60 Injured in Madrid Riot

Some people will do anything to get past the velvet ropes. Approximately 1,000 people rioted outside MTV’s Madrid Beach festival early Saturday morning after they couldn’t get in due to the venue’s filling up to capacity. The riot began with people violently shoving each other and climbing over barriers to get into the outdoor concert and ended several hours later, after bottles were thrown, trash cans were lit on fire, and riot police were called in. All told, the riot resulted in 60 injuries—ten of which required hospitalizations—and 11 arrests and likely some very perturbed musicians.