NORTON META TAG

25 February 2018

That time the Cranberries played a free show in DC — and a riot broke out & Dolores O'Riordan, the Cranberries Singer, Dead at 46 16&I15JAN18

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I was at the Great Cranberry Riot in D.C. on 15 MAI 1995 with my friend Debbie. We both called out sick from work and went to see the free Cranberries show. We couldn't believe how many people were there, many more that usual for one of the WHFS free concerts. Because of the thousands who showed up all of the sudden there were more park police on foot and on horseback showing up around the perimeter of the Sylvan Theater grounds and it seemed they were trying to corral the crowd closer to the stage. A police helicopter showed up, hoovering overhead much lower than it had to be and then we noticed camera crews from the D.C. TV stations around the perimeter of the crowd also. We were laughing at the people in front of the stage moshing to 'Linger', and after the song ended there was an announcement that someone took one of Delores' guitars from the stage and the show was going to end unless it was returned, a few things were thrown at the stage and then all hell broke out as the mounted police moved in toward the stage then the police on foot started moving in and 10000+ people were scrambling to get away from the Sylvan. TV camera crews were all over filming the entire scene and Debbie and I were turning away from and ducking below TV cameras left and right, remember we had called out from work and did not want to end up on a local news broadcast! We finally made it up the hill near the Washington Monument and watched the police finish clearing the Sylvan Theater grounds. Thanks for such a great memory Delores, Godspeed and God Bless your family and band mates! Click the link for a very cool video version of 'Zombie' by Pub Choir.  From the Washington Post and Rolling Stone

THE CRANBERRIES 'ZOMBIE'

That time the Cranberries played a free show in DC — and a riot broke out

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By Neal Augenstein @AugensteinWTOP

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