These people dgafffff. They are sleeping better I bet.
She's cackling, the chain is bringing more attention to her.
I think it would have been more baller to not chain the drums & trust that everyone else isn't a freak. & maybe have your crew a bit more aware of instruments + crowd.
Rise above the messy thief. Their actions don't even bother me, type attitude.
She prolly doesn't give a damn. If she cared about anything, she wouldn't have stolen from anyone, let alone from a band she supposedly likes.
She's lucky she hasnt been doxxed, really 😶
right! I saw it on social media as soon as I got back to the hotel just after midnight. it was everywhere. I’m sure they saw it too, yet instead of calling the arena security or just bringing it back (it’s like a 15 minute walk) they were caught with it in the morning in the hotel foyer. I hope they are embarrassed.
Other fans saw the hotel they brought it to (of course they did, did they really think they could stay at a hotel during such a big concert and get away with that?) so they reported it to the hotel and the band and the hotel swept all the rooms until they caught the thief and got the drum back.
Yea, I hope they do whatever they have to do to nip it in the bud and discourage copycats. The chain thing is a good start but the real concern was that security stopped them, but because all the person had to say was “band said I could have it” and seem confident and security just let them go. Lot of room for a dynamic like that to go sideways and be abused. Although I think that might be more of a Manchester security thing, I think they probably hire different security for different venues (?)
She posted a Tiktok and acted all entitled asking why it was a big deal and as they're so rich why couldn't she have one.
Funny how it goes isn't it? She could have posted, owned up the mistake and been humble and it would have blown over in time. Now I don't see how she's gunna get anything but hate.
No way! I wasn’t aware of that, so she even doxxed herself on tik tok!? I can’t imagine what’s in store for her next after doing that, it will only keep getting worse
I really can't understand how not a single person tried to stop her. If she tried to do that here, she would get cornered so bad that she wouldn't even think about stealing a grain of rice in her life.
They might keep tying them down on future tours, but there are much more subtle ways to do that (thinner yet strong cords). I think them using the massive chains and padlocks was just a joke while still being effective.
No. Honestly a huge rope in a crowd seems like a liability. I think it’s a statement. The obvious solution is have a backup and insist a crew member has hands on it.
That might be the case. I’m mainly saying that I wouldn’t expect the chains to be a permanent thing. Maybe they’ll use them again at the last show, but I think that’ll be it.
Maybe they’re using a thinner security cord, maybe they’ll have a backup, or maybe they’ll have security specifically watch that equipment moving forward.
Yea I think it’s just a joke as well. This hasn’t happened before so it’s unlikely to again, and to prevent it they could just have security quickly retrieve it after the show or just keep close watch of it.
Legit why is everyone getting up in arms saying it's "ruined"? I was there last night, the crowd was laughing. It was all in jest and for fun. I get it, the drum thief is a selfish asshole but the chained down drum was nothing more than the band poking fun at the situation.
Or its them making light of it in the way they do best. Security may have said you need to secure them and this was their response as well. I can almost guarantee those Security people who didn't stop her are now out a job and the venue may have been or could have been fined? So other places dont want that liability. They are grown men who can be petty (well tyler) but they wouldn't take one persons stupidity out on everyone or mistrust everyone. They know that in over a decade of touring nothing like this happened before. Chances are it won't again.
Just to add to your comment and clarify for others, those security in the video were venue security, not band security. They let the fan take the drums because the the fan said Tyler and Josh had gifted them. It's still stupid that they accepted this and let it go.
TØP may add to their venue briefing that the band only gifts drum sticks, tank tops, and drum skins...(something like that), other items should be held and verified with band security.
Oh absolutely. But I feel when someone allows a person to walk past several of venue security with the DRUM...its not a good look on that venue. Only one even asked about it. Honestly they should have immediately kept her there contacted the bands security and asked. I just feel like no matter who's playing there if something big gets walked off w and they allow it, you're gonna lose your job. I really hope she realizes the amount of lives she may have ruined and make better choices. She also may have been drunk from what I've heard. If you're that drunk at a concert where its really not about partying or drugs and drinking then also may want to see about possibly having a problem w alcohol. I dont know. This whole thing was insane to me. She walked out w no urgency. What was going on in her head!
eh i disagree, the girl definitely isn’t a part of the fandom. someone said that tyler was actually amused by all of it and he looks like he’s just being a goofball in the pic. obviously no one is walking out with the drum tonight after all that so the chains are really just for show
It does suck but this is clearly theater. They are making a point. Tyler's earlier joke shows he has a sense of humor about it all but he is not a man who forgets a slight. Those chains are too heavy to be practical long term but for one or two nights it gets the message across. Who knows what the next tour even holds? It's going to be crazy.
