DAYTONA BEACH — A Sunday concert at the Bandshell drew a crowd of thousands and, while police said the event didn't go as planned, merchants are upset over the bad behavior of some of those who attended.

But rumors on social media of riots, attendees taking over a community and shots fired are not true, said Daytona Beach police Chief Craig Capri.

Of the approximately 5,000 people that showed up for the concerts organized by Team Turnup Entertainment LLC of Palm Coast, two women were arrested — one for disorderly intoxication and another for resisting arrest without violence — Capri said.

Billed "A Day on the Beach," the event was planned to draw attendees from Bethune-Cookman University, after its homecoming festivities. But Capri said the event was not connected with the university.

Promoter Jeff Isaac paid for a $9,700 permit, expecting 3,000 attendees, city documents show. Organizers also paid $1,600 for emergency services and police for concerts throughout the day.

But later in the day the promoter was selling tickets for an entertainer that was a no-show and people got upset, so police shut down the event, Capri said.

"(The promoter) was taking money in the end and some people got upset," Capri said. "(The event) was supposed to shut down at 6:30 p.m. but it was about 4:30 p.m. when we started shutting things down."

Isaac said the claim by police is not true, all entertainers showed up. Entertainers included rappers Jaquees, Woop, BossMan JD, KT, King Cocky and LightPoleBaby Poody.

Police tried to shut down the event earlier, at 2:30 p.m., forcing promoters to pay an additional $4,000 to keep the event going. Police told the promoter the crowd was "over capacity."

"I'll tell you the truth ... it was because they wanted the extra money and it was because a whole bunch of African Americans (were) out there that we were harassed," Isaac said.

Isaac said there were no fights or bad behavior at the Bandshell. The fight police made arrests for occurred in the street.

Capri said the crowd dispersed with no issues or problems except for two people fighting and that was quickly brought under control. Even when police made the arrest, the crowd was well-behaved, he said.

"There were no gunshots, there was no riots," Capