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Hollywood EDC riots (pg. 8)
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| able.h |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Minaya
It's actually quite smart in a weird way.
The week DJ Mag voting starts up and his names is EVERYWHERE.
He's all everyone will be talking about for the next week or two.
Fresh in everyone's mind when they go to vote. |
pppfftt.. the politics of dancing
lol |
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| henryv |
| quote: | Originally posted by fantasyexctasy
Insomniac bringing in ty mainstream electro-pop and dubstep artists to attract these kind of people will be 100% their fault. Insomniac is going to kill EDM in LA |
Oh no! Mr Ecstasy! I know you work for go ventures buddy! |
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| mar46017 |
He should have done it in the parking lot behind the Jimmy Kimmel show, where they have their Concert series at the end of the show. Bigger space and gated.
Streets was a bad idea. Didn't something similar happen with Deadmau5 at the Apple Store on 3rd Street not too long ago.
I remember seeing Deadmau5 at Tower Records in Hollywood/Highlands complex and that worked out fine. Tiesto at Tower Records Sunset/Crescent Hights was cool also.
I like how some people made a joke out of it and started planking in front of the Riot police.
I am not surprised it happened. We the old school EDM fans should have brought our bats and beat some lil kids asses!!! (joke! Kinda, not really) :toocool: |
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| Nerologic |
| quote: | Originally posted by mar46017
We the old school EDM fans should have brought our bats and beat some lil kids asses!!! (joke! Kinda, not really) :toocool: |
As long as you cover my ass in court, count me in!!!
:tongue3 |
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| fantasyexctasy |
| quote: | Originally posted by henryv
Oh no! Mr Ecstasy! I know you work for go ventures buddy! |
I work in the operating room at a hospital saving lives and seeing most people never see in a lifetime. Not everyone has a lowlife job like you |
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| KarenLuvs2Party |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nerologic
As long as you cover my ass in court, count me in!!!
:tongue3 |
+1
stupid kids... |
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| jonmitz |
| quote: | Originally posted by henryv
Oh no! Mr Ecstasy! I know you work for go ventures buddy! |
heh |
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| DjWoody |
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lan...ywood-riot.html
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Near-riot in Hollywood: DJ's 'marvelous stunt' went 'terribly wrong’
July 28, 2011 | 2:45 pm
A popular DJ known as Kaskade who may have encouraged uninvited fans to converge on Hollywood on Wednesday night had visions of a grand entrance to the "Electric Daisy Carnival Experience" film premiere.
But Kaskade, one of the film's stars, appears to have underestimated his popularity.
PHOTOS: Rowdy crowd at Electric Daisy Carnival screening
"What he tried to pull off at the Chinese Theatre was a marvelous stunt that went terribly wrong," said Michael Duddie, general manager of Supperclub Los Angeles, which invited the DJ to perform at an after-party but did not organize his film entrance. "I don't think he knows the gravity of his popularity."
Kaskade had tricked out a flatbed truck with his equipment -- and had planned to roll up, play two songs and head into the premiere, Los Angeles fire officials said. The event was permitted by the Los Angeles Fire Department, which planned a 30-minute lane closure of Hollywood Boulevard "with amplified music on the back of a flatbed truck," according to the permit.
About 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Kaskade tweeted to his 92,000 Twitter followers that he was heading to Grauman's Chinese Theatre for a block party: "ME+BIG SPEAKERS+MUSIC=BLOCK PARTY!!!"
But as people began showing up, Duddie said it became clear that "a crisis was headed our way."
"I walked out and saw a flatbed truck with an over-the-top sound system just blasting, and it became evident after a minute that this would create quite a scene -- just the magnetic effect of that sound system and Kaskade rolling down Hollywood Boulevard," Duddie said. "In two minutes there were 100 people, in three minutes there were 1,000 people, and by the time he got to the corner of Hollywood and Highland there were 3,000 people around me. Cars couldn't go anywhere."
Instead of continuing down Hollywood Boulevard, they turned onto Highland Avenue, Duddie said.
"Another 1,000 kids ran down the street at top speed -- right down the middle of the street with traffic coming at them. It grew out of control," Duddie said.
The chaos prompted police to respond in riot gear. And Kaskade began urging people to leave.
"EVERYONE NEEDS TO GO HOME NOW! I DON'T WANT THIS TO REFLECT BADLY ON EDM OR WHAT WE ARE," he tweeted.
"When you have that many people it can become a powderkeg, and this one exploded," Duddie said. "It was really unfortunate, but thank God nobody got hurt. It's hard to place blame on anyone."
After the crowds died down, Kaskade was able to appear at a celebrity-studded after-party, which Duddie said went off without a hitch. Security was tripled and extra precautions were taken after witnessing the evening's events.
Kaskade, who is scheduled to return to Europe on Thursday, released a statement regarding the events of the previous night.
"I'm incredibly disappointed that last night ended the way it did," the statement read. "It's unfortunate that a few disrespectful people turned what was supposed to be a celebration of music into a regrettable event. This is not what EDM is about."
Duddie said the size of the unexpected crowd “speaks to the power of social networking.”
“He sent out a tweet and everybody’s pockets just buzzed,” Duddie said.
Los Angeles police and prosecutors said they are gathering evidence to determine whether any further criminal charges or civil actions are warranted. |
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| henryv |
| quote: | Originally posted by fantasyexctasy
I work in the operating room at a hospital saving lives and seeing most people never see in a lifetime. Not everyone has a lowlife job like you |
That's good. Are you just a bitter person online? Lol |
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| fantasyexctasy |
| quote: | Originally posted by henryv
That's good. Are you just a bitter person online? Lol |
Only to stupid people |
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| 72hrpartyanimal |
| c'mon now. no need to be arguing guys |
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| henryv |
| quote: | Originally posted by 72hrpartyanimal
c'mon now. no need to be arguing guys |
You know I'm chilling |
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