Kyle Gass and Jack Black perform as Tenacious D at the House of Blues Saturday, July 28, 2012.
Monday, July 30, 2012 | 11:39 a.m.
Map of House of Blues
Thirty-six hours after a stabbing cut short a concert at the House of Blues, new details are emerging with Metro Police still searching for people involved in the incident.
Eyewitnesses said shortly into Tenacious D’s appearance Saturday at House of Blues, a fight broke out in the tightly packed crowd between the stage-left-side bar on the venue’s downstairs level and the short staircase to the floor.
The brawl occurred around 9:30 p.m. and resulted in two victims being transported to University Medical Center with stabbing injuries that were not life-threatening, Jose Hernandez, a Metro Police spokesman, said Monday morning. Initial reports indicated just one person was stabbed.
The incident caused Tenacious D – a rock-comedy troupe made up of comedian Jack Black, singer-songwriter Kyle Gass and their three-piece backing band – to end the scheduled 90-minute show after about 45 minutes.
Monday morning, Hernandez said some intoxicated individuals had gotten into a shoving match that turned into a “crazy melee.”
Two people who had been taken into custody in the incident were released after police determined they were not involved, Hernandez said. He added police did not know who and how many people were involved in the stabbings.
Anyone with information about the incident can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.
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