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Hard Summer Festival CANCELLED at The Forum

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Yes, the news is true. Hard Summer 2009 was shut down tonight around 11:30pm. Due to security and safety issues, the City of Inglewood felt that the event needed to end 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 safety concerns started when impatient attendees were breaking into the entrance to get into the venue due to long waits by the security check and inside the Forum from people not wanting to wait to get in line to get into the floor and jumping over the seats down into the floor hurting themselves or others in the process. The Fire Marshall got together with law enforcement backstage at the event and decided that the crowd would be to hard to control once the music started again. Trust us as we too at The Scenestar were saddened as to how it went down and were excited about covering Hard Summer 2009 as we interviewed Karl Hyde from Underworld leading up to what was to be the dance event of 2009. The Scenestar will update you concerning news regarding Hard Summer 2009 or if Underworld reschedules as we get it. The Hard Festival organizers mentioned on Twitter that they will be making it up to Los Angeles and will refund concertgoers. Below is the info concerning refunds for your Hard Summer 2009 tickets: 

Ticketmaster Sales:

Beginning Monday, August 10th at 10:00 am, if you purchased your tickets through ticketmaster.​com or a Ticketmaster phone center, the credit card you used to purchase the tickets will automatically be credited. If you purchased your ticket through a Ticketmaster outlet, you will need to go to the point of purchase to obtain a refund.

If you purchased your tickets online through Groovetickets.​com, a refund for the total face value of your order will be automatically applied to the credit card you used. Please allow up to five business days for the credit to appear on your banking statement.

Retail Stores / Venue Box Office:

If you purchased your tickets through any of the retail stores or from the venue box office, you may obtain a refund by mailing your ticket(s) to:

3900 West Manchester Blvd
Inglewood, CA 90305
Attn: Hard Refund Department

Please include the mailing address where you would like the refund check mailed to as well as an e-mail address. Include the payee's full name for check payment or full credit card information. Please allow up to 30 days for your refund to be processed.

In terms of official statements by bands, Underworld has already posted an apology on their website for those in attendance tonight at the Forum. Below is some footage taken of the madness that went down at the event.

First video:

Second video:
Third video:
 

Thanks to DJ Skeet Skeet who due to flight delays was unable to make it to his set time at Hard Summer 2009 for finding the video footage to post.

Festival Promo Trailer:

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90 responses to “Hard Summer Festival CANCELLED at The Forum”

  1. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena

    I was there.

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  2. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena

    I was there.

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  3. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena

    I was there.

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  4. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena

    I was there.

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  5. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena

    I was there.

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  6. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena




    Here’s a video I recorded.

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  7. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena




    Here’s a video I recorded.

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  8. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena




    Here’s a video I recorded.

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  9. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena




    Here’s a video I recorded.

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  10. Liz Bahena Avatar
    Liz Bahena




    Here’s a video I recorded.

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  11. marcus Avatar
    marcus

    witness

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    marcus

    witness

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    marcus

    witness

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    marcus

    witness

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    marcus

    witness

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  16. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    The venue was not right for the event and the event was poorly organized. I mean at a rave, everyone wants to be on the dance floor, not sitting in the mezzanine. There were no lines designated or enforced so people started crowding around the entrance to the floor and getting impatient. There was no organized system for orderly entry put in place so everyone was cutting and pushing. The event staff did not know what was going on so they could not direct attendees correctly. Overall, event staff were ignorant and very belligerent while attendees just wanted not to be cussed at and to have a good time.

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  17. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    The venue was not right for the event and the event was poorly organized. I mean at a rave, everyone wants to be on the dance floor, not sitting in the mezzanine. There were no lines designated or enforced so people started crowding around the entrance to the floor and getting impatient. There was no organized system for orderly entry put in place so everyone was cutting and pushing. The event staff did not know what was going on so they could not direct attendees correctly. Overall, event staff were ignorant and very belligerent while attendees just wanted not to be cussed at and to have a good time.

    Reply
  18. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    The venue was not right for the event and the event was poorly organized. I mean at a rave, everyone wants to be on the dance floor, not sitting in the mezzanine. There were no lines designated or enforced so people started crowding around the entrance to the floor and getting impatient. There was no organized system for orderly entry put in place so everyone was cutting and pushing. The event staff did not know what was going on so they could not direct attendees correctly. Overall, event staff were ignorant and very belligerent while attendees just wanted not to be cussed at and to have a good time.

