Skrillex Shut Down, Death at a Rave in Dallas

[Audeo]

A guy died at a gig in London from the Bass being too loud at a gig

As an audio engineer I call BS on this. Bass on its own can make breathing unpleasant at ridiculously volumes but to kill someone..
Though with the right amount of narcotics, a false arrhythmia could occur I guess if standing next to a sub array at 130dBA

[Karlos Santos]

As an audio engineer I call BS on this. Bass on its own can make breathing unpleasant at ridiculously volumes but to kill someone..
Though with the right amount of narcotics, a false arrhythmia could occur I guess if standing next to a sub array at 130dBA

Read this. Underlying genetic conditions is the key point but, yeah it happened.

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/805430-l...udent-tom-reid

[Audeo]

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/805430-l...udent-tom-reid

Interesting read but its not the bass that killed him, it just triggered something:
"A coroner recorded a verdict of natural causes, saying the straight-As student was killed by sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS)
...
Cardiac experts said the bass could have triggered SADS if Mr Reid had underlying, yet unknown, genetic problems"

If bass could really kill, blowing up hearts left and right, we would probably have heard of it by now.

[fullenglishpint]

Damn. Imagine being allergic to bass. *lights a candle for the poor SADS souls*

[still ill]

I think without a real answer, nobody should be really blaming anybody. And if there was to blame somebody it would be the idiots who overdose on drugs and stuff because they chose to go that way, not anybody else. They know the risks.

my thoughts are with the family.

and i agree, people seem to be jumping to conclusions.

however, if it is to do with drugs, then it would be the dealer for being so irresponsible for selling and encouraging someone who blatantly can't handle their dosage. it's not hard to be able to tell if the kid's done what ever he did before and whether he actually knows what he's doing. i wouldn't want to kill off my customers, i'd feel incredibly shit knowing it was my fault.

as for the bass theory, wouldn't you have to subject your self to agonising pain i.e, ear drums bursting (or however your ears break) before you died? i'm sure people wouldn't hang around to listen to it.

i think as a member of a forum built from DJ's who are so heavily immersed in the rave culture, it's likely that at least some of us have at least tried some drugs without problems. it's a shame other's experiences are truly lethal.

EDIT: ignore the bass theory, other posts came through whilst typing this up

[menez]

Those festivals are hell. No water, a lot of money, people bumping into you, drugs, drunk fools, etc etc..

[fullenglishpint]

Given that 2 dozen people were hospitalised I'm comfortable jumping to the conclusion that either the crowd was too rowdy and people got physically hurt, it was too hot in there and people got heat stroke or there was a dealer in there with some dodgy pills (which in turn can lead to heat stroke).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk6Zy1xC4JM

[bigheadmikelove]

An old friend of mine was involved in the promotion in this (he picked up skrillex from the airport) I'll ask him what went down and post here when I get the relevant info

[wrong chris]

jesus christ EDC....

[mostapha]

Given that 2 dozen people were hospitalised I'm comfortable jumping to the conclusion that either the crowd was too rowdy and people got physically hurt, it was too hot in there and people got heat stroke or there was a dealer in there with some dodgy pills (which in turn can lead to heat stroke).

If you think the dodgyness of the pills is in any way related to heat stroke, you're part of the problem because you have no idea what you're doing.

Don't give people advice about drugs until you do a lot more research.

url]http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/2011/06/one_dead_dozens_hospitalized_a.php[/url]…

Although the person who died in Dallas was 19 years-old (as compared to the 15-year old who passed away in LA), are events like these cause for concern? Can Americans just not handle their drugs?

It's usually alcohol, where I've been. I've had friends carried away for that reason–well, more like acquaintances. And I've taled to paramedics–while they weren't busy–mostly to thank them for being available at every event I've seen them at. And chatted with them.

Apparently things like "craft beer festivals" and outdoor summer wine tastings are even worse per capita…they just top out at about 800-1000 people instead of 150,000.

Yeah, things like MDMA will make you have to regulate your temperature yourself (with water, clothing, breaks, etc.) but statistically, hard drugs are a lot less dangerous than drinking too much. And no one in the US respects alcohol for what it does, especially outdoors in the heat.

I've watched people buy a beer while they were sweating like mad in the 1pm sun in August in Atlanta…only to throw up, pass out, and wind up in a medical tent or hospital.

Frankly, I don't think festivals should sell alcohol at all. It's just too dangerous in those settings.