Hundreds of people were kicked out of a Kenny Chesney and Jason Aldean concert over the weekend.
On Saturday, between 250 and 300 of the 53,000 attendees at the 47-year-old country singer's concert at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin were ejected for several, mostly alcohol-related, reasons, Green Bay Press Gazette reports. People were booted from the concert for fighting, harassment and extreme intoxication.
Police say that these numbers likely shattered any record for ejections from an event at the stadium. The Green Bay Packers regularly play there, and during the most recent NFL season, only 25 people were ejected. Since 2002, the highest number of people ejected during a Packers game is 91.
"I don't recall, in my 27 years, ever having a game where we were this busy," Green Bay Police Captain Paul Ebel said. He was in charge of the event's police operations and has revealed that 25 of the people kicked out were arrested, mostly "for unlawful conduct at a public event."
Police believe it could have been even worse if changes hadn't been made from a previous Chesney concert. When he performed at the stadium in 2011, 60 people were ejected and 15 were arrested, according to Fox News.
More than 90 officers were working the event, which is the same amount as every Packers game, and those games have about 25,000 more attendees than the Chesney show..
Chesney, on the other hand, was so overwhelmed by the "magical" night that he had to take a step back to admire all of his remaining fans in the crowd. He posted a "magical" photo of the packed stadium and stage to his Instagram.
"There are times it all just feels right. Some nights are just magical. Last night at @LambeauField was like an out of body experience...The crowd was right there with us...The band was so hot and in the zone...I felt completely connected to everyone in the stadium," the caption read. "It's the kind of night you hope for every time and spend your whole career chasing...Nights when the songs, the fans, the band and you are one. Thank you for that @noshoesnation. #TheBigRevivalTour."
He has not made any comments on the incidents that took place during his performance.
A photo posted by Kenny Chesney (@kennychesney) on Jun 21, 2015 at 4:45pm PDT
