From WLOS ABC 13:
Seven people hospitalized and others under arrest, all stemming from a rowdy night at an electronic music concert in downtown Asheville.
It happened at the STS9 show at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Saturday. Fire and rescue workers were dispatched to the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Asheville late Saturday evening.
Officials with APD tell News 13, two officers were assaulted with bottles and other debris. Police worked with the U.S. Cellular Center staff and the producers of the concert to shut down the event for safety reasons.
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