Pickpocketing at Stubb's

Last night, around 20-30 people including myself had their phones pickpocketed at a show at Stubb's. I've lived in Austin my entire life and have been to maybe a couple hundred shows here and never had this issue before or even heard of it happening. Even the staff at Stubb's staff were acting like they hadn't seen this before. They told everyone that they believe someone had been stealing phones and to just go home and file a police report in the morning. We all know APD isn't going to do shit, so I just wanted to see if anyone else has had this happen recently and warn everyone going to shows here in the future.

Lots of people keep saying to just keep valuables in your front pockets, but THAT DOES NOT WORK! I had my phone in my front pocket last night. I’m sure it’s harder to steal, but that’s not enough. Stubbs has a no bag policy as well, so fanny packs are a no-go. Some good suggestions I’ve seen are wrapping some rubber bands around your phone to add some friction, tethering your valuables to yourself, and putting decoy items in your pockets.