Originally posted by modthispny
Why? I thought insomniac is on top of their game when it comes to event planning and organization.
:stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
How was markus Schulz? His set at ruby Skye afterwards was the best I had heard from him...5.5 hours of bliss.
I have no clue.
I was stuck in a cluster of a line.
I did eventually cut in about 2000 people,
(shame on me) but still was not able to catch Shultz thanks to these tards that have absolutely no clue how to plan a NYE event.
Nerologic
I would be pretty upset if I would have paid 150 bucks and had to wait an hr or 2 just to get 2 drinks...And getting in was horrible but I just pushed myself through. They had 3 male guys patting down and 1 female patting down. How hard is it to figure out when you sell x amount of vip tix 4 people doing pat downs isn't going to cut it.
The mob in front of the vip bar.
Tosh
Already heard people saying "worst rave ever/of their life"
chlola
It was a f'ing disaster.
anomalies
Getting in was a complete nightmare, no organization at all. It felt like the most crowded rave I've ever been to. Markus killed it, pretty much played what he's been playing in his recent sets, no big surprises. The main stage was a cluster during the countdown, no room to get around, but cleared up after.
Wouldn't call it the worst rave of my life, but probably because I experienced Pop 2010.
DjWoody
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Originally posted by Nerologic
Nice video! I was backstage too. Well sort off, I was on the rails next to the guard. hahahaha
TAO was cluster, I liked MM a lot better. Trying to get from the mainstage to the inside of the Arena was horrible, but oh well. We went right back and just hanged out backstage until after the countdown when we left for Avalon.
We heard all of Markus's set while we waited in the VIP line, and unfortunately we missed Afrojack, which was 1/2 the reason we went to TAO! There was just too many kids all over the place!
:toothless
bigperf
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Originally posted by Tosh
Already heard people saying "worst rave ever/of their life"
maybe that BAN bill isn't such a bad idea after all....
72hrpartyanimal
although TAO is combination of Insomniac and GO Ventures, it is Go Ventures that does most of the party organizing.
DjWoody
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Originally posted by anomalies
Getting in was a complete nightmare, no organization at all. It felt like the most crowded rave I've ever been to.
I felt like this too.
chlola
quote:
Originally posted by bigperf
maybe that BAN bill isn't such a bad idea after all....
Ban this bitch.
DjWoody
Thousands Pack LA Sports Arena for New Year's Eve Rave
Paramedics treated about dozen people for possible Ecstasy and alcohol overdoses on New Year's Eve at a rave at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, and several others were arrested on suspicion of possessing the psychedelic drug.
One man trying to exit the venue took "a long fall" on the Figueroa Street side of the arena, firefighters said, adding that he was among those hospitalized early Saturday.
Firefighter-paramedics and police were especially busy between midnight and 2 a.m. at the 13th annual "Together As One" event, billed by promoters as "the world's largest New Year's Eve dance music festival."
In the 90 minutes before the event was scheduled to end at 2 a.m., paramedics treated multiple patients -- including two young men and a young woman believed to be in her late teens -- for possible drug overdoses.
One possible Ecstasy overdose patient was said to be a dialysis patient. Another reportedly was having a seizure. The woman was being treated just outside the venue on Figueroa Street, according to the fire department.
At least one person at the rave was treated early Saturday for trauma due to a possible assault. Some people at the event were treated for possible alcohol intoxication.
The man who fell was trying to jump a wall after 3 a.m., misjudged his landing, and fell 20 to 25 feet.
Another man who was at the rave came to the police administration building downtown just before 6 a.m. to see about a friend who was arrested. He declined to be interviewed but said the rave "was a blast."
The event began at 5 p.m. Friday, according to promoters.
An estimated 45,000 people were at the sold-out event before 11 p.m., according to news reports. The Los Angeles Times reported the crowd at more than 26,000 just after 11 p.m.
At least two people were treated for drinking too much before they got into the event, according to Michael Bauman of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Promoters billed the event for participants "18 and over with ID." One attendee said it took him 30 to 45 minutes to get through lines that included security checks and into the event. He estimated others took up to two hours to get in.
Los Angeles police Capt. Melissa Zak told the Los Angeles Times three people were arrested for possession of Ecstasy before 11 p.m.
In June, raves were banned at the Sports Arena and adjacent Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum after the Ecstasy overdose death of Sasha Rodriguez, 15, of Atwater Village, at a rave at the Coliseum.
Coliseum commissioners voted to lift the ban in November, and soon after required rave promoters to petition for approval at least a month before an event, according to The Times.
The new rule did not apply to the rave being staged Friday and Saturday, which had already been scheduled.
Commissioners promised to add safeguards to protect participants and the surrounding neighborhood, including extra security, additional drug searches, stricter enforcement of age limits, and increased on-site emergency medical treatment, according to The Times.
Copyright City News Service First Published: Jan 1, 2011 1:02 PM PST
Nerologic
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Originally posted by bigperf
maybe that BAN bill isn't such a bad idea after all....
