‘I paid to pee in my pants’: Diabetic man soils pants at Bryan Adams concert due to washroom shortage, slams organisers in LinkedIn post

The shortage of washrooms at the venue left many attendees in discomfort, but the situation was particularly distressing for Aranjo. Battling long queues, he attempted to find an alternative restroom but was told he couldn’t access certain washrooms because his ticket only granted him entry to specific areas. “I knew I would NEVER be able to hold that long,” he explained in his post, adding that rushing to another part of the venue proved futile.

With no options left, Aranjo eventually had to urinate near some trees after dodging security—but not before soiling his pants. “Finally, I managed to empty and ‘release’ the pressure (but not before soiling my pants!) – pls see pic as proof,” he wrote.

Despite the personal embarrassment, Aranjo said he wasn’t ashamed to share his story. “I am NOT ashamed to say that I am a diabetic with continence issues. You guys should be ashamed for providing ~3 loos / 1000 people.”

Aranjo’s open letter criticised the organisers for failing to cater to basic needs, especially for an event of such magnitude. He also mentioned overhearing similar complaints from other concert-goers, including long wait times for washrooms, poor cashless transaction systems, and overall mismanagement. He also asked the organisers to get their act together before bringing international artists.

The post went viral and people came in support of Aranjo. One user commented, “Absolutely terrible experience with utter disregard in providing basic amenities like drinking water, access to washrooms and food.”

Another user wrote, “All I want to say is that they don’t care about us.”