The fainted fangirl.

It's 3:00 p.m. on a hot Saturday afternoon. The lines surrounding the Toyota Stadium have more than 100 people on each side. Fangirls and fanboys are talking about how long they've been waiting. Some say the camped out since the night before and others say they arrived around 1:00 p.m., just to have a good view of the amazingly talented man named Ed Sheeran. The gates won't open until 5:00 p.m. and everyone looks tired, bored and dehydrated. There is no one selling food or beverages and the closest store is about half a mile away. At around 4:40 p.m. some people on the other side of the gate begin preparing their ticket scanners and everyone in line screams with excitement. Once inside, people begin running toward the field, while others run straight to the merchandise tent or the concession stand to purchase overpriced items. The concert won't begin until 7:00 p.m., so there is still two more hours to go. People on the field are way too close to each other and many are trying way too hard to get to the front. There is still one hour to go and literally everyone is dripping in sweat, because of the sizzling sun. It's practically impossible to get out of the crowd to go and buy water, because people won't let you go back to your spot. Once the concert begins with the two opening acts, the sun goes down and fresh air becomes apparent. At around 8:30 p.m. they announce the main performer and everyone goes crazy. Everybody is two inches away from each other and it feels like the sun is still up; it's very difficult to breathe. After Ed finishes his first song, people in the crowd point toward the front at some girl in the floor. Apparently she had fainted. The question is, did she faint because it was hot and she couldn't breathe? Or was it because she had just seen and heard one of her favorite artists?

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