Ben Folds Five Fans More Thugged-Out Than Anyone Could Have Imagined

Brian Raftery | May 10, 2007 10:41 am
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A fight broke out last night during a Ben Folds Five/Boston Pops concert. According to the Associated Press:

…two men [struggled] in the balcony — one with his shirt pulled off — as several people stood around them. [Pops conductor Keith Lockhart] briefly halted the performance, which featured singer-songwriter Ben Folds, while the men were escorted out…

Witnesses said they heard a scream from the balcony, and the sound of chairs falling, then a second scream as the fight escalated.

WHDH-TV has the video, which at the moment doesn’t seem to be working; meanwhile, expect Folds to make a formal statement today, in which he asks that his fanbase–which ranges from white, affluent I-bankers to white, affluent advertising copywriters–puts aside their differences in the name of peace.

Fight breaks out at Boston Pops concert [AP]

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