College student Brittany Flannigan, 19, dies and two others left fighting for life after 'overdosing on ecstasy' at packed concert

A 19-year-old New Hampshire college student has died and two others were hospitalized after apparently overdosing on the club drug ecstasy during at a concert at the House of Blues in Boston, police say.

Brittany Flannigan, a student at Plymouth State University, was rushed to the hospital after a show by German DJ Zedd ended about 12.30am Wednesday. A man and a woman, both in their 20s, were also hospitalized, but survived.

Miss Flannigan died shortly after arriving at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital.

Brittany's sister said Tuesday night's DJ Zedd concert was the first she had ever been to. She was a sosphomore at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire

 

The three overdoses happened at the House of Blues in Boston during a sold-out show for the popular DJ Zedd. He canceled his second show, scheduled for Wednesday night

Police told WBZ-TV that all three appear to have overdosed on Molly - a potent powder form of the party drug MDMA aka ecstasy.

Miss Flannigan's sister said the DJ Zedd show was the first concert she had ever attended.

The DJ, who was kicking off the world tour for his new album with a sold-out show, tweeted his sympathies after leaing of the death of one of his fans.

'Love and respect to those in pain right now. Our hearts go out to you,' he said. 'PLEASE, everyone... BE RESPONSIBLE!'

Wednesday's Zedd show at the the House of Blues was canceled while police wrapped up their investigation there.

Miss Flannigan, from Derry, New Hampshire, was a sophomore at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.

Zedd, the German house music performer, tweeted out his sadness for the fans who overdosed and waed: 'Please, everyone: Be responsible!'

The 23-year-old DJ Zedd, who performs electronic house music, was opening the world tour on his new album on Tuesday night

Miss Flannigan's friends described her as being from a 'good family'

'She was good, her parents were good people,' her friend Adam Cole told WBZ-TV.

The Boston Herald reports that an ER nurse that she found two pink pills the jeans pocket of the 24-year-old woman who was taken to the hospital. Doctors also found a baggie of white powder in her bra.

The man, who was described as being in his 20s, was said to be violently struggling with hospital staff.

Both of the surviving overdose victims are listed in stable condition.

Police say none of the partiers who overdosed knew each other. 

MDMA is popular at raves, music festivals and concerts for its reputed ability to make those who consume it feel euphoric and closer to the crowd and the musicians.

However, it can also have dangerous affects, including respiratory distress, heart failure and even stroke.