A concert is a magical thing. It brings all the biggest fans of a wonderful artist together to enjoy their songs, and the experience is unlike anything else.
So, everyone wants things to go perfectly - especially when it's a farewell show, in the case of Alan Jackson's Last Call farewell show. The star-studded concert took place on Saturday, June 27 at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, per Whiskey Riff.
And star-studded it was - think of a country star, and they were there. Luke Combs, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Lainey Wilson, Eric Church... and more.
And when there's a show of that magnitude, you darn well know people will be lining up in droves to see it. And it got to the point people were gathering outside the stadium to watch it.
A large group of people had gathered on the pedestrian bridge near to the Nissan Stadium following the show, too. And, when a person had a medical emergency, problems arose.
The Nashville Horse Mounted Patrol shared their experience of trying to help someone with a medical emergency on the bridge.
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Alan Jackson Fans Were "Packed" on the Bridge
"When 70,000 fans poured out of Nissan Stadium following Alan Jackson's final Nashville concert on June 27, the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge became packed shoulder-to-shoulder with thousands of people making their way downtown," they wrote.
"Then came the call - a serious medical emergency on the bridge. Officers and medica trying to reach the patient couldn't get onto the bridge or move against the overwhelming flow of people."
And that's where the horse mounted patrol got to work. They ended up needing to use their horses to push through the crowd. Personally, a horse walking toward me would prompt me to get out of the way, even if the bridge I was on was in sardines territory.
"Mounted officers were able to safely move through the crowd, creating a path that allowed first responders to reach those in need as quickly as possible. In moments like these, every second matters, and our horses gave emergency crews the access they otherwise wouldn't have had."
They also praised their horses for being "calm, focused, and professional" despite the conditions. They were "hundreds of feet above the Cumberland River, surrounded by blaring music, thousands of shouting people."
We're glad that everyone managed to stay safe after the Alan Jackson concert. What a close call!
