2 Dead, 57 Hospitalized After Tampa Music Festival

Authorities were quick to allude to potential overdoses, with a Tampa police spokesman saying police think the deaths “are related to the Sunset Music Festival,” which was held at Raymond James Stadium May 28-29.

The EDM fest, which included Hardwell, Galantis, Jason Ross, Tritonal, Rezz,Nghtmre, Seven Lions, Jack U, The Chainsmokers, Sam Feldt, Party Favor, and Zomboy, was attended by an estimated 30,000. One attendee, Valerie Rodriguez, told the Tampa Bay Times she had been to 15 EDm concerts and six music festivals but was nervous because of all the medical emergencies she saw.

“This one was really uncontrolled,” Rodriguez said. “No one really knows what they’re taking.”

Tampa police made 33 arrests at the concert, handed out 16 marijuana citations and issued four noise complaints, according to the paper.

The two fatalities, ages 21 and 22, came from Melbourne and Kissimmeee.