--- description: The incidents occurred during a crowded electronic dance concert title: Dozens Hospitalized At Avicii Boston Concert image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f148e8f46584ee9/69869980810bbb155ec925f3/avicii.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dozens Hospitalized at Avicii Boston Concert by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 26, 2014 5:48 PM CUT  Avicii performs onstage during the 22nd Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Music Center on May 31, 2014 in Irvine, California. Avicii performs onstage during the 22nd Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Music Center on May 31, 2014 in Irvine, California.Christopher Polk—CBS Radio Inc./Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 26, 2014 5:48 PM CUT Known for high-energy shows that pack thousands into concert venues, superstar DJ Avicii’s concert in Boston on Wednesday night ended with several people in the hospital. Emergency crews took dozens of concert goers, mostly minors, to local hospitals suffering mainly from drug and alcohol problems, [authorities said.](http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/06/25/many-hospitalized-garden-concert/76Re9atwB1goSGELaC3oyL/story.html "undefined") Local media put the number of patients between 30 and 80. Roisin Saratonion, 18, [told the Boston _Globe_](http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/06/25/many-hospitalized-garden-concert/76Re9atwB1goSGELaC3oyL/story.html "undefined") that she left the concert earlier than planned because “it was just too crazy in there.” “You get really hot in there and you just pass out. You couldn’t breathe,” Saratonionsaid. “It was claustrophobic. People get dehydrated.” Avicii, the Swedish artist behind the hit song _Wake Me Up_, performed at the TD Garden venue as part of his True Tour. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2928038/avicii-boston-hospitalized/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2928038/avicii-boston-hospitalized/"},"headline":"Dozens Hospitalized at Avicii Boston Concert","datePublished":"2014-06-26T17:48:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:39:14.615Z","description":"The incidents occurred during a crowded electronic dance concert","url":"https://time.com/2928038/avicii-boston-hospitalized/","keywords":["Boston","Music","Concert"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f148e8f46584ee9/69869980810bbb155ec925f3/avicii.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f148e8f46584ee9/69869980810bbb155ec925f3/avicii.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Avicii performs onstage during the 22nd Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Music Center on May 31, 2014 in Irvine, California.","caption":"Avicii performs onstage during the 22nd Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at Verizon Wireless Music Center on May 31, 2014 in Irvine, California.","creditText":"Christopher Polk—CBS Radio Inc./Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2928038/avicii-boston-hospitalized/","name":"Dozens Hospitalized at Avicii Boston Concert"}}]}] ```