musicNEWS:
Riot erupts at System of a Down free concert
9-4-01
antiGUY
What was supposed to be a free concert
by Los Angeles hard rockers System of a Down turned into a riot after Fire
Inspectors kept the band from taking the stage.
All hell broke loose in a Los Angeles parking
lot on Monday evening (Sept 3) after System of a Down was forced to cancel
their free concert by order of Fire inspectors. Billboard online reports
that between 3,500 and 10,000 fans showed up for the free concert. Fearing
that the crowd had grown too large, Fire inspectors pulled the plug on
the show. After fans discovered that the show wouldn’t go on, they
rushed the stage, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake including
broken windows and glass doors at near by businesses. Police on the scene
attempted to placate the crowd with tear gas and rubber bullets. In the
end, six arrests were made and several fans and police officers were left
with minor injuries.
System of a Down was scheduled to play
the free concert as a thank you to their home town fans and to celebrate
the release of their new album, Toxicity, which was released today (Sep
4). (see
news item)
At press time antiMUSIC was told by System
of a Down’s publicist that a statement from the band would be issued soon.
We will post the full statement as soon as we receive it.
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