System of a Down

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• The section previously contained a detailed account of a 2001 riot following a canceled Hollywood concert; the rewrite significantly shortens this incident and reduces concrete outcomes.

Replace “as he does most of the other artists featured on the record On September 3 2001 System of a Down planned to launch their second album at a free concert in Hollywood as a thank you to fans To a parking lot built for 3 500 people about 10 000 more came prompting the fire marshal to cancel without notice at the last minute Fans waited for more than an hour for the group to appear but when a banner hanging at the back of the stage that read System of a Down was removed by security the audience rushed the stage destroying all the band's touring gear approximately 30 000 worth of equipment and began to riot throwing rocks at police breaking windows and knocking over portable toilets The riot lasted six hours during which six arrests were made The band's manager David Beno Benveniste later said t” with “as he does most of the other artists featured on the record”.

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