The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is planning to have extra manpower on hand for tonight’s Twiztid show in Mount Clemens. The reason behind this decision is just for precautionary measure. They would like to avoid what happened the last time a rap concert took place in downtown Mount Clemens.

The last rap show downtown was fifteen months ago with the concert being the Insane Clown Posse. At that show Juggalos allegedly doused downtown building exteriors with Faygo, while others left white and blood-red paint on walls. They believe it is unlikely there will be a repeat of the ICP incident.

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From Macombdaily.com:

The first rap show in downtown Mount Clemens in more than a year — on Devil’s Night tonight — has the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office planning to have extra manpower on hand as a precautionary measure.

“We just want to be on the safe side, so we will have some extra deputies in the downtown area for the show and because it’s Devil’s Night,” said sheriff’s Lt. John Michalke.

Tonight’s show features Twiztid and seven other acts at Macomb Music Theatre, formerly known as the Emerald Theatre. A spokesman for the venue said the theater will have more than 30 security agents to handle any issues inside while sheriff’s deputies will be available on the outside.

“We will have security inside and outside the venue,” said co-owner Marc Beginin. “It’s not so much that we’re concerned about anything happening but the nature of the show lends itself to a little rowdiness.”

The last time a rap show was in town was the Insane Clown Posse (ICP)at the Emerald Theatre in June 2012. That’s when fans of the band deliberately doused downtown building exteriors with syrupy Faygo soda pop and others left white and blood-red paint on walls. It was one of the last shows presented by the former owners who lost the building in foreclosure proceedings.

Officials from the sheriff’s office have consulted with the new owners about the Twizted shows. Law enforcers are on edge because Twiztid — the Livonia-based duo of Jamie Spaniolo and Paul Methric — are ICP proteges but have not been known to cause as much of a mess as ICP has.

Beginin said it’s unlikely there will be a repeat of the ICP incident.

“We’ve been in close contact with Twiztid’s management with respects to the city’s concerns,” he said.

About 400 tickets have been sold but promoters expect a strong walk-up attendance. The theater can hold up to 2,500.

Mayor Barb Dempsey is “hoping and praying” things won’t get out of hand.

“The new owners have put a lot of money into the place so I have to believe they won’t allow the same scenario we saw with the ICP show,” Dempsey said. “We have to give them the benefit of the doubt but I’ll be the first to call them if there are a number of arrests.”

Beginin, an entertainment attorney whose firm has represented ICP in the past, and nightclub impresario Wally Mona purchased the venue in 2012 and have invested $2 million in renovations. The concert lineup has been varied with mainstream acts such as Kenny Loggins and Michael Bolton along with a handful of jazz, country and other genres.

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