Damn, Ticos are hardcore! During a Casualties show in Costa Rica, the fans that couldn’t get into the venue stood outside.
Sounds ‘normal’, right?
Well, those same fans started to break windows a couple of songs into the set, which allowed people to start crowding around the window to try and catch a part of the show. Apparently the crowd was the sort of crowd you normally find at a punk show, but the band said that it wasn’t that bad of a crowd. From then on, things got interesting…the show got cut off, the band was asked to leave, and people started to riot!
Meggers actually updated everyone immediately after the riots happened and had this to say:
The riot that took place was uncalled for. We just wanted to play a show and enjoy our first experience in Costa Rica. The fans made us happy and we wanted to return the favor for their support. The whole thing should have been handled differently, and I assure you it was out of our control. We would love to come back and play a complete set. Thank you for the love and support Costa Rica.
-Meggers
You can read the tour manager’s account of what took place here.
The band currently finished up a couple of shows in South America and are now heading to Mexico. Fans in the US will be able to catch them this summer where they’ll be headlining all the dates on the Vans Warped Tour. Check their Dying Scene shows page to see when they’ll be in your town. They are also holding a contest in which you can cool stuff. Click here to see the press release.
Calling all members of the Casualties Army!
Send us a picture of your leather jacket with the Casualties logo painted on it and you could win some free shit! We’re giving away a signed “We Are All We Have” CD, a “We Are All We Have” pin, flyers, a backstage pass from our 2009 South America tour, and posters for “Die Hards”, “Made in NYC”, and “Underground Army” that used to belong to Jake!
Rules: ALL submissions must be sent via email to WeAreAllWeHave [@] gmail.com (remove the spaces & brackets)
You MUST include your name, email address, and phone number. Contest ends May 30, 2010.
Over and out,
The Casualties
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