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Frederick "Toots" Hibbert of Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old concert goer hit him with a thrown bottle.

The band was playing at the Dominion Riverrock Festival in Richmond, VA when William C. Lewis, 19, threw a glass vodka bottle at the stage, striking Hibbert in the forehead and causing lacerations. Toots was taken to VCU Medical Center where he was treated and released.

Police investigated how Lewis was able to get the vodka into the crowd which was screened upon entry. It was later discovered that a bottle of vodka was missing from an outdoor bar area.

Festival manager Stephen Lecky took Hibbert to the hospital, telling the Richmond Times Dispatch "He was in good spirits and was very appreciative of Richmond. He said ...

Queen guitarist Brian May has revealed his hatred for BBC1 talent show The Voice, saying he hopes the programme "dies very soon".

May's outburst against the BBC show, which features Jessie J and will.i.am among its coaches, was published on his website with the guitar player labelling it "dull, dumb and depressing". 

"Sorry, hate to be negative but The Voice is the dullest, dumbest, most depressing show on TV," writes May. "It’s the ultimate insult to music and to performers."

Slightly misunderstanding the 'blind audition' element of The Voice format, May continues, "Every time I catch a glimpse of young singers busting their guts trying to win somebody's attention, who is rudely sitting with their back to them... I feel sick. I hope ...

 

Muse accidentally led Coventry residents to believe their local stadium was on fire last night (May 20).

The band will perform live at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Wednesday night (May 22) and were rehearsing some of the special effects that are used in their live show on Monday night. However, with flames rising above the top of the stadium, onlookers thought it was on fire and immediately began flagging their concerns on Twitter and Facebook. At one point in the evening the name of the stadium and Coventry were trending topics in the UK, leading the Ricoh Arena's official Twitter account to clarifying the situation for those concerned. 

 

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