By Tanya Gupta & PA News, BBC News, South East | Papers revealed officers decided not to shut down the event because this “would likely have caused a large-scale public order incident”.
The superintendent said: “Allowing the event to continue would assist in the identification/ support of any further casualties.”
Since the incident, Dreamland has cancelled a similar event scheduled for July 27th.
Interim measures agreed on July 9th included cancelling all drum and bass events plus events deemed to be higher risk, more security staff, zero tolerance signage, and for under-18s to be accompanied by adults over 25.
After the teenager’s death, a Dreamland spokesman said: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman’s family and friends and we will continue to work closely with Kent Police where relevant as they investigate this tragedy further. [The young woman was identified later as Emily Stokes. More on her in the article below.]
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72514r7q59o
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Drum and Bass Music – Simular to “EDM” in the U.S.
Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated as DnB, D&B, or D’n’B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterised by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute with heavy bass and sub-bass lines, samples, and synthesizers. The genre grew out of the UK’s jungle scene in the 1990s.
The popularity of drum and bass at its commercial peak ran parallel to several other UK dance styles. A major influence was the original Jamaican dub and reggae sound that influenced jungle’s bass-heavy sound. Another feature of the style is the complex syncopation of the drum tracks’ breakbeat. Drum and bass subgenres include breakcore, ragga jungle, hardstep, darkstep, techstep, neurofunk, ambient drum and bass, liquid funk (also known as liquid drum and bass), jump up, drumfunk, sambass, and drill ‘n’ bass. Drum and bass has been influenced by many other genres like hip hop, big beat, dubstep, house, trip hop, ambient music, techno, jazz, rock and pop.
Drum and bass is dominated by a relatively small group of record labels. Major international music labels had shown very little interest in the drum and bass scene until BMG Rights Management acquired RAM in February 2016. Since then, the genre has seen a significant growth in exposure. Whilst the origin of drum and bass music is in the UK, the genre has evolved considerably with many other prominent fanbases located all over the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_and_bass
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Emily Stokes: Girl, 17, Dies of Suspected Ecstasy Overdose at Margate Amusement Park Music Event
A 17-year-old girl died of a suspected ecstacy overdose and 21 other teenagers were taken to hospital with drug-related symptoms following a drum and bass event at an amusement park, it has been revealed.
Kent Police declared a major incident event at 7pm on 29 June over the Worried About Henry gig at Dreamland in Margate.
A number of young people under the age of 18, including a 15-year-old, had been taken to hospital, the force said in an application for a review of the venue’s licence.
One person remains in hospital in a medically induced coma, an unnamed superintendent said.
The girl who died has been named in media reports as Emily Stokes.
In a crowdfunding appeal, her sister, Megan Stokes, calls her the “kindest person you could ever meet” and “so full of life”, adding: “To have her taken away so suddenly at just only 17 years old, it has completely broke me.”
Around 7,000 tickets were sold for the over-16s event, which began at 1pm, according to police.
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https://news.sky.com/story/emily-stokes-girl-17-dies-of-suspected-ecstasy-overdose-at-margate-amusement-park-music-event-13178618
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I’m Megan Stokes. I’m starting up a GoFundMe as my younger sister has tragically passed away from an overdose from being spiked last night in Margate. Emily was the kindest person you could ever meet. She was so full of life and to have her taken away so suddenly at just only 17 years old. It has completely broke me and it breaks my heart that we may not be able to give her the send off she would’ve wanted. So I’ve set this up so hopefully we can give her the best send off. Many thanks. ~ Megan
[Megan has closed the GoFundMe as it reached its goal of enough to pay for Emily’s funeral]
Photo: Emily Stokes | Provided by Megan Stokes
22 Teens in Suspected Overdose at Drum & Bass Gig (Think EDM Festival); One Dies
