I saw an entire bachelorette party of maybe a dozen women get turned away at the gates of Frost Amphitheater at JRAD this summer - after waiting in the half hour-long line to get in - because they had the nerve (I’m being facetious if that’s not clear) to think they could bring their small purses with minimal personal effects into the venue. They had to walk all the way back to their cars to leave them there - a terrible place to leave valuables in the Bay Area by the way, what with all the break-ins - and then wait in the same inefficiently processed security line, all after the show had already begun.

This is all to say that with these bags, they could have saved themselves a headache and at least 40 minutes of show enjoyment. Frost isn’t the only venue with this policy, and I’m guessing it will be come more commonplace .. add in the fact that you’re supporting children’s music education and it’s a wonder you’ve read this far when you could be buying a bag!

Brilliant fundraising idea! Thoughtful, practical and useful.

Me like.

but then they will be able to see all the drugs inside...

I’ll never understand why someone has to bring a backpack into a 3 hour rock and roll show but if you’re the wook that must, might as well support a good cause.

Just placed an order for one. I am hitting Welcome to Rockville, JazzFest, and a few other shows where a backpack is needed. =D I also needed an excuse to support Mockingbird.

It's A Cool Dope Carrying Bag
It's A Clear, Damn Cool Bag
It's A Clear, Darn Cool Bag

*Edited for the wonderful innocent children

Time to put your money where your mouth is'd
I'll show you mine if you show me yours'd

It was a requirement to have a clear bag if you needed it for people attending Ariana Grande's most recent tour.

Still might be helpful for me to get one for entering work at Nassau. I'll be ordering one.

Lotta schools mandate that students must have clear backpacks as well. Looking forward to getting some of these.

@MiguelSanchez said:

I’ll never understand why someone has to bring a backpack into a 3 hour rock and roll show but if you’re the wook that must, might as well support a good cause.

Plenty of reasons -- poncho in event of potential rain, water bottle, place to store long-sleeved shirt or jacket, storing anything an individual may not want to carry in their pockets, etc.

I have to say, I second the motion that the optimal solution is to just not bring a backpack at all.

If you're bringing more than you can carry in your pockets, you're bringing too much stuff for a show like Phish. This isnt a picnic campout. This is a dance party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3SFqV0hMyo