LA has a history of in-store appearnaces by popular musicians gone awry, most famously the Depeche Mode riot that occured when the band attempted to do a signing session for their Violator album. But few would have expected that Canadian electronic music artist Deadmau5 would cause such a rukus when he appeared yesterday evening at the Apple Store in Santa Monica, CA. Danceblogga reports:
A reliable source tells us that Santa Monica, California police shut down a scheduled appearance by Deadmau5 at the local Apple store last night before it could happen as a result of overcrowding. On his MySpace blog Mr. Mau5 encouraged fans to reprise an in-store thronging at a previous Los Angeles-area apperance: “How many people can we fit into an apple store,” he writes.
“I seriously don’t think they have any idea what theyre in for,” he continues. “I KNOW you L.A. kids know how to throw it down … So let’s give ‘em a little somethin’ they won’t forget anytime this decade.”
The Toronto DJ, who just signed a deal with Virgin/EMI, headlines at the Hollywood Palladium tonight (which, I just learned, is sold out).
[...] media to bring everyday life in SoCal to a halt. You might recall that Deadmau5 started his own mini-riot two years ago when he encourage fans to come to his appearance at the Apple Store in Santa [...]