HARD Summer Shut Down by Police

HARD Summer Festival Cancelled.

The HARD Summer Music Festival was canceled Saturday night around 11:30pm after the fire Marshall and Ingelewood police closed down the event at the Forum due to security and safety issues. Apparently the venue was oversold, and under-staffed, leaving hundreds, possibly thousands left off the dance floor and up on the upper seating areas.

When partygoers were ordered to clear the stairways and make their way back up to the seating areas many began jumping over the balcony to the floor below. Promoters asked many times for partyers to chill-out, clear the stairways and sit down but they weren't going to listen. Event Staff was overwhelmed. The Inglewood police then needed to end the event before the crowd got more out of control.

The decision was made about an hour before the official announcement allowing Inglewood riot police to get ready inside and out of the venue should there be any violent reaction by the angry attendees. Only Busy P and Crystal Castles got a chance to perform while the confused crowd waited for Chromeo to come on.

The Fire Marshall then together with the Inglewood police decided that the crowd would be to hard to control once the music started again.

The promoters wrote on their website hardfest.com,

"We were required to shut down Hard Summer at The Forum last night by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. They declared the event a "hazard" after seeing concertgoers jumping from the balcony to the floor, along with numerous other potentially dangerous activities. The Inglewood Police Department backed the decision of the Fire Department and assisted in the clearance of the venue. While we, the promoters, worked with the authorities to consider other options to continue the concert, ultimately they made the decision based on the safety of the concertgoers. We are happy to report that there were no major injuries. We are offering refunds to all concertgoers."

Videos of the mayhem after the flip.