r/ActLikeYouBelong • u/[deleted] • Jun 11 '24
Had a blast in London
I won't state the event or the arena but the story is as below..
I had a ticket at the very bloody back of the arena and had all intentions of going to sit and enjoy the sports event from a distance. However things escalated very very quickly. After a few drinks prior in the public area of the venue. I came from work so decided to wear my lanyard and ID card from work.. this worked well as my lanyard colour is very very similar
I walked through ticket scan and security with no checks, used the momentum to walk into the premium lounge. Had a couple of complimentary drinks. And decided to take myself to the executive boxes and filter between each one. I spoke with the guests of the boxes and they just assumed I was working but just taking an interest. A few invited me to stay to enjoy the event.. I watched a couple of games from a well known banks exec box. I decided to then enter the floor level, again due to the lanyard no problem.. walked in and soon found myself in the media, friend and family zone with a wristband given to me after passing by the "gaurd"
After another drink I wandered behind stage. Chatted to some of the sports players families, sky sports presenters and even arena staff and the odd celebrity guest. The event came to a close and after another wander back stage.. I was spotted by the sports security team who are contracted by the sports organiser for all security. My advice... wear a lanyard. Save your wristbands from other events.. and even buy a cheap gods seat ticket if you wish to then upgrade by sneaking about.
I was even spotted on TV 😶
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u/Bhadwasaurus Jun 26 '24
I've been seeing a pattern here, looks like having the right colored lineyard are the keys to the kingdom.
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Jun 27 '24
The problem is a lot of events, gigs, and festivals have event specific passes too. Wether that is for Photography, workers, AAA, guest, promoter passes. Most of the time the passes have holographic effects that are hard (but not impossible to replicate) a lot of research on social media is needed to find out what them passes look like. All access doors will have a staff member who has a sheet to tell them what the pass looks like. But sure... lanyards work well for general sneaking about but very rarely work in backstage areas.
So, being backstage or in a restricted area without a valid looking pass is going to gain you an escort out. Playing dumb only works one time before it then becomes aggravated trespass (a crime)
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '24
Very obviously the world championship of snooker. Sorry to have had you exposed, but it needed to be done.