Three Fans Stabbed At Final Farewell Swedish House Mafia UK Show
Monday, 16 July 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Three people have been stabbed and injured following a Swedish House Mafia gig in Milton Keynes this weekend - echoing similar incidents at their gig in Dublin earlier this month.
The trio of producers and DJs, who are currently touring the world one final time to say farewell their fans, have had a rather lively crowd at their recent gigs - and both the Dublin and Milton Keynes Bowl legs of the tour have resulted in members of the crowd fighting, taking/dealing drugs, and even stabbing one another.
The incidents at the concert saw two 23 year-old men and a 24 year-old man attacked with a blade, resulting in one being hospitalised with a punctured lung. Police are looking for a white male suspect who was wearing black joggers, a blue nike t-shirt, and a black hoodie.
Detective Chief Inspector Justin Fletcher said of the stabbings: “This appears to have been an isolated incident, and overall we are very pleased with how the event passed off, but we would like to trace the person responsible for this assault. Anyone who witnessed the incident, particularly if they captured it on their camera or mobile phone, is requested to contact the police.” The gig also saw the arrest of three men suspected of intent to supply class A drugs.
Stabbings and fighting is the last thing we want to see at our gigs, and we’re especially confused as to how Swedish House Mafia and house music in general have led to stabbings (we always thought house was the chilled out, non-fighty type of dance music!), but temperatures seemed to have boiled at the previous two gigs. Come on guys, less fighting, more dancing!
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