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Clashes as DJ Tiesto fails to show up for Bahrain performance

Posted : Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:04:00 GMT
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Manama, Bahrain - Thousands of fans of Dutch DJ Tiesto turned rowdy in Manama Wednesday night when he failed to turn up for a performance. Some of the more than 2,000 techno and house music fans had been waiting more than five hours for DJ Tiesto when they began hurling bottles and empty cans at organizers after news of Tiesto's decision not to perform spread through the waiting crowd.

One alcohol bottle caught fire after being hurled toward the stage as other members of the crowd began to throw empty bottles and glass at the organizers, a witness told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. Others stormed the stage before police intervened to disperse the crowds.

DJ Tiesto, the first DJ in the world to sell out a solo stadium event for over 25,000 people two nights in a row, had refused to perform before he was paid in full by the organizers.

Several people were slightly injured during the rampage that also caused a multi-car collision between fleeing fans.

Police sealed-off the concert venue and blocked nearby roads.

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Cheaters!
By: Kam , Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:52:48 GMT

i dont care how good Teisto is at what he does, he, he and his managers should have chosen better organizers. I dont care what happened with Teisto and the organizers. Its non of my business. We were simply r i p p e d o f f!


Bad organisation!
By: Joyce , Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:37:08 GMT

Tiesto is the best
The organisation is VEEEEEEEEEERY BAD!


tiesto
By: marnix , Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:00:57 GMT

Verry good Tijs first pay than the gig.....
verry bad organisation.....dont blame tiesto
HE IS THE BEST.........


Shame!
By: Muhanad Al Mosa , Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:59:22 GMT

Shcame on u Tiesto



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