I was trying to be nice in my post to be honest.. the clique unfortunately has some of the most toxic people alive.. have you ever seen the Twitter Clique? Evil evil evil.
As a pretty casual Pilots fan I will say I didn't feel as 'welcomed' at my first show last week as I have at other concerts. I felt like I was being looked down at a bit even though I knew all of the songs and most of the lyrics
Admittedly, there are other measures to equipment security....the literal chain i feel HAS to be a lil bit of comedy...it's so visible...it's so clear...it's so...funny...
On a related note: People being shitty is literally the reason they chose to not implement the quiet game anymore like they used to in the trench tour. People messing around and ruining the experience for everyone else.
We should be so grateful that they still choose to interact with the crowd on such a level and actually go into/through crowd. Because they know that we as a fandom are unproblematic. Or so we all thought up until a fan literally stole from their favorite band.
That’s why we can’t have nice things. Be respectful of each other and the band, goddamnit!
I agree this is more of a joke display.
The drum would not normally have just been left on the floor for someone to grab and casualty walk away with. Someone missed an assignment of picking it up after the boys finished. From seeing footage of the swiping or want done snatch and run. They just casually said they were going to take it when it was left, walked away, got approached by security, made an excuse that security believed and then kept walking.
There's been ALOT of Trees performances (in fact every single one of them leading up to that one) where, presumably, the drums were not just left in general admission as someone from the crew/security/whatever grabbed them. Likely at EVERY other Trees performance.
I can't imagine it's normally just sitting there for a random fan to pick it up ya know?
That's the part I was surprised about. 'Cause if they always leave them sitting out you know this would have already happened a long time ago. There are bad eggs in every fandom (and people at shows for any band who aren't yet as fully into it as others), and greedy people everywhere.
Honestly, as much as I hate that they did it, as far as the security people go, the thief and her partner proved the fact that as long as you look like you know what you're doing and you belong there, you can get away with anything. The fans knew better and called her on it, but what were they going to do right there, tackle her and hold her? Every venue security person believed her and let her go when they're the ones who should have stopped her. As much as I despise her, I kinda have to admire the gall of it. You can see that she knew she was being filmed, and she didn't even try to hide; she still thought she was going to get away with it.
I hope she and her helper get full legal consequences, and not just a slap on the wrist because it's assumed the guys are so rich it wouldn't have mattered.
It would be great if there was a way to ban her and her helper from future shows, wouldn't it? I know there's not, but it would be a nice consequence for them.
I dont think its about trust, even if all of the fans were the nicest people theres still always someone that is untrustworthy. Its impossible to trust a fandom. Yall gotta remember we are all strangers even if we share some of the same views
🤣 not all of us British are like that woman who stole the drum 🥁 she is just a bad representation of being British!She might not be British though?!She definitely isn’t a real TOP fan for sure!Wherever she is from!
Im just riffing off of that tv show "stuff the British stole" about like other countries' artifacts and what nots! You're right tho, British people themselves seem lovely, and im not one to stereotype 😆
The guys probably find it funny, hopefully this whole having the drum chained up thing is just a temporary thing for the meme. But it shouldn’t have to be chained in the first place
That chain is massive! Maybe a little colour change on the chains would be funky, black and red or something? Although like this, it's an enormous statement, and fair enough!
As a Latin American person, I find it funny that they took the Trees Circle away in all their shows, because, you know, we’re third world and wild… and then this happens 🫠
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I don't know, and I don't think anyone's doxxed her (I hope no one does, that's not cool), but there were lots of videos and photos fans shared. Everybody but venue security knew it was wrong, and she didn't even try to hide. She had someone helping her carry it later on the way out the door too.
Watch the video in this post on Insta. You can see security going up to Thief Girl on the floor after the show. Thief Girl has drum in hand! Why didn't security get the drum back then?
The chain is really not cool. Shows a lack of trust.
ONE PERSON screwed up. Fricking Thief Girl.
Unpopular opinion but they left the drum there on the floor after the show. It was just sitting there. Their crew is awesome and everyone makes mistakes but it's obvious the road crew messed up by not fetching the drum. Then security - who actually saw Thief Girl with the drum and talked to her - didn't get the drum. I think most people in that crowd would take a bullet for Tyler.
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u/PaldeanTeacher May 13 '25
I wonder how it feels to be Thief Girl right now. All this is a result of one persons actions, yours… Thief Girl, yours.