{"id":7378,"date":"2026-05-21T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2026\/05\/21\/a-grandma-set-a-crowd-surfing-world-record-at-rock-the-country\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:34:07","slug":"a-grandma-set-a-crowd-surfing-world-record-at-rock-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2026\/05\/21\/a-grandma-set-a-crowd-surfing-world-record-at-rock-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"A Grandma Set a Crowd Surfing World Record at Rock the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A grandma just set a crowd surfing world record\u00a0after becoming the oldest person to crowd surf at\u00a0a concert.<\/p>\n<p>The 99-year-old woman, whose name is\u00a0Pauline Kana, achieved the benchmark after crowd-surfing on a type of flat surface during country star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/brantley-gilbert\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brantley Gilbert<\/a>&#8216;s performance at <a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/kid-rock\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kid Rock<\/a>&#8216;s first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/tags\/rock-the-country\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rock the Country<\/a> concert of 2026 in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.setlist.fm\/setlist\/brantley-gilbert\/2026\/austin-county-fairgrounds-bellville-tx-6b4a8e8a.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Austin, Texas on May 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gilbert introduced Kana, who goes by the nickname &#8220;Gangster Granny&#8221; on her grandson&#8217;s TikTok account, to the crowd from the stage before she was lifted up and strapped in to fulfill her prophecy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Granny here is going to become the oldest woman to crowd surf,&#8221; the musician told the audience, who chanted &#8220;Granny! Granny! Granny!&#8221; after her thrilled ride was over.<\/p>\n<p>There were 20,000 people in attendance at the show, according to a video on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Kana&#8217;s grandson Ross Smith has accumulated a massive following on social media thanks to his videos with Gangster Granny \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rosssmith\/\" target=\"_blank\">four million on Instagram<\/a> and a whopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rosssmith\" target=\"_blank\">25 million on TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the video of Kana&#8217;s crowd surfing accomplishment, which has been officially recognized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/485463-oldest-person-to-crowd-surf\" target=\"_blank\">Guinness World Records<\/a>, below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did it! I&#8217;m the greatest of all time!&#8221; she shouted at the end of the clip, holding up a plaque of her certificate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pauline crowd surfed over multiple rows of people at the tender age of 99, achieving this rocking Guinness World Records title,&#8221; the organization wrote on their website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/rock-metal-musicians-crowdsurfing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Epic Times Rock + Metal Musicians Crowd Surfed at Their Own Shows<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Smith constantly shares hilarious content with Gangster Granny, from her holding up signs that say &#8220;Run if you think I&#8217;m sexy&#8221; to asking John Cena to marry her, flipping the double bird at the camera and much more. She&#8217;s who all of us should aspire to be one day, especially if it means setting records at concerts.<\/p>\n<p>See some other Guinness World Records related to rock and metal in the gallery below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">20 of the Coolest Rock + Metal Related Guinness World Records<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Here are 20 of the coolest rock and metal related Guinness World Records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/search?term=music&amp;page=1&amp;type=all&amp;max=20&amp;partial=_Results&amp;\" target=\"_blank\">Alicia Selin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=168&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=366&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DRRv3qtOHmtGBG8AXI2xRyXQoxt5kKsM0YQjZ&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/loudwire.com\/grandma-crowd-surfing-world-record\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A grandma just set a crowd surfing world record\u00a0after becoming the oldest person to crowd surf at\u00a0a concert. 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