Afroman's mugshot
Rapper Afroman, real name Joseph Edgar Foreman, was arrested during a gig this week during which he viciously punched a female fan onstage, knocking her to the ground.
Tragically, a float participating in the carnival collided with overhead power lines. Some of those killed were electrocuted while more were killed during the ensuing mayhem.
We were asked to contribute to a blog post back in December on event trends for 2015. LOADS of these types of lists appear but we like the concept of this one as it was being done by Eventbrite and they were working hard to get input from real event professionals.
Brazil's Sport Club do Recife have had their fans' mums work as safety stewards at their games in the hopes of curbing the all-too-frequent violence at the games.