LA Coliseum Bans Raves After Sasha Rodriguez's Suspected Overdose Death

(July 1) -- The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has temporarily banned raves after a 15-year-old died Tuesday after a suspected drug overdose last weekend at a counterculture festival that drew 185,000 to the stadium.

The Coliseum Commission president, Barry Sanders, said Wednesday he was instructing Coliseum managers not to book any more raves -- dance parties with electronic music -- until commissioners meet to discuss the issue on July 16. His order was reported by the Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press, among others.

The stadium hosted the 1932 and 1984 Olympics, as well as all home games for the University of Southern California's football team. It's owned jointly by the state of California and the city and county of Los Angeles, and can also be rented out for private festivals.

Raves at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are in doubt after a teen died of a suspected drug overdose

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DJ Simon Patterson spins at a music festival at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday. Future raves at the site are in doubt after a 15-year-old girl died of a suspected drug overdose.

More than 200 people were treated for injuries after last weekend's Electric Daisy Carnival, described by organizers as the largest such rave in North America. Sasha Rodriguez, 15, collapsed at the event and was removed from life support Tuesday. Her death prompted L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky asked for a complete ban on all raves, including ones already scheduled for later this summer.

But Sanders' announcement was vague, saying his moratorium would prevent Coliseum organizers from "entering into any contractual arrangements with persons or entities promoting raves," according to the Times. He said he would ask commissioners to extend the ban at the July 16 meeting.

So it's unclear whether the Love Festival, billed as America's longest-running dance music fest, will continue as planned for Aug. 21 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, which is just next to the Coliseum.

A publicist for the Electric Daisy Festival's promoter, Insomniac Events, told AOL News earlier this week that the group wouldn't comment after last weekend's party, which featured performances by Moby and Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas.