ASUNCION: American thrash metal band Megadeth canceled a show in Paraguay Saturday after swarms of fans crashed through the security gates protecting the stage, in a stampede that left several injured.
It had already been a rowdy concert at the Sport Colombia stadium in Asuncion, where vendors were selling alcoholic beverages in glass bottles — which some fans hurled onto the stage, according to witnesses. It came to an abrupt end when hundreds of fans broke through the security barricade, crushing several people and leaving them injured, according to police.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine announced on Twitter that the band had called off the show.
It had already been a rowdy concert at the Sport Colombia stadium in Asuncion, where vendors were selling alcoholic beverages in glass bottles — which some fans hurled onto the stage, according to witnesses. It came to an abrupt end when hundreds of fans broke through the security barricade, crushing several people and leaving them injured, according to police.
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine announced on Twitter that the band had called off the show.
