Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood has played down media reports of a riot at Simon Bolivar Park in Columbia's capital city, Bogata, which took place this past Saturday night (March 7) before the band's concert there.
In an official statement, Smallwood says that reports of the riot, where 111 were arrested, were "wildly exaggerated."
"Everyone is just fine," Smallwood in a posting on www.ironmaiden.com. "The 'riots' were basically a lot of kids trying to break into the Simon Bolivar Park to se...
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