Police interview Lady Gaga concertgoers with accessories resembling bullets & handcuffs
Many Lady Gaga concertgoers have been seen dressing outlandishly, but those going to her last concert tonight might want to rethink what they are wearing.
Some concertgoers have allegedly had their statements recorded by the police due to the accessories they were wearing, causing them to miss almost the entire show.
Source: 柏柏熊 on XiaoHongShu
Lady Gaga concertgoer stopped by security & police called
In a post on XiaoHongShu, user ares said he was supposed to attend the second show on Monday (19 May).
However, he was stopped by the stadium security, who called the police.
He was then brought into a room to record a statement, with the process taking hours, he claimed.
Source: ares on XiaoHongShu
His belt had plastic pieces that looked like bullets
This was because of the belt that he was wearing, which had plastic pieces that looked like bullets.
Source: ares on XiaoHongShu
He ranted that Singapore was “really too much” and questioned why nobody had told him to take it out at the airport.
He also asked why nobody told him to take it off when he wore it on the street.
Entered just as last song was ending
After his statement was recorded, he finally got to scan his ticket to enter the venue, but found that the last song was ending.
He professed to have been “devastated” when he was walking down the stairs just in time to hear “Bad Romance” ending and see Lady Gaga leaving the stage.
After taking him 11 years to get so close to her, and flying to a foreign country by himself, everything was “destroyed”, he said, leaving him with only an acknowledgement slip from the police that they had seized his belt.
He described the experience as traumatising for his mental health, adding that he could not even get a refund as he had entered the venue before the concert ended.
Lady Gaga concertgoer stopped due to ‘handcuffs’ on belt
Another concertgoers, “baibaixiong” (柏柏熊 transliterated from Mandarin), who was supposed to be at the third concert on Wednesday (21 May), said he was stopped at the security check.
He was told that his belt was not allowed as it had what looked like handcuffs on it.
Source: 柏柏熊 on XiaoHongShu
He thought they would just confiscate it, but instead they took him to a “small dark room” and called the police, he claimed.
Source: 柏柏熊 on XiaoHongShu
Seven other Lady Gaga concertgoers also questioned by the police
After waiting for more than an hour and moving between two rooms, he met seven other concertgoers who had also been flagged for clothing issues.
Source: 柏柏熊 on XiaoHongShu
They waited again, and missed the concert opening and his favourite song, ‘Perfect Celebrity’.
When their statements were recorded, he complained that it was “extremely slow” and accused them of dragging out the process.
After they were done, there were only two acts left to the concert, but they still couldn’t be released as they were told that approval was needed from superiors, he claimed.
Group released when the concert ended
The group was released “the moment the concert ended”, he said, but they were “heartbroken”.
He felt as if his “soul had been taken away” and he and another woman started “crying inside”.
Source: 柏柏熊 on XiaoHongShu
Except for him, the others were all Singaporeans, he added.
When he asked them whether it was common knowledge that such items were not allowed, the locals claimed they did not know.
Like the previous user, he questioned why customs didn’t flag him.
He also asked why concertgoers were not told in advance that such items were prohibited.
He said the experience had caused him “mental trauma” and he feels that he can’t come to Singapore again due to such “rigid and inhumane behaviour”.
Concertgoer warned over spiky eyewear
On ares’ post, another concertgoer said security gave him a “serious warning” over his eyewear.
A photo he shared showed that they had sharp spikes on them.
Source: accept on XiaoHongShu
However, he was just told to put them away, and he would be nabbed if he wore them again.
9 Lady Gaga concertgoers referred to police
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said two male concertgoers aged 21 and 26 were stopped by security while trying to enter the concert venue on 19 May and 21 May respectively.
This was because they were found in possession of accessories resembling bullets or handcuffs.
After the police were called in for assistance, the men were interviewed and statements recorded. The items were seized and they were released “as soon as practicable”, SPF added.
Separately, since 19 May seven other people have also been referred to the police for similar reasons.
Prohibited items listed on Sports Hub website
SPF noted that the conditions of entry for events at the National Stadium on the Sports Hub’s website list out the prohibited or restricted items.
It says some of the items prohibited include “weapons, or resemblance of weapons, including but not limited to knives, firearms, blunt offensive objects/batons and those with sharp ends”.
According to Section 22A of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906, it may also be an offence to carry handcuffs, or such other weapon or equipment in public places, SPF said, adding:
Members of the public are advised not to carry restricted/prohibited items in public. Concertgoers should familiarise themselves with the event’s conditions of entry… before going for the concert to avoid having your concert experience disrupted.
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Featured image adapted from ares on XiaoHongShu and 柏柏熊 on XiaoHongShu.
