Hopping Mad: Fans disappointed when concert shut down
Toadies, fans surprised, disappointed when police shut down concert
By Daralyn Schoenewald
Texas band the Toadies tweeted to tell the world about their Friday night stop at Abilene’s Midnight Rodeo 3. “Tonight, the Abilene Police shut us down mid-set. Threatened to arrest us if we played one more song. Damn Bible Belt!” read the message or “tweet” to the microblogging Web site Twitter.com.
The group was shut down about 45 minutes into its set at the club Friday night, leaving the group — and its fans — disappointed, but Abilene police said that numerous complaints were received about the noise level and that jail is an option when someone continues to violate the noise ordinance. Read more
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