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time for my review 
 
i think i just got really lucky in terms of some of the choices i made. deciding not to camp and just chill in the back really saved me bc if i camped for barricade and then had to leave like that i would have actually lost it respectfully xx for me this experience was really a lesson to think about the variables before committing to camping for an outdoors show like that. i also was luckily able to walk to my hotel so getting out and back was not an issue at all. 
 
now fenway...i'm not sure how often they host concerts there but it doesn't seem like they quite know how to work with concert crowds  i know there's no way situations like these are going to be handled perfectly but the staff were sooo rude (and tbf some of the fans were too) trying to get people to move, there was a point where one lady was literally just screaming in my ear for people to move up when there was absolutely no where to go. ALSO one of the most baffling things to me last night was that in the 100 degree heat there was no free water???? they were literally still trying to sell water in the stands as we were sheltered from the storm. like please get it together there is absolutely no excuse for that. 
 
there was also a lot of confusion about the start time, i asked an employee directly and he didn't even know. it was advertised as a 7:30 start time, but was actually 8:30, 7:30 would have been the normal start time if there had been an opener. this is also fenway's problem imo, they fully knew the show was starting at 8:30 as it was listed on the employee schedules so idk why they weren't letting that be public knowledge it was weird. i've seen a lot of people complaining about this online acting like lana was late when 8:30 was the planned start time all along. 
 
overall i still had a great time and lana was perfect, i just think this venue is messy and the storm of course was not ideal 

After waiting yesterday since 6 am to not get barricade at all and a shortened show is definitely… a lot. I flew in from out of state, waited in the hot sun ultimately for security to let anyone and everyone through the pit gates on two separate occasions.
 
Fenway is lucky there wasn’t a stampede when they allowed people back on the floor, it was really dangerous.
 
Overall it was a great show and I don’t regret going necessarily but I can’t deny how frustrating it is for people like myself who traveled from far away and endured 100 degree weather to see her :/

I feel absolutely sorry for everyone, for fans, Lana and her team. I think there was absolute no „right way“ to solve this, because someone surely would leave unhappy. I still think she made the best decision possible. While rescheduling sounds nice I don’t think it’s as easy in theory, especially at such a big venue and considering all the guest acts and their individual schedules.
It would be nice if her team came up with at least a small compensation (like maybe even some voucher for her shop at least or something). 

I feel absolutely sorry for everyone, for fans, Lana and her team. I think there was absolute no „right way“ to solve this, because someone surely would leave unhappy. I still think she made the best decision possible. While rescheduling sounds nice I don’t think it’s as easy in theory, especially at such a big venue and considering all the guest acts and their individual schedules.
It would be nice if her team came up with at least a small compensation (like maybe even some voucher for her shop at least or something). 

I feel absolutely sorry for everyone, for fans, Lana and her team. I think there was absolute no „right way“ to solve this, because someone surely would leave unhappy. I still think she made the best decision possible. While rescheduling sounds nice I don’t think it’s as easy in theory, especially at such a big venue and considering all the guest acts and their individual schedules.
It would be nice if her team came up with at least a small compensation (like maybe even some voucher for her shop at least or something). 

I am home safe and it is morning. I will share my experience of my Twilight Zone to Hell show! (Don't worry, I enjoyed the show but had a number of setbacks)
I had seen Lana in Boston 10 years ago at the House of Blues which is right across from Fenway. That show was very draining! Waiting on line all day and then being on the floor for hours standing in the same spot battling with other rabid fans I said I am too old to see her without a seat. (I was in my late 50's then, late 60's now) Fast forward to yesterday. I had a Turf seat in section B4. Everything was great until the weather delay. We were all herded inside and everyone standing around on top of each other I thought I am in hell. I already went through this 10 years ago! I think we were in there for 30 minutes but the show must go on. The show was great but obviously condensed. Lana looked fantastic! The audience sang a lot and sometimes it was hard to hear her vocals. She sat for There's a Tunnel and her voice was exceptional. I was unfamiliar with all the guests but what outstanding voices.  Quavo and Lana had quite the presence. The audience response was great for the whole show but there was clearly fatigue. When the show ended with Video Games Lana walked down to the pit lots of people were getting up to leave. Just tired. She kind of hung around the stage and we sang Happy Birthday which she seemed genuinely moved by. There is more I could say about the show but for now overall it was great.
So the show was over and I made it back to my car. Unfortunately it was so close to Fenway that traffic didn't move at all. It took me 50 minutes just to get out of the garage! Unbelievable. Then I was using Waze to get me back to the highway. I screwed up and made a left before I was supposed and got routed right back to Fenway. Suddenly I was  back in heavy traffic and on my left was Fenway and the exit I had come out of. I almost had a breakdown. I am going to be sucked back to fucking Fenway for eternity driving round and round. I made a right turn and was right back to the parking garage I just left. That whole round trip was only 10 minutes but mentally I was losing it. It was now after 1:00 am. I paid more attention to Waze and made it home safe and sound. I feel for those in the pit who may have lost spots. Glad we all survived.

exactly about the people who live in boston like maybe i'm just biased since i traveled for this but i don't think that would have been a good solution  and everyone seemed very excited i don't know where that complaint is coming from (if people weren't singing or something i don't think it's bc they were over it, i think it's bc they were, for lack of better word, locals )

i have no idea whats happening to the fandom but i saw lana at primavera this year and the crowd was absolutely insane. ive never experienced more shoving, pushing, elbowing and screaming at a concert before. i lost my friend whilst running into the festival area because i fell and scratched both of my elbows real bad (i was bleeding all over the place) and when i politely tried to ask people to let me through (my friend was like 10 steps ahead of me) because i had his ticket on my app, i ended up getting elbowed.. i know this happens at almost every show atp but this time it was extreme and lots of ppl who went said the same thing.. the vibes just really werent there because of how arrogant and ignorant everyone was and i didnt enjoy the show like at all which sucks.

That new song intro, holy shit. If it's on Lasso it's going to be my favorite song because this was something different. It was so ethereal, it sounds like a life experience

Pretty sure I’ve heard fights happening at most shows this past year or so  I’m sure the whole situation did not help though. really sad, I wish those people in the fan base would chill sometimes. I’ve heard so many bad stories over the years and it’s upsetting to know some fans treat others this horribly. like why are yall fighting you’re about to see lana del rey in the flesh perform live in front of you!!
 
Good to see not everyone had a bad time but im so sorry to everyone who didnt have the best experience  

I feel absolutely sorry for everyone, for fans, Lana and her team. I think there was absolute no „right way“ to solve this, because someone surely would leave unhappy. I still think she made the best decision possible. While rescheduling sounds nice I don’t think it’s as easy in theory, especially at such a big venue and considering all the guest acts and their individual schedules.
It would be nice if her team came up with at least a small compensation (like maybe even some voucher for her shop at least or something). 

There’s no way Jack produced this. The war is over 

This is shaping up to be one of her best songs ever, like I'm throwing a Grammy at it

It sounded better at the sound check… same for Tough. I really can’t, with live recording, with the fucking yelling…  
don’t get me wrong both this new song / intro and Tough sound incredible but I need studio versions like now. 

Is there a cleaned up audio yet bc I can’t hear shit omg..

It sounds like it would be a perfect album opener. 

yeah it’s very easy for boston locals to be like 😡 she should’ve postponed! because they can just.. go home and drive right back
but the amount of people there who were not close to being boston locals at all? wasting all that money on travel and accommodations and then being expected to probably DOUBLE* that so they could come back saturday, if they were able at all? 
*and given it wouldve been rescheduled to a weekend, flights + hotels would’ve been MORE expensive if they came back 
 
Sure I was just watching from my phone but, the crowd seemed pretty excited the whole time. and she really didn’t cut much? like is anyone mourning arcadia and bartender that much 😭 

i understand people prefering if she rescheduled but i think playing last night was the right thing to do, sooooo many people came in from out of state (and country!) for this it would have been awful if they weren't able to stay. there was really no winning bc even if it was moved to saturday we still would have been stuck in the stadium waiting out the rain for an hour and half for no reason. idk. 

Ok now that I am human again lmao here are my thoughts. The entire experience was a shit show but I think a lot of it had to do with the venue not providing any support. I literally got screamed at twice for standing somewhere as if 10,000 people aren’t being shoved in a small area😭
 
But the show was absolutely incredible. The intro was literally the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen, it felt like I was levitating. The new songs were amazing and the entire thing was so exciting. She honestly translates so well to a larger venue. And her vocals were AMAZING. 
 
Also her cutting down the set list may have been a blessing in disguise. Although I would have loved a break from standing during Bartender
 
It was a rough night but overall it really was an amazing experience and I feel so lucky to have been there. 

Why does Lana always attract stormy/thunder weather , in Milan there was literally a fat lightning cloud looming nearby, Porto was also being heavily rained on, like that woman changed continents and it’s still happening lol

Not really unpopular opinion, more like a rant:
I get that Vinyls, merch etc. are expensive and some are exclusive, but I don’t get people who try to sell stuff for much more money WHEN IT‘S STILL AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICIAL SITE. Like I see the Say Yes to heaven 7 inch vinyl getting sold for like 30-50 💵, while it’s still available at the Lana shop and several music online shops. Like huuuuuhhh?? Same with the festival edition vinyl. 
 
also: people who sell their clearly used stuff with scratches etc. for more than the original price, idk if it’s limited or anything when it looks like you tried eating it. 💀 what are these people thinking. 

Damn, she’s in a rough spot, no matter what decision was made tonight there will be backlash either way. I really feel for everyone who got fucked over today; I do think she made the right call by not rescheduling, but it sounds like actual hell to have been there IRL. I hope she comes back to Boston again soon for you guys 

if it’s any consolation to the people who attended, i know you had a shorter show and that really sucks and it sounds like such a stressful experience, but just know that you were still a part of lipster history and lana will never forget this show, the chaos is difficult in the moment but in hindsight you’ll look back and be like “now that was a concert to remember!” 
 

when she sings every song sped up OKAYYYY tiktok fans WONNNN

Tbh I don’t get people who will fight to get to the front and then livestream, but I’m sure thankful for that lol.