Probably best the Wife came with. I'd probably be in the hospital or jail had I gone solo.  Three videos from someone else who was at the concert as well. <!--more--> _Long story short_ is the opening acts did their thing.  They were all underground Chicago based artists.  They cleared out and went back upstairs and when the Heavy Metal Kings (Vinnie Paz & Ill Bill) came out they told the crowd that the opening acts had tried to start a fight with them.  Shortly after starting their part of the show the ladies of the opening act (that is the girlfriends) hopped the stage and stared throwing shit.  At the end of the one video when it starts to move around a lot is when the crowd turn on each other and before you knew it, it was an all out everybody-for-themselves sort of movement that ultimately led to the show being stopped and the fight bleeding out into the street.  My first memory of Chicgo will forever be immortalized by a tipped over public trash can in the street and a guy's face covered in blood. **I would do it again in a heartbeat.** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Omx4bi2rEE You can see me all over this video.  This is when Ill Bill & Vinnie first came out.  They told the crowd about how the opening act wanted to throw down with them but instead ran off and let their women defend them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRd-wcYhnEM This was the very beginning of the drama.  This is what erupted into riot-like conditions.  All I could think was setting aside any anxiousness I had about the situation and to keep the Wife safe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOeuADX6Enw This was one of the few songs we got to see performed.  All in all to me it was worth it driving to Chicago from Milwaukee to see Vinnie & Ill Bill regardless of what happened.  I had the distinct honor of meeting and shaking the hand of Vinnie's older brother, Lenny.