Three 6 Mafia Concert Cancelled, Officials Scared Of Violence
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Safety concerns have caused officials at Towson University to cancel a scheduled Three 6 Mafia performance. The schools Campus Activities Board selected the hip hop group to perform, but officials stepped in to intervene because a concertgoer was stabbed the last time Three 6 performed there.
"CAB wanted to have a big hip-hop concert early in the school year and they selected Three 6 Mafia based on which performers were available for early September," explained Bridget Chase, coordinator for programming in the office of student activities. "We went through the negotiation process and we were ready to sign a contract. When the students learned that the show wasn't going to happen, they were pretty upset because we worked to plan this and we put a good amount of time into it."
Chase thinks the incident at the last Three 6 Mafia concert was a matter of inadequate security and not the group themselves. Even after reassuring the University that proper security would be in place, they just couldn't allow it to move forward. If another incident happened it would make the school look reckless for allowing them back.
"We met with campus police and members from CAB to talk about this event," said Teri Hall, associate vice president for campus. "We were all clear that we wanted a concert, but after we listened to the pros and cons, I decided to make the decision that we would not bring Three 6 Mafia to campus. "It wasn't our intention to cancel the concert," she emphasized. "When I heard that [Three 6 Mafia] was the group scheduled to perform, I connected the group's name with the [stabbing] and I was nervous about bringing the group to campus."
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"CAB wanted to have a big hip-hop concert early in the school year and they selected Three 6 Mafia based on which performers were available for early September," explained Bridget Chase, coordinator for programming in the office of student activities. "We went through the negotiation process and we were ready to sign a contract. When the students learned that the show wasn't going to happen, they were pretty upset because we worked to plan this and we put a good amount of time into it."
Chase thinks the incident at the last Three 6 Mafia concert was a matter of inadequate security and not the group themselves. Even after reassuring the University that proper security would be in place, they just couldn't allow it to move forward. If another incident happened it would make the school look reckless for allowing them back.
"We met with campus police and members from CAB to talk about this event," said Teri Hall, associate vice president for campus. "We were all clear that we wanted a concert, but after we listened to the pros and cons, I decided to make the decision that we would not bring Three 6 Mafia to campus. "It wasn't our intention to cancel the concert," she emphasized. "When I heard that [Three 6 Mafia] was the group scheduled to perform, I connected the group's name with the [stabbing] and I was nervous about bringing the group to campus."
"SOHH News":http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/12449
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