Last Friday night at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, two people died of suspected drug overdoses and 20 people were hospitalized while attending the Mad Decent Block Party. Now as the touring EDM party rolls into the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion tomorrow (Sunday) night, city officials and event organizers are taking precautions to prevent the Mad Decent death toll from rising any further.
Part of that precaution involves a beefed up list of items that fans will be unable to bring onto the Pavilion grounds. Some are obvious, like no drugs or weapons, and others are slightly less, like no “furry boots” and no glowsticks.
This is no Jersey Shore rave, kids. Among the artists scheduled to perform at the Boston edition of Mad Decent include Diplo (pictured above), Walshy Fire, Flosstradamus, DJ Snake, DJ Lunice, and Children of the Night.
Here’s a list of the prohibited items, via the event page at Do617.com.
Prohibited Items
NO ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES OR PARAPHERNALIA
NO WEAPONS
NO BACK PACKS
NO OVERSIZED PURSES
NO DOLLS
NO PLUSH ITEMS
NO TOYS
NO PROFESSIONAL CAMERAS
NO VIDEO CAMERAS
NO BLANKETS
NO MARKERS
NO GLASS
NO BOTTLES
NO FOOD, CANDY, GUM, and BEVERAGES
NO FURRY BOOTS
NO OPENED CIGAR PACKAGES
NO OPENED FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS
NO GLOW STICKS, LIGHT GLOVES
NO BANDANAS, GAS MASKS, PACIFIERS
NO KANDI (candy jewelry)
Costumes are welcomed and encouraged. The following RESTRICTIONS do apply:
NO Mock weapons or items that may be employed as a weapon
NO Boston Police, State Police, Fire or Sheriff Department costumes (any law enforcement).
