Posts

Showing posts with the label festival

Electric Zoo festival chaos takes over New York City

Image
The Electric Zoo festival caused chaos over the weekend in New York City The three-day Electric Zoo music festival at Randall's Island in New York City encountered troubles on each day of the event, causing chaos and upsetting fans, leading some angry attendees to storm the gates on Sunday night. Day One The first day of the event, Sept. 1, was canceled after organizers cited "global supply chain disruptions" in their inability to complete the construction of the main stage in time for performances. According to event organizers, attendees were offered full refunds for the Friday ticket, as well as for Friday ferry and bus tickets. Those who held multi-day tickets and multiple-day transport tickets were given "credit" for one of the days and "a refund equivalent to the amount of one day," respectively. MORE: Burning Man flooding: What happened to stranded festivalgoers? A man with costume attends the second day of the Electric Zoo Festival at Randall...

Soldier ID'd as suspect in campground shooting of 5 people, 2 fatally, near music festival venue

A member of the U.S. Army has been identified as the suspected gunman who shot five people, two fatally, at a campground near a music festival in Washington. A 26-year-old active-duty member of the U.S. Army has been identified as the suspected gunman who shot five people, two fatally, at a campground near a music festival in Washington state over the weekend, authorities said. The soldier, Spc. James M. Kelly, who is stationed at the Joint Base Lewis McChord, was taken into custody after he was shot and wounded by an undercover police detective, who once served in the U.S. Marines, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office. The shooting unfolded about 8:25 p.m. Saturday at a campground near the Gorge Amphitheatre in Quincy, Washington, which at the time was hosting the Beyond Wonderland electronic music festival. Kelly was treated at a hospital for his injuries and booked at the Grant County Jail on suspicion of murder, officials said. It was not immediately clear is Kelly ha...