The Wallstreet Journal wrote an article about the dangers of O.A.R. and Phish concerts in terms of illegal activity. You can read the piece here, but I will summarize it for you.

The dangerous band O.A.R. had a bunch of underage kids at their concert that were drinking. They got pretty wasted and caused a problem with security. The article cited several events that happened where concert goers came in direct clash with the security. The article writer asked the question is rock dead because of the excessive gestapo that have to police the concerts.

O.A.R., Phish, Dave Matthews Band has a following that like to enjoy illegal substances. That has never been a problem in the past, but it is the underage kids or the first timers that ruin it for everyone. Don't use the Phish concert as an excuse to try brown acid for the first time or you will not remember the show and likely be in the hospital or arrested...ruining the show for the rest of us. Instead, binge drink for the first time in your parents basement listening to Fall Out Boy and rolling your weed up listening to Zeppelin. 

The article also mentions the contentious relationship these bands have with some venues. This is a wider spread problem due to society equating drinking to punching babies or illicit drug consumption to drowning puppies. If people would lighten up over these perceived "issues," these bands wouldn't have those contentious relationships with the venues.

The problem is also based on our stupid litigious society where we need to protect ourselves and our business from threat of legal action. If a drunk, slob falls down the lawn and cracks his skull open on the concrete, instead of "Oh well go be fat somewhere else" you get "oh shit there should be a railing there that is higher." 

Some rock n' roll shows need the dangerous atmosphere or SHOULD have the dangerous atmosphere. If I go to a Nashville Pussy show and I am not afraid of being knifed...what the hell is the point of going? If I go to a Phish show (which I never fucking would), I would suspect there to be drugs being ingested like Oprah feasting on bread.

I can't equate O.A.R. or Dave Matthews or any other girl/pussy bands in the same category as Nashville Pussy, but to blame the band for the behavior of their fans is short sighted and asinine. I wouldn't blame K.D. Lang for the plastic venue seats smelling like burnt rubber from all the unwashed, pantiless, beavers of her target demographic. 

Perhaps the only real way to solve this problem is to hire the Hell's Angels to do your security. It works....kinda...ok well not really.