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what (if anything) can be done about the nitrous mafia?
Posted on 11/2/26 at 4:02 pm
Posted on 11/2/26 at 4:02 pm
we went to shows (Billy Strings) in Huntsville and Baltimore over the past two weekends and the nitrous scene is out of control.
In Huntsville, the venue is inside a newish planned mixed use development and would otherwise be the cleanest safest possible place to see a show…and a fan got stabbed by a balloon thug. Baltimore is an urban location and 180 degrees different environment from Huntsville and the damn nitrous thugs were basically at the exit doors.
you spend three hours inside with fantastic energy and step out the venue to noise, harassment, littering and the contact hissing of the tanks and popping of balloons.
Plus (offense intended) you look like a fricking idiot sucking on a nitrous balloon. I’m all about getting your buzz on but that ain’t the way.
these slimeballs are not “part of the scene” and not your friends. They are organized criminals. Stop buying the fricking balloons
/rant over
In Huntsville, the venue is inside a newish planned mixed use development and would otherwise be the cleanest safest possible place to see a show…and a fan got stabbed by a balloon thug. Baltimore is an urban location and 180 degrees different environment from Huntsville and the damn nitrous thugs were basically at the exit doors.
you spend three hours inside with fantastic energy and step out the venue to noise, harassment, littering and the contact hissing of the tanks and popping of balloons.
Plus (offense intended) you look like a fricking idiot sucking on a nitrous balloon. I’m all about getting your buzz on but that ain’t the way.
these slimeballs are not “part of the scene” and not your friends. They are organized criminals. Stop buying the fricking balloons
/rant over
Posted on 11/2/26 at 4:19 pm to cgrand
Sorry bro. Just trying to enjoy an ice cold fatty. I need to hear Charlie Brown’s teacher after a great show
This post was edited on 11/2/26 at 4:20 pm
Posted on 11/2/26 at 4:46 pm to cgrand
I saw phish is Huntsville a few weeks ago, walked back to my hotel after the show and didnt see a single tank. I actually thought it was weird, lol.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 9:28 am to cgrand
UNO was ridiculous after WSP. agree, something needs to be done. Can't be that hard to nab these guys
Posted on 11/3/26 at 9:53 am to cgrand
Not to be an unc but what do they get from nitrous
Were we doing it wrong back in the day
Were we doing it wrong back in the day
Posted on 11/3/26 at 12:24 pm to Motorboat
but they are doing it right in front of the cops. So it’s either not illegal or they don’t give a shite. I would prefer it if the opposite were the case.
it ruins the whole experience after the show
it ruins the whole experience after the show
Posted on 11/3/26 at 12:27 pm to el Gaucho
quote:I don’t know a buzz I guess, I’ve never done it. Everything about it is stupid
Not to be an unc but what do they get from nitrous
Posted on 11/3/26 at 1:06 pm to cgrand
Back in the day, I personally enjoyed the comedy surrounding the nitrous mafia after shows. At one point I would even salute the creativity of their game. But now a days it's a whole new animal. It's just total reckless caos and the goons running the show as you said are not your friends, nor are they a part of the scene. They're just straight up drug dealers taking advantage of a loop hole.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 1:19 pm to cgrand
Oddly enough it's not illegal because it isn't a controlled substance.
They stay on the sidewalks because it's considered a public space. The police can only ask them to clear the sidewalk for pedestrians or they can clear them out if they're on a private lot.
They stay on the sidewalks because it's considered a public space. The police can only ask them to clear the sidewalk for pedestrians or they can clear them out if they're on a private lot.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 3:00 pm to rutiger
quote:
I saw phish is Huntsville a few weeks ago, walked back to my hotel after the show and didnt see a single tank. I actually thought it was weird, lol.
I saw one tank that whole weekend and it had been confiscated by the police. I was surprised I didn't see more. In North Charleston in 2025 it was terrible on the lot. They were set up in between each vendor tent, there were that many
Posted on 11/3/26 at 3:01 pm to el Gaucho
quote:
what do they get from nitrous
Wahwahwahwahwahwah
quote:
Were we doing it wrong back in the day
Nope.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 3:56 pm to Dale3
quote:
But now a days it's a whole new animal. It's just total reckless caos and the goons running the show as you said are not your friends, nor are they a part of the scene. They're just straight up drug dealers taking advantage of a loop hole.
It can be dangerous.....a lot of them are selling industrial nitrous not the medical grade stuff you get at the dentist.
Posted on 11/3/26 at 4:56 pm to 14&Counting
quote:that too. And sometimes the only difference is how clean the tank is. Med grade for inhalation is completely clean because it has to be, industrial grade does not.
a lot of them are selling industrial nitrous
so we have dealers that can and will hurt you, selling an unregulated known toxin legally on the street, and infringing on the pursuit of happiness of everyone there while littering the streets with synthetic rubber and the air with noise pollution. And we just shrug our shoulders?
With all the petty bullshite regulations we put up with in a civilized society this is the one we just can’t do anything about?
Posted on 11/3/26 at 5:11 pm to cgrand
It's illegal to sell for human consumption without a prescription (21 U.S.C. § 353(b)) and probably under some state laws too. We used to get the little cartridges meant for culinary use in whipping cream. Medical grade nitro purchase requires a medical license so they are probably selling industrial.
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