

There was this silence for like 30 seconds after it happened where I was just waiting for someone to walk out all fucked up.Īpparently they were selling L and kept getting accused of it being bunk, so they figured it was some drugged out kid getting them back for it. No one was in the tent at the time so no one was seriously hurt, but that was the creepiest thing I think I’ve ever seen. We thought it was a gunshot at first, watched the guys running from their canopy and one kid hit the floor from getting some debris flung his way. Soggypoptart: A kid tossed a firework (not the pretty lights kind, sounded like an M80) in a tent just down the slope from us. Some Redditors shared tales of recklessness: We selected some of our favorite posts, taken with more than a few grains of salt, from “the front page of the Internet” below, edited only for brevity. The Camp Bisco subreddit contains quite a few wild stories from the event’s first year in Scranton, and though some of these accounts may be exaggerated or downright fabricated altogether, they all add to the legend of Bisco. While Reddit isn’t always the most accurate source for information, it certainly attracts some straightforward commenters and conversation. The condition of the festival grounds after the show wasn’t exactly pretty, but they still were able to host the Vans Warped Tour today. For the record, there were no deaths, six arrests, and about two dozen emergency room visits reported. There’s no video we’ve seen yet that supports all the gossip and rumors that have been flying since July 16-18 (which Montage addressed today in a Times-Tribune article), but considering the festival’s history of drug overdoses in other cities, among other issues, it’s easy to see how these things get started. We suspect the truth lies somewhere in the middle, though there’s no denying that a lot of crazy things occurred over those three days.Įven the bands performing in the Disco Biscuits‘ electronic/jam band festival couldn’t avoid the insanity from the “safety” of the stage – Ryan Null of Zoogma was tackled by a fan mid-set, sending his equipment tumbling down: Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size Text Size Print This Page Send by Emailĭepending on who you talked to, Camp Bisco was either a chaotic disaster filled with drug-fueled orgies and depravity or just one big party unlike anything that has ever come to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton.
