News•July 30, 2012 8:23 PM ET•8,162 views

Summer Slaughter in Tampa halted by threat

UPDATE #2: For a detailed account of what went down, read this. UPDATE #1: Job For A Cowboy drummer Jon Rice released the following statement to Blabbermouth:

"Just to clarify the events that happened this evening, a note was passed to the bartender stating that during our set a man with two knives and a gun was going to hurt people. Cops were called and after the proper precautions were taken, the show set off again, albeit a bit behind. No one was hurt and everyone involved is safe."

Today's Summer Slaughter Tour stop in Tampa, FL was interrupted this evening due to an apparent bomb threat (though according to Metal Injection, it was a shooting threat). The Ritz, on 7th Avenue in Ybor City, was evacuated around 7pm and police cordoned off the area. Roughly an hour later attendees were allowed to re-enter the venue, as police found no credible evidence of anything dangerous. bomb threat at Summer Slaughter in Tampa

bomb threat at Summer Slaughter in Tampa

(photo by @tripodofthought) At least the Ritz was kind enough to give everybody a free beverage once the show restarted.

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maclynb 7/30/2012 5:36:11 PM

lol

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anonymous 7/30/2012 6:22:07 PM

But then it would have been a real 'Summer Slaughter!' Amiright guys.............. Guys...?

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anonymous 7/30/2012 6:23:07 PM

gays

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LoydChristmas 7/30/2012 6:36:30 PM

lol some fggt took the "omg somebody nuke this fest" literally

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anonymous 7/30/2012 7:31:32 PM

someone could have just been handing in a lost lyric sheet?

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anonymous 7/30/2012 7:41:45 PM

^^^ fcking lol

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anonymous 7/31/2012 4:08:11 AM

Police let everyone back in after discovering Harley Flanagan was nowhere to be found.

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anonymous 7/31/2012 5:26:18 AM

Should the show have been cancelled, I could see the tabloid headline: "Cannibal Corpse's Tampa Show Gets fcked with Knife (or Two)"

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ineedsalt 7/31/2012 6:16:09 AM

shitty way to meet the bands. touche sneaky zit faced kid, touche

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plaguestricken 7/31/2012 6:43:41 AM

"One young man waiting to get back in begged not to mention his name in the newspaper. He said his mother would have a fit.".........lol, only kids go to summer slaughter now i guess.

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anonymous 7/31/2012 9:20:54 AM

"someone could have just been handing in a lost lyric sheet?" LMFAO

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Smammered 7/31/2012 12:23:00 PM

Can we blame Randy Blythe for this too?

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anonymous 7/31/2012 5:43:24 PM

Impending doom is stoked

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sandpaperseatbelts 8/1/2012 8:10:52 AM

I was listening to JFAC as I read this. What do I win?

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anonymous 8/1/2012 8:12:24 AM

fck yeah! Free drinks!

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buddy_ackerman 8/2/2012 9:23:42 AM

...Sounds like job for a ... cowboy..?

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