    Reply
  19. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    The venue was not right for the event and the event was poorly organized. I mean at a rave, everyone wants to be on the dance floor, not sitting in the mezzanine. There were no lines designated or enforced so people started crowding around the entrance to the floor and getting impatient. There was no organized system for orderly entry put in place so everyone was cutting and pushing. The event staff did not know what was going on so they could not direct attendees correctly. Overall, event staff were ignorant and very belligerent while attendees just wanted not to be cussed at and to have a good time.

    Reply
  20. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    The venue was not right for the event and the event was poorly organized. I mean at a rave, everyone wants to be on the dance floor, not sitting in the mezzanine. There were no lines designated or enforced so people started crowding around the entrance to the floor and getting impatient. There was no organized system for orderly entry put in place so everyone was cutting and pushing. The event staff did not know what was going on so they could not direct attendees correctly. Overall, event staff were ignorant and very belligerent while attendees just wanted not to be cussed at and to have a good time.

    Reply
  21. chris Avatar
    chris

    It was a screwed yp evernt i Really hate them pigs. i saw a few videos and a great story at http://hardsummershutdown.blogspot.com/

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  22. chris Avatar
    chris

    It was a screwed yp evernt i Really hate them pigs. i saw a few videos and a great story at http://hardsummershutdown.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  23. chris Avatar
    chris

    It was a screwed yp evernt i Really hate them pigs. i saw a few videos and a great story at http://hardsummershutdown.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  24. chris Avatar
    chris

    It was a screwed yp evernt i Really hate them pigs. i saw a few videos and a great story at http://hardsummershutdown.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  25. chris Avatar
    chris

    It was a screwed yp evernt i Really hate them pigs. i saw a few videos and a great story at http://hardsummershutdown.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  26. Hard looks good on paper... Avatar
    Hard looks good on paper…

    Although I wasn’t there, this doesn’t surprise me at all. Hard Halloween last year was the most disorganized event I had ever been to. It really seemed as if there was zero planning for anything logistic, with long lines that wouldn’t move and security acting with no confidence in how to manage the crowds.  I can imagine how the same mismanagement and ineptness went down last night and how horrible it must have been for people with $80 tickets. Hard’s only hope is to somehow prove they have capable event managemen if they want to be taken seriously again. But for my money I just don’t trust them. It’s too bad because a lineup like last night’s is a terrible thing to waste.  

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  27. Hard looks good on paper... Avatar
    Hard looks good on paper…

    Although I wasn’t there, this doesn’t surprise me at all. Hard Halloween last year was the most disorganized event I had ever been to. It really seemed as if there was zero planning for anything logistic, with long lines that wouldn’t move and security acting with no confidence in how to manage the crowds.  I can imagine how the same mismanagement and ineptness went down last night and how horrible it must have been for people with $80 tickets. Hard’s only hope is to somehow prove they have capable event managemen if they want to be taken seriously again. But for my money I just don’t trust them. It’s too bad because a lineup like last night’s is a terrible thing to waste.  

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  28. Hard looks good on paper... Avatar
    Hard looks good on paper…

    Although I wasn’t there, this doesn’t surprise me at all. Hard Halloween last year was the most disorganized event I had ever been to. It really seemed as if there was zero planning for anything logistic, with long lines that wouldn’t move and security acting with no confidence in how to manage the crowds.  I can imagine how the same mismanagement and ineptness went down last night and how horrible it must have been for people with $80 tickets. Hard’s only hope is to somehow prove they have capable event managemen if they want to be taken seriously again. But for my money I just don’t trust them. It’s too bad because a lineup like last night’s is a terrible thing to waste.  

    Reply
  29. Hard looks good on paper... Avatar
    Hard looks good on paper…

    Although I wasn’t there, this doesn’t surprise me at all. Hard Halloween last year was the most disorganized event I had ever been to. It really seemed as if there was zero planning for anything logistic, with long lines that wouldn’t move and security acting with no confidence in how to manage the crowds.  I can imagine how the same mismanagement and ineptness went down last night and how horrible it must have been for people with $80 tickets. Hard’s only hope is to somehow prove they have capable event managemen if they want to be taken seriously again. But for my money I just don’t trust them. It’s too bad because a lineup like last night’s is a terrible thing to waste.  

    Reply
  30. Hard looks good on paper... Avatar
    Hard looks good on paper…

    Although I wasn’t there, this doesn’t surprise me at all. Hard Halloween last year was the most disorganized event I had ever been to. It really seemed as if there was zero planning for anything logistic, with long lines that wouldn’t move and security acting with no confidence in how to manage the crowds.  I can imagine how the same mismanagement and ineptness went down last night and how horrible it must have been for people with $80 tickets. Hard’s only hope is to somehow prove they have capable event managemen if they want to be taken seriously again. But for my money I just don’t trust them. It’s too bad because a lineup like last night’s is a terrible thing to waste.  

    Reply
  31. Dru Avatar
    Dru

    Let’s not go so easy on the organizers. The event was EXTREMELY DISORGANIZED. There were no signs, not enough staff present to answer questions, direct people and the venue staff certainly didn’t know anything about the event (even where things were located). It took me 1 hour 45 minutes to get through will call and inside. That is completely unreasonable for a wait time. Once inside, it was clear that they were grossly understaffed for security. You cannot hold them responsible for the stupid people who were jumping over the railing (the reason it got shut down) but a number of questions remain – why even after that did they not have enough security to move the people out of those areas immediately? Why would you sell that many general access tickets to a “dance” concert when most people are paying a lot of money to be able to be on the dancefloor, but you cannot accommodate even half of them?!?!? The organizers showed gross negligence and greed in understaffing the event, and complete incompetence in terms of their customers’ expectations. If they don’t offer refunds, we should organize a class action lawsuit … we have the grounds to show beyond the rowdiness that the organizers put the public at danger with their practices.

    Reply
  32. Dru Avatar
    Dru

    Let’s not go so easy on the organizers. The event was EXTREMELY DISORGANIZED. There were no signs, not enough staff present to answer questions, direct people and the venue staff certainly didn’t know anything about the event (even where things were located). It took me 1 hour 45 minutes to get through will call and inside. That is completely unreasonable for a wait time. Once inside, it was clear that they were grossly understaffed for security. You cannot hold them responsible for the stupid people who were jumping over the railing (the reason it got shut down) but a number of questions remain – why even after that did they not have enough security to move the people out of those areas immediately? Why would you sell that many general access tickets to a “dance” concert when most people are paying a lot of money to be able to be on the dancefloor, but you cannot accommodate even half of them?!?!? The organizers showed gross negligence and greed in understaffing the event, and complete incompetence in terms of their customers’ expectations. If they don’t offer refunds, we should organize a class action lawsuit … we have the grounds to show beyond the rowdiness that the organizers put the public at danger with their practices.

    Reply
  33. Dru Avatar
    Dru

    Let’s not go so easy on the organizers. The event was EXTREMELY DISORGANIZED. There were no signs, not enough staff present to answer questions, direct people and the venue staff certainly didn’t know anything about the event (even where things were located). It took me 1 hour 45 minutes to get through will call and inside. That is completely unreasonable for a wait time. Once inside, it was clear that they were grossly understaffed for security. You cannot hold them responsible for the stupid people who were jumping over the railing (the reason it got shut down) but a number of questions remain – why even after that did they not have enough security to move the people out of those areas immediately? Why would you sell that many general access tickets to a “dance” concert when most people are paying a lot of money to be able to be on the dancefloor, but you cannot accommodate even half of them?!?!? The organizers showed gross negligence and greed in understaffing the event, and complete incompetence in terms of their customers’ expectations. If they don’t offer refunds, we should organize a class action lawsuit … we have the grounds to show beyond the rowdiness that the organizers put the public at danger with their practices.

    Reply
  34. Dru Avatar
    Dru

    Let’s not go so easy on the organizers. The event was EXTREMELY DISORGANIZED. There were no signs, not enough staff present to answer questions, direct people and the venue staff certainly didn’t know anything about the event (even where things were located). It took me 1 hour 45 minutes to get through will call and inside. That is completely unreasonable for a wait time. Once inside, it was clear that they were grossly understaffed for security. You cannot hold them responsible for the stupid people who were jumping over the railing (the reason it got shut down) but a number of questions remain – why even after that did they not have enough security to move the people out of those areas immediately? Why would you sell that many general access tickets to a “dance” concert when most people are paying a lot of money to be able to be on the dancefloor, but you cannot accommodate even half of them?!?!? The organizers showed gross negligence and greed in understaffing the event, and complete incompetence in terms of their customers’ expectations. If they don’t offer refunds, we should organize a class action lawsuit … we have the grounds to show beyond the rowdiness that the organizers put the public at danger with their practices.

    Reply
  35. Dru Avatar
    Dru

    Let’s not go so easy on the organizers. The event was EXTREMELY DISORGANIZED. There were no signs, not enough staff present to answer questions, direct people and the venue staff certainly didn’t know anything about the event (even where things were located). It took me 1 hour 45 minutes to get through will call and inside. That is completely unreasonable for a wait time. Once inside, it was clear that they were grossly understaffed for security. You cannot hold them responsible for the stupid people who were jumping over the railing (the reason it got shut down) but a number of questions remain – why even after that did they not have enough security to move the people out of those areas immediately? Why would you sell that many general access tickets to a “dance” concert when most people are paying a lot of money to be able to be on the dancefloor, but you cannot accommodate even half of them?!?!? The organizers showed gross negligence and greed in understaffing the event, and complete incompetence in terms of their customers’ expectations. If they don’t offer refunds, we should organize a class action lawsuit … we have the grounds to show beyond the rowdiness that the organizers put the public at danger with their practices.

    Reply
  36. Jarvis Moog Avatar
    Jarvis Moog

    Interesting and unfortunate turn of events. I have a theory. I had tickets to see Neil Young at the forum last October and apparantly the Forum Employee Union were on strike. Since Neil doesn’t cross picket lines, he cancelled the show. The day of.
    So… perhaps disgruntled staff who could care less how events turn out, assisted in last night’s debacle. Or, The Forum lost all it’s old employees, leaving the public with inexperienced rookies running shop.
    I’m probably typing out of my ass.
    One thing’s for sure: Inglewood is still up to no good.

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  37. Jarvis Moog Avatar
    Jarvis Moog

    Interesting and unfortunate turn of events. I have a theory. I had tickets to see Neil Young at the forum last October and apparantly the Forum Employee Union were on strike. Since Neil doesn’t cross picket lines, he cancelled the show. The day of.
    So… perhaps disgruntled staff who could care less how events turn out, assisted in last night’s debacle. Or, The Forum lost all it’s old employees, leaving the public with inexperienced rookies running shop.
    I’m probably typing out of my ass.
    One thing’s for sure: Inglewood is still up to no good.

    Reply
  38. Jarvis Moog Avatar
    Jarvis Moog

    Interesting and unfortunate turn of events. I have a theory. I had tickets to see Neil Young at the forum last October and apparantly the Forum Employee Union were on strike. Since Neil doesn’t cross picket lines, he cancelled the show. The day of.
    So… perhaps disgruntled staff who could care less how events turn out, assisted in last night’s debacle. Or, The Forum lost all it’s old employees, leaving the public with inexperienced rookies running shop.
    I’m probably typing out of my ass.
    One thing’s for sure: Inglewood is still up to no good.

    Reply
  39. Jarvis Moog Avatar
    Jarvis Moog

    Interesting and unfortunate turn of events. I have a theory. I had tickets to see Neil Young at the forum last October and apparantly the Forum Employee Union were on strike. Since Neil doesn’t cross picket lines, he cancelled the show. The day of.
    So… perhaps disgruntled staff who could care less how events turn out, assisted in last night’s debacle. Or, The Forum lost all it’s old employees, leaving the public with inexperienced rookies running shop.
    I’m probably typing out of my ass.
    One thing’s for sure: Inglewood is still up to no good.

    Reply
  40. Jarvis Moog Avatar
    Jarvis Moog

    Interesting and unfortunate turn of events. I have a theory. I had tickets to see Neil Young at the forum last October and apparantly the Forum Employee Union were on strike. Since Neil doesn’t cross picket lines, he cancelled the show. The day of.
    So… perhaps disgruntled staff who could care less how events turn out, assisted in last night’s debacle. Or, The Forum lost all it’s old employees, leaving the public with inexperienced rookies running shop.
    I’m probably typing out of my ass.
    One thing’s for sure: Inglewood is still up to no good.

    Reply
  41. raphael Avatar
    raphael

    FLACCID FEST ’09

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  42. raphael Avatar
    raphael

    FLACCID FEST ’09

    Reply
  43. raphael Avatar
    raphael

    FLACCID FEST ’09

    Reply
  44. raphael Avatar
    raphael

    FLACCID FEST ’09

    Reply
  45. raphael Avatar
    raphael

    FLACCID FEST ’09

    Reply
  46. JR Avatar
    JR

    we left shortly before they kicked everyone out. were there any problems with the police when people exited?

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  47. JR Avatar
    JR

    we left shortly before they kicked everyone out. were there any problems with the police when people exited?

    Reply
  48. JR Avatar
    JR

    we left shortly before they kicked everyone out. were there any problems with the police when people exited?

    Reply
  49. JR Avatar
    JR

    we left shortly before they kicked everyone out. were there any problems with the police when people exited?

    Reply
  50. JR Avatar
    JR

    we left shortly before they kicked everyone out. were there any problems with the police when people exited?

    Reply

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