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[The Governors Ball]
스키즈가 더 거버너스 볼 헤드라이너로 출격합니다! 6월 6일 뉴욕에서 만나요🩷
Stray Kids will be headlining the Gov Ball! See you in NY on June 6th🩷
티켓 정보 Ticket Info
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#YouMakeStrayKidsStay
‼️ This Shouldn’t Have Happened
We should have left the night of the Atlanta concert holding only the memories of music, joy, and connection. Instead, we left carrying exhaustion, frustration, and for some—genuine fear. What we experienced before, during, and after the show wasn’t just poor planning—it was dangerous. And for a concert of this scale, in a city of this size, with a group as globally impactful as Stray Kids, there is no excuse for what happened at the Atlanta stop for Stray Kids dominATE Tour.
Following the show, we received several messages—some from STAYs genuinely concerned about our team, others seeking clarity about what went wrong, and many simply curious after seeing images and videos. At first, we hesitated to say anything. But now that the whirlwind of the last three days has calmed, many of our team members are finally getting back online and catching up on reports and firsthand accounts from fellow STAYs who also attended the show. Sadly, we are not surprised by many of the stories and images being shared. It became clear—this wasn’t just our story. It was one shared by thousands of STAYs.
This wasn’t a minor inconvenience. STAYs were dehydrated, fainting, lost in crowds, trampled, and begging for help. We were yelled at instead of guided and herded instead of protected. There were no signs, no structure, and no accountability.
We attended the concert as STAYs, and while we initially thought we could just move past our difficult experience, it’s become clear that many endured far worse. As a fanbase, we have a platform that allows us to reach farther than many who attended the show, and we believe it should be used not only to support Stray Kids but also to speak for STAYs. And after getting some rest and thinking back on what we experienced we feel it’s important to speak up—both out of solidarity and in the hopes that those responsible will hear our disappointment and ensure that others especially STAYs are never subjected to the same treatment again.
Let us be absolutely clear: we do not place any blame on Stray Kids or their production team. The kids gave everything they had on that stage, as always. This post is to shed light on the venue’s complete lack of preparedness and, unfortunately, the behavior of some officers and staff, which left many fans feeling unsafe, disrespected, and overwhelmed.
We’ve seen some online comments mocking STAYs who shared about still being in line as the concert that had already started about 15 minutes late; saying “Well, they should’ve gotten there earlier.” Frankly, that’s not just insensitive—it’s ignorant. Tens of thousands of STAYs were there long before the gates were supposed to open. Don’t blame STAYs who did everything right and did what they could given what we all faced.
If your instinct is to blame or mock STAYs for what happened in ATL, please stop. You weren’t there. You didn’t stand in that heat. You didn’t see the chaos unfold. Your jokes and dismissive comments help no one. That’s another reason we are speaking up—so many do not even realize the scope of how bad it really was. You see a short clip or an image with no context.
Allow us to tell you what we saw & experienced.
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@SKZ_Tours@TruistPark@LiveNationKpop@Stray_Kids It was crazy! I was so sad I missed the first 3 songs, but grateful to have finally gotten into the venue. I lined up at 4:30 to not be let in until 7:55.
✨ this will be me tuesday and I will get barricade this will be me tuesday and I will get barricade this will be me tuesday and I will get barricade this will be me tuesday and I will get barricade this will be me tuesday and I will get barricade ✨