I almost fainted at a Bad Tour show, and that was in a nice, cool indoor arena with assigned seating, so there was no excuse - I mean, other than MJ. :lovev1:
I was 16 and had been a massive MJ fan for about 4 years, but hadn't ever seen him in person. None of my friends managed to come up with ticket money on short notice, so I ended up going alone.
There was no opening act, so just suddenly, after sitting there waiting, getting more and more excited as the minutes ticked past the official start time... POOF... The arena lights went out into darkness, followed by the deafening audience roar. As things began happening on stage, people on the floor level (where I was) started climbing up onto their seats (just folding metal chairs) to see better. I was about 50 or so rows back from the stage, so I also had to climb up onto my chair, lifting up on my tippy toes to see anything.
I was already shaking and could barely breathe, let alone scream, lol. As WBSS started and there he was... Michael!!!.... Well, I guess in my state of ecstatic rapture I somehow LITERALLY FORGOT TO BREATHE. :laughingv6: :shockv3: I simply didn't inhale anymore, like I was frozen in awe, lol. Eventually (soon!) I got VERY dizzy and the whole world swung around me. I lost balance and darn near fell straight off that chair, which would have meant falling extra far, probably hitting my head on concrete (since I had the end seat in the row), and then, if I was lucky and survived, I definitely would have missed the entire concert. :doh:
After a huge, desperate, gasping breath, I caught myself on the edge of the chair and thought, "Omg, I almost fainted! That was SOOO STUPID!!!! So stupid!!!! BREATHE! Don't forget to breathe!!" And then I had to very consciously take big, purposeful breaths every few seconds during WBSS so I wouldn't pass the heck out, lol.
I absolutely never had anticipated having such a ridiculous reaction. I couldn't believe it. I'm just not the fainting type, lol. I was flabbergasted about it, really. So, maybe that's how it happened for some. I can't be the only one. :winkv1: