Last night, LAPD shut down Hollywood megaclub Avalon during the weekly Control party. Details are still thin, but apparently the club first began denying entrance due to capacity issues before the lights came up an police emptied out the several thousand revelers. Riot police, helicopters and fire were all on site to shut down the entire block of Vine between Hollywood Blvd and Yucca where the club is located. There are no reports of any incidents as the crowd was dispersed.
This shut-down occurs around the same time as a series of nightclub shut downs in New York City. Ironically, this is also the same week that the LA Coliseum, the venue for Electric Daisy Carnival, announced that it would resume bookings of electronic music events following ahighly publicized moratorium on such events.
URB has calls in to representitives of Avalon and Control, as well as the electro band Dada Life who were scheduled to headline last night’s event. We’ll try to keep the information coming.
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[...] Of course living in Hollywood, we were front and center for the shit that went down at Avalon last Friday, but I’m sure Dada Life’s failed concert was heard throughout the SoCal area. Thousands stormed the front door of Hollywood and Vine’s famous club to catch a glimpse of the electro phemon’s set, but few actually made it in. Due to capacity issues and over-selling of tickets, the police, fire, and riot squad came in to end the night! [...]
[...] that drove the crowd wild. The dancefloor was as packed as ever (somewhat surprising considering Avalon’s abrupt closing Friday night thanks to the Fire Marshal’s demands), and hundreds of house lovers stayed up ’til the [...]
Statement coming from promoters tomorrow
Will we be getting refunds!!!!!!!?????
Can you help us find out if refunds will be given? Or if we can just get credited our tickets to another control event? Would be a great help after such a bunk night.
[...] check out an article on the event in URB Magazine which posted my [...]