donington riots...

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i dont kno if this is old news or not.. but i thought that was interesting...

nothing major happend but kind odd....

http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/article/?id=44399

organisers comment on Donington park riots last night

A joint investigation between police and festival organisers is underway following an incident at the Download Festival at Donington Park last night.

Officers were called to Donington Park at around midnight on Sunday June 11, 2006 after reports of a number of fires in the camp site areas.

There was resistance to both security officers and the police on site and missiles were thrown.

Officers detained around a dozen people for a variety of offences including assault and damage.

There are not thought to have been any serious injuries to fans.

Festival Director Stuart Galbraith, Managing Director of Live Nation Music UK said: “There were 75,000 people per day at the event, and up until last night, there had been no major incidents over the weekend. The trouble involved a small number of otherwise fantastic customers who attended this massively successful event. This type of trouble is very rare and is completely out of character for Download fans.

“This was the smoothest festival, in terms of organisation, logistics and line-up, that we have ever run at Donington Park featuring over 100 bands including Metallica, Tool and Guns N’ Roses as our headliners.”

Superintendent Paul Smith, of the Leicestershire Constabulary’s North Area, said: “The Festival has been relatively trouble-free all weekend and this incident has marred an otherwise peaceful and enjoyable event.

“The disorder involved a number of people and it is not clear at thus early stage what sparked the trouble.

“A full investigation is already under way to establish exactly what happened and to assess the extent of crime and the identity of any offenders.

“Officers and organisers are speaking to people who are still on site to take witness statements to help piece together last night’s events. We know that most people were not involved in the trouble but they may have important information so we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the disorder and anyone who may have been the victim of crime to come forward and talk to us as soon as possible.

“Some people may have recorded events on their mobile phones and this evidence could prove vital to our investigation. Anyone who has footage or information is asked to get in touch with us.”

Download Festival organisers are working jointly with local police and are currently looking at CCTV footage in order to ascertain the culprits. Discussions are under way regarding the implementation of preventive measures against individuals for future events.

The event continues to run as normal, and festival-goers are currently still leaving the site in a controlled and organised fashion with traffic flowing smoothly.

ya.. comments i duno.. just something interesting...

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