Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal
although TAO is combination of Insomniac and GO Ventures, it is Go Ventures that does most of the party organizing.
Oxymoron.
There was no organizing AT ALL.
I will never go to an Insomniac or Go Venture again.
I'd rather stay home & listen to youtube.
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
I wonder how this is going to effect Beyond Wonderland in March..:nervous:
chlola
I hope it's cancelled.
These bitches should give a free pass to all the peeps they pissed off at TAO.
anomalies
I've never had issues with Insomniac events, its usually Goventures that s up.
Nerologic
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Originally posted by DjWoody
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!
Ya it was a mess. I was supposed to walk in with Luke and crew but like always I never made it to LA on time. :( But yea I heard Markus set from the cluster trying to get in lol
Afrojack was at Hyde on Thursday, hes been playing a lot of places in LA recently. He will be doing so for a while since he's staying out here so much...
Ding daga ding...
chlola
Insomniac did put on a great show at The Palladium with Guetta.
So I'll switch my hate stick to Go Ventures.
Who runs that company?
DjWoody
quote:
Originally posted by chlola
Insomniac did put on a great show at The Palladium with Guetta.
So I'll switch my hate stick to Go Ventures.
Who runs that company?
And Go Ventures put up a great show with Monster Massive!!! So they go hand in hand.
DjWoody
quote:
Originally posted by Nerologic
Ya it was a mess. I was supposed to walk in with Luke and crew but like always I never made it to LA on time. :( But yea I heard Markus set from the cluster trying to get in lol
Afrojack was at Hyde on Thursday, hes been playing a lot of places in LA recently. He will be doing so for a while since he's staying out here so much...
D00d, let me know next time he's in LA. My girl loves him and wants to see him. She was mad cuz she missed him last night and she's never seen him.
Nerologic
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Originally posted by DjWoody
D00d, let me know next time he's in LA. My girl loves him and wants to see him. She was mad cuz she missed him last night and she's never seen him.
Will do, they never advertise him playing but people already know he's going. I will give you a heads up next time I hear something...
bigperf
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Originally posted by Nerologic
if no "raves", then you cant have a bad experience with one!
Nerologic
quote:
Originally posted by bigperf
if no "raves", then you cant have a bad experience with one!
If no beer you can't have bad experience with it either, ban that to? 1920's style?
bigperf
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Originally posted by Nerologic
If no beer you can't have bad experience with it either, ban that to? 1920's style?
sure! if no beer we can't blame it for "beer bellys"! :) i'm going to try and cut beer and "Raves" out in 2011!
