Rave at L.A. Sports Arena results in 80 arrests and numerous medical calls [Updated]

A rave held at the Los Angeles Sports Arena has resulted in the arrests of 80 people and numerous medical calls, according to city police and fire officials.

The Love Festival, organized by Go Ventures, based in West Hills, featured various DJs on two stages and began at 4 p.m. Saturday. The event was scheduled to end at 2 a.m. Sunday.

Los Angeles Fire Department officials said they treated numerous individuals at the scene for unspecified difficulties, while police said most of the arrests involved drugs and the use of fake IDs.

[Updated at 1:22 p.m.: Fire officials reported that paramedics treated 16 people and that three concertgoers were taken to hospitals by private ambulance.]

In July, after the death of a 15-year-old girl from an apparent drug overdose at the Electric Daisy Carnival, the panel overseeing the coliseum and sports arena decided to allow Saturday's scheduled rave, but with additional restrictions including banning minors from attending.

The LAFD was also on standby at the event. Fire officials said they would release more detailed information on the number and type of calls they responded to later Sunday.

-- Raja Abdulrahim

Comments

[MICHAEL WHITE]

Yea, the city of L.A. probably should deny rave events at the sports arena or any other venue in L.A. It's a magnet for drug use. Why allow an event where such activity is prevalent? The message we as humans should be getting out is that drugs are bad, don't use them and find another way to have fun and enjoy yourself without using substances. There is no place in a civil society for drugs. They degrade a person's abilities, their work productivity, the quality of workmenship, health and safety. That includes marijuana. Drug use is not a civil right and never was meant to be. Stuff like that destroys society.

[Boris Karloff]

Great comeback, Sal. You are right on.

[zombie]

west valley dave

you only hear about them when there is injuries or deaths cuz thats all the news will cover just like if it was ozzfest or any other huge convert/party event if they covered every rave on a day to day base your news would be filled with
"another rave went down with no problems " over and over and over every day

[George McMannis]

Maybe it's also the fact that the last two years of LoveFest were terrible productions with obnoxious gatecrashers, and this year they had the most tired puny lineup ever? Add to that the fact that anyone who enjoys electronic music partied their ass off at EDC and HARD which had way better lineups and were way better parties. Go Ventures is toast. They can't book any respectable acts, and their employees are killing themselves drunk driving and getting arrested. Even the Mad Decent block party (which was half-ass but fun) had better DJs and better crowd and better concept than this.

[Pizzedoff]

Guns don't kill people, Sal and his equally liberal drone pal, Boris Karloff kill the truth AND the facts!

[anonymous]

It's their own fault anyway. meh

[JAY]

Theres no reason for these events to be banned. The reason you hear about the arrest and injuries and deaths is because the fact those people want to do that to themselves. Rather them be in a controlled area then out in the streets causing chaos doing drugs.

[samantha]

i think if your guna go to a rave and know whats going to be their then thats your own choice...dont blame the place for your own mistakes...it was your choice to put that drug in your system and couldnt control yourself...why dont you just have a friend thats sober watch you and ull be fine...dont ruin it for everyone else that can have a good time at raves in la or bakersfield