This concert was to have taken place tonight in my hometown, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pat Green concert cancelled after assault
By J.R. Gonzales Caller-Times
Texas singer-songwriter Pat Green was assaulted in South Padre Island on Monday evening, forcing the entertainer to cancel his Tuesday concert that had been scheduled for the Concrete Street Amphitheater, officials said.
At about 6:50 p.m., Green was assaulted while he, his wife and some friends were on the beach, according to police and Concrete Street officials.
"We arrested the person that assaulted him," said Robert Rodriguez, South Padre Island Police chief. "We're still investigating the case."
Rodriguez wouldn't release the name or age of the man.
Green suffered three fractures in and around one of his eyes and is listed in guarded condition in a local hospital, according to Jerry LaTouf, president of Concrete Street Amphitheater.
Last month, Green played to a sold out crowd of 56,000 in the Reliant Astrodome during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
The demand for Tuesday night's show was no different.
"It had just taken off huge," said LaTouf. Because of the high ticket sales, the Party on the Patio concert had to be moved from the patio to the main stage.
LaTouf said ticket buyers need to go to the point of purchase for refunds. Otherwise, the tickets will be honored at the rescheduled date, which could be a Saturday in June.
The San Antonio native is a graduate of Texas Tech University, and he had never even touched a guitar before he set foot on campus. But after generating a cultish following in Lubbock and self-funding the release of his first album, he now performs about 140 shows a year, mostly in Texas. His last release was "Three Days," which hit stores in Oct. 2001.
This is the time of year thousands of students normally descend on South Padre Island for Spring Break.
"It's crowded right now," said Rodriguez.
Contact J.R. Gonzales at 886-3779 or
gonzalesj@caller.com
March 12, 2002
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