Board Absolves Boston Venues

Boston’s Licensing Board recently ruled Bank of America Pavilion and House of Blues were not responsible for a number of fan overdoses during concerts in August.

House of Blues show for a few minutes before being rushed to the hospital, another man that purchased the drug Ketamine was carried from his seat by people sitting near him and a third man, who blacked out after taking a $30 hit of molly, was asked to leave for causing a disturbance.

The city’s House of Blues, which had three drug overdoses in August – one fatal – was also under review.

Police told members there was nothing security at either venue could have done to prevent the overdoses, the Globe said, and HoB officials echoed that sentiment during a previous hearing, reportedly explaining more than 130 intoxicated fans were turned away from the club the night of the overdoses.

The Licensing Board found Oct. 10 that no violations were committed by either venue, according to CBS Boston.

If violations had been found, the board could have suspended or revoked the venues’ licenses.