Alexisonfire shuts down Yaletown LiveCity show for Vancouver and 2010 Olympics

LiveCity Yaletown was shut down early February 17 after hundreds of fans pushed towards the front and broke down a barrier separating the audience from Canadian hardcore band Alexisonfire. Shot for the Georgia Straight. For more info, go to www.straight.com.

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Music

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• Alexisonfire
• LiveCity
• Yaletown
• olympic games
• 2010
• winter olympics
• vancouver
• georgia straight

[fadiga69]

the idiot in the crowd who yells "F*you" at 1:20 is 100% a dumb yank.

[TheThomasWoodenGuy]

I agree, I'm glad they shut the concert down.

Even though it was disappointing, it was the right thing to do.

Alexisonfire is Awesome!

[carrotNOTwaffle]

not the best memory of them, but I will never forget it. Thanks for the memories to the ONLY BAND EVER.

[clistere2]

lol

[jlsrobinson]

they never returned wtfffffffffffffffff

[Amybayme]

Awe. George is awesome. He's so genuinely sad. I would be mad too if I was there, but then again I wouldn't be booing them because they're too awesome for that. These things happen though. A few people have died by being crushed by barriers because of stage rushes. Crazy.

[AlexanderTheGood89]

they never came back... phonies.

[Mrgarison101RS]

I was out there, for FUCKING 6 HOURS WAITTING FOR THAT FUCKING CONCERT, then those fucking pussies shattered the barrier..

[Factbeforefiction]

@shaunathinshavis fair enough

[shaunathinshavis]

@Factbeforefiction

Yeah I realize that no one could have known the barrier would break.

I'm just saying that the crowd could have respected the situation and the band's decision a little better. That being said I do know the excitement that comes with their concerts and things could get a little carried away, especially at a concert during the Olympics. I can see where you're coming from, I'm just saying a little more tact and understanding from the crowd would have been better.

[Factbeforefiction]

@shaunathinshavis most of the crowd was mushing just before it broke, most people were there to have a good time and mush. Everyone didn't except to get by the barrier, but by mushing. See the difference? If we knew the barrier couldn't handle what was going to happen, it wouldn't of gotten so intense.

[shaunathinshavis]

@Factbeforefiction

See, there's the problem.

While you might have gone to that concert planning on getting hurt, almost everybody else went to just listen to the band play live and have fun. What you and everyone else in the mosh pit did was ruin their experience. And booing the band for being concerned about those people and making the correct decision to stop playing was not cool, because it was your actions (as well as everyone else going way too hard in the mosh pit) that led to it.