Well, that’s one way to capitalize on the situation…
Yesterday, we shared a story a story about a woman at one of Luke Combs’ concerts in Australia, who was kicked out of his show in Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium for “dancing too hard,” as reported by The Courier-Mail, an Australian newspaper published in Brisbane.
Several vides of her have gone viral on TikTok, where she’s seen dancing while Luke’s opener Mitchell Tenpenny was on… seriously, she was living her best life. Here’s a few different angles:
@lily_ballard24 Still didn’t stop her from having a boogie 😂 #foryoupage #lukecombs ♬ Oh No – Kreepa
@s4w009 #brisbane #joelene #lukecombs ♬ Memories Are Made Of – Luke Combs
@team_tooney_fishing @Luke Combs was epic but the crowd was a close 2nd! #letthegirldance #sendherhomebuddy #teamtooneyfishing #lukecombsaustraliantour #lukecombs @Mitchell Tenpenny @jordandavis @Lane pitttman @Lily Ballard ♬ original sound – Team_Tooney_Fishing🇦🇺
Well, the woman, named Jolene (seriously, you can’t make this stuff up), was also seen jokingly twerking on one of the security people, so I have to imagine that might’ve been the final straw if they were already considering kicking her out, though it’s kind of unclear because she does walk away after doing that. She was escorted out before Combs even went onstage, after being stopped by security after returning from the bathroom… so she didn’t even really get to see the concert, which sucks, especially considering how rarely they get big-name country concerts of this caliber over there.
In some of the videos, you can see a woman in a pink dress looking visibly annoyed, and at one point, she gets up, comes back to her seat, and security walks up shortly thereafter… so yeah, I’m sure she was a big reason Jolene didn’t get to see the concert, even though she really wasn’t bothering anyone and was just enjoying herself. Maybe the man with pink dress was staring a little too long…
It feels ridiculous to kick someone out for dancing, though a Suncorp Stadium spokesperson stated that “patrons are not evicted solely for dancing”:
“The patron was engaging in activity that was against the conditions of entry which are designed to allow all fans to enjoy events at the stadium and so there was no choice but to evict her.”
I’ve yet to see what else she did to warrant getting kicked out, but this isn’t the United States, clearly, so I guess they’re not as lenient about these types of things? Who knows. They’ll drink beer out of an old boot but you can’t dance like a lunatic at a concert? Make it make sense…
Anyways, Jolene is taking advantage of this newfound viral attention. She shared a TikTok earlier stating that she is selling that iconic white skirt, starting the bidding at $250 over on her account page:
@jozzyshorten Biddings open from $250+express shipping #lukecoombs #jordandavis #mitchelltenpenny #charcoalclothing #charcoal ♬ original sound – Joelene Shorten
Fans seemed to find the humor in it, and if you can’t capitalize on this type of thing, what’s even the point of social media? I hope she sells it for way more… and Luke Combs, you have the chance to do the funniest thing ever, actually:
“This is skirt is priceless ! It should be on display. Dooonnnttt sell it!”
“The fact that people don’t see the humor in this. You are funny”
“Iconic. bet it doesn’t come with a guarantee we could pull off your moves”
“The famous skirt”
“Is it coming with energy and moves?”
“We know this DIVA”
“You my dear were the show.
“Whoever that girl was, she definitely had the moves “
“Why was everyone sitting down? Girl I hope they didn’t ruin it for you.”
“You weren’t bothering anyone you were in your own space having a good time. People are so miserable.”
“You were the ENTIRE VIBE!
“I KNEW MY FYP WASNT GONNA LET ME DOWN, YOURE A QUEEN!!!!!”
“a queen wore this skirt.”
“Keep dancing! Who doesn’t dance at a concert? I dance in my car, my kitchen, your kitchen… I ‘got spoken to’ by some bored housewife for dancing at a concert too. Except security told me keep going.”
“That dance was fire.”
“Hope you make bank for it darling”
“Please frame this iconic piece of clothing”
“You looked so incredibly beautiful! Love your vibe and confidence so much!!”
“My spirit animal lol.”
“Fyp working OT for me, get the bag sis.”
“Loved your vibe gurl!”
“That skirt did you RIGHT!”
“Found you! Love your energy girl”
“Iconic.”
Stay tuned, I saw that Mitchell Tenpenny, the opener at Luke’s who Jolene was dancing to, invited her to one of the Sydney shows this weekend, so hopefully we haven’t seen the last of Miss Jolene and her impressive dance moves.