Tool fans injured in crowd at San Diego music festival

At least 15 fans were injured Saturday night (August 5th) at a Tool concert in San Diego, when the crowd rushed forward to see the band as they took the stage. The concert was the final act of an all-day outdoor music festival held in the parking lot of the Qualcomm Stadium.

The crowd had been getting increasingly excited before the show began, chanting the band's name and pressing forward. After Tool finally appeared, several people were trampled by the overeager crowd as it pushed forward. The band stopped playing for several minutes during their second song, at which point singer Maynard James Keenan asked the crowd to back up and to "mellow out," according to blabbermouth.net. A number of fans who had been injured by the crowd were taken by ambulance to area hospitals.

Some video footage of the event has been posted at NBCSanDiego.com.
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