In the wake of these tragedies, and with a background of fewer venues willing to take risks on dance events, Hard announced it is not hosting its annual Day of the Dead festival in LA.
On the other side of the pond, gargantuan American EDM festival promoter/day-glo hedonism exporter HARD announced their plans to host a weekender of all-female DJs next spring.
It sparked another attempt to ban raves; soon after, HARD announced that it would not be holding its annual Halloween-themed event, Day of the Dead, in 2016 due to "production reasons".
Last week, HARD announced that they would be canceling their May 10 event at the Hollywood Bowl, which was slated to feature disco heroes Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder, due to "unforeseen circumstances".
It sparked another attempt to ban raves; soon after, HARD announced that it would not be holding its annual Halloween-themed event, Day of the Dead, in 2016 due to "production reasons". As a result of these tragedies, HARD has in the last few years taken precautions to stop drug-related deaths at festivals.
What's wrong with the police kicking in the door of an apartment after they smell marijuana drifting from it, if they knock hard, announce who they are and then hear what sounds like evidence being destroyed?
Macy's was hit hard, announcing in early December that its same-store sales were off 13.3%, driving November sales down 14.1%, to $2.7 billion.
Just days after wrapping up its flagship Hard Summer event, Hard Events announced that dubstep kingpin Skrillex and the EDM wiseacre Deadmau5 will headline its fall festival Hard Day of the Dead.
Harding, 28, announced in October that he had M.S. and spent more than two months on injured reserve while adjusting to medication used to manage his condition.
Komag Inc., which makes disks used to store data on computer hard drives, announced a deal yesterday to acquire the HMT Technology Corporation for about $125 million in stock.
