in the caption of his video. His epic 420 rip garnered plenty of applause and "USA!" chants from the surrounding crowd., the fan — who preferred to stay pseudonymous for obvious reasons — was banned from the Sphere, alongside all other MSG venues, including Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden, for breaking its strict no-smoking rule.
The company went as far as to threaten to send law enforcement after him if he ever tried to step foot in one of its venues again. However, in true stoner fashion, the Phish veteran, who had already seen the jam band live a whopping 187 times, took the notice in stride. "The Sphere sent me a plaque to commemorate what is now officially the first bong hit ever taken in the Sphere," he quipped in anThe letter raises the specter of something more ominous than an innocent bong rip.at its venues in 2022 to identify multiple attorneys whose firms had sued the company.any music venues that use facial-recognition tech, highlighting concerns over personal privacy in public spaces.
While it's still unclear how MSG is hoping to enforce acid_farts' lifetime ban specifically, it seems likely that its facial recognition tech could play a role.that snitching on rule breakers is a "bad business model" and like "lions going after flies." Besides, he noted that he got a "weird vibe" at the last MSG-hosted Phish concert he went to.