How do you keep a VIP lane intact when GA compresses at the barricade? At a 5,500-cap amphitheater Saturday night, our two-guard escort stalled twice near stage left; I’m weighing a secondary buffer and earlier reroute points — what calm verbal cues and timing work for you, and when do you loop in venue ops or local PD before it gets risky?
I put a scout 20–30 ft ahead with an LED wand to open a 3‑ft lane and use “Hold for ten, VIP crossing — you’ll be right back,” timed to a chorus break. > and when do you loop in venue ops or local PD before it gets risky? If we miss that lane twice or see sustained forward sway, I call venue ops to pop a side gate and have PD hold a soft line; do you have a pre-cleared reroute marked on your map?