Last month ITM wrote excitedly about the arrival of US festival Electric Daisy Carnival, the Los Angeles weekender which boasted a stellar dance lineup with the likes of Armin van Buuren, Steve Aoki, Deadmau5, Kaskade and Laidback Luke squished alongside pop-heavies like Lil Jon and Will.I.Am. The festival returned for its 14th year over the weekend, pulling in over 185,000 people to its two days of music. And if that figure sounds like a lot, well, that’s because it is.
Indeed, overcrowding was such a concern at the festival that the normally PLUR-heavy event saw things turn ugly, with more than 200 people reported injured from the festival and a further 100 of those being admitted to hospital with various injuries, SoundSpike reports. What’s more, the same news report claims that the festival saw 63 arrests by local police.
Things get even grimmer thanks to some amateur footage posted on The Huffington Post which you can check out below. In the video clip it’s clear to see that overcrowding was an issue at the EDC festival, with a score of punters trying to squeeze through a passage causing a jam and subsequent crushing spill. As the video progresses, a horde of fence jumpers crash the VIP area to be met with some forceful contact from security. It’s like the running of the bulls but with buttloads of candy ravers.




















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