Violence erupts at DMX concert

A DMX concert in New York descended into violence on Saturday evening, when a woman in the audience was struck with a chair thrown from the stage.

The "Back To School Jam '06" at the Nassau County Veterans Coliseum became a near-riot after the rapper stormed off, seemingly frustrated with a number of technical problems.

DMX is reported to have left the stage midway through the gig, after his microphone failed, before organizers pulled the plug on the show in Uniondale.

He apparently reappeared with members of his entourage and bottles of water were thrown into the crowd, who responded by returning fire.

A fold-up chair is understood to have been thrown onstage and was tossed back by the group, striking the woman, 29, who was later taken to hospital.

Police, who were forced to end the concert, say the unidentified victim was treated at Nassau University Hospital, having suffered a cut to her head.