An army of cops and medics converged on the Barclay Center for Saturday night’s Avicii concert — but there was no repeat of the mass drug overdoses at the Swedish DJ concert three days prior in Boston.
Police with drug-sniffing dogs inspected bags, patted down music fans, and even confiscated some laser pointers, but neither the NYPD nor EMS had to respond to any emergencies.
“It was total overkill,” said one policeman on the scene.
“I saw a few drunk guys, but nobody going, like, overboard” said a 25-year-old New Jersey woman, who gave only her first name, Michelle.
Another woman said, “I smoked up before I got here. Nobody ever overdosed on weed.”
Avicii performed onstage without mentioning what had happened at his Boston concert Wednesday night, when more than two dozen people were taken to hospitals for overdosing on drugs, including Molly.
“They didn’t talk about Boston’’ onstage, said one concert-goer who was decked out in a Guy Fawkes mask.
A small group of tipsy women remained undaunted by the police occupation, staggering out of the concert after midnight yelling, “Avicii rules!’’
A young man smoking an e-cigarette summed it up: “It was fine, I don’t know why Boston sucks at life.”