sure that this was an intentional act, even though I got the ‘vibe’ or whatever that he was doing it purposefully - especially given the previous interaction!)

So, despite that I got through Manson’s set...

When Slipknot went on... they did not disappoint!

Saying how they like performing in the area, because every time they do they feel like they’re at home with the reception they get from their fans.

So it’s a good thing that Slipknot was as amazing as they were and worth the experience...

So much so that their performance is able to out-do the harassment of Marilyn Manson!

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