This should come as no surprise that young people are typically more reckless than their older, presumably more mature counterparts. What seems to be up for discussion however, for no logical reason whatsoever, is whether or not specific youngsters are more prone to engage in illicit behavior than others based solely on what genre of music they enjoy. This baseless assumption has led to increased scrutiny on the electronic music community over other, less glamorous (albeit more pedestrian) music genres.
Due to this rash generalization made by the out of touch mainstream media, it comes at great satisfaction to provide these articles (here, here, here, and here), in which COUNTRY MUSIC of all genres, has been put on blast for its reckless, debaucherous, and downright deplorable escapades. There have been underage public intoxication, hospitalizations, rapes, fights, and even deaths. Oh my! As denoted in the articles provided, these arrest numbers have actually begun to exceed Ultra and Coachella. While predominately EDM centric events have had record lows in are on a trend downwards, Country Music is just warning up!
“It happens in our society. I’m not blaming this on country music or country shows. When 50,000 people show up, something’s going to happen.”- Billboard
So what you’re saying is that the music isn’t necessarily to blame, but rather the sheer number of (young) people attending these events. You don’t say.
