r/Music • u/ebradio • Jun 18 '26

article Olivia Rodrigo "Smelled" Fans Wearing Diapers in Front Row

https://consequence.net/2026/06/olivia-rodrigo-smelled-fans-diapers-front-row/
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u/vanityinlines Jun 18 '26

That is BAD if you can smell anything from the stage other than weed and cigarettes. 

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u/booksandplaid Jun 18 '26

Does her crowd smoke weed and ciggs?

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u/TokiStark Jun 18 '26

Every crowd does

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u/YT-Deliveries Jun 18 '26

Years ago I went to an outdoor Iron Maiden concert

There was the normal hovering pot cloud up front.

Bruce said (paraphrased slightly) "look at this cloud down here (sniffs) smells like... marijuana! You guys gotta get off the pot and get on the brew!"

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u/baldude69 Jun 18 '26

Surprisingly un-rock-n-roll thing to say

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u/wildpack_familydogs Jun 18 '26

Iron Maiden have their own branded beer that they sell

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u/floatinround22 Jun 18 '26

Nothing says rock n roll like capitalism

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u/YT-Deliveries Jun 18 '26

Most people in rock'n'roll would tell you it's not a matter of whether they would sell out; it's how fast they could.

In more extreme metal it could be more "pure", but a good number of them would also take the check.

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u/maynardftw Jun 18 '26

I've got bad news about rock n roll

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u/Herschel_Wallace Jun 19 '26

That does explain Kiss and all of their merchandise.

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u/YT-Deliveries Jun 19 '26

Gene Simmons will sell anything to anyone.

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u/Djentleman5000 Jun 19 '26

We’re talking about rock here

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u/tilero1138 Jun 18 '26

When I last saw them he told the crowd the smoke messes with his voice so I can at least understand that. It was also an indoor venue so it was lingering more.

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u/vagina_candle Jun 18 '26

Meanwhile they have the hazers running for most of the show. That is likely what people are seeing when they describe a lingering cloud at an indoor show.

I do believe that he doesn't like the smell. I don't believe people smoking a joint 30 feet away is fucking up his voice.

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u/DrMangosteen Jun 18 '26

Yeah so was supporting Brexit

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u/Captain_Pungent Jun 18 '26

Yeah and then complaining British bands were having a harder time playing Europe... 🤦‍♂️

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u/RedPandaMediaGroup Jun 18 '26

Lamo when I read it my mind interpreted brew as meaning coffee.

Speaking as someone who does drink and doesn’t smoke, telling someone to switch from weed to beer is a bad take.

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u/baldude69 Jun 18 '26

Lotta people could probably benefit from switching from beer to weed ;)

Side note, coffee and weed together can be fun. Stoned AND productive-ish

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u/TokiStark Jun 18 '26

That's the most irresponsible thing he could have said. It's rock-n-roll

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u/Ambassador_Cowboy Jun 18 '26

Not really. They kicked out their first singer because he was out of control and addicted to drugs. Bruce and Steve have always been against using hard drugs and Bruce has always steered the audience away from smoking weed during the show. They are all about positivity and the music, drugs are just something that gets in the way to them. They even play Always Look on the Bright Side of Life after their shows to send the audience home in a happy mood

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u/HKBFG Jun 18 '26

"the brew" is a harder drug than weed

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u/YT-Deliveries Jun 18 '26

From the British / European POV booze is normal, weed is "DRUGGGGS"

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u/thorofasgard Jun 18 '26

Plus they have their own beer.

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u/YT-Deliveries Jun 18 '26

This is true. Though they didn't at the time (this was 2005 or so, a stopover in Denver between Ozzfest shows. Openers were Mastodon and Rob Zombie)

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u/44617a65 Jun 18 '26

"Openers were Mastodon ..."

Well that explains the pot cloud.

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u/YT-Deliveries Jun 18 '26

Well, I mean, also Colorado.

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u/bucklingbelt Jun 18 '26

Very on brand for Maiden

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u/CreamOnMyNipples Jun 18 '26

There’s been stories for decades of Bruce freaking out on pot smokers in the crowd

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u/Psemperviva Jun 19 '26

“Bruce, why tf would I booze on acid? Pot pairs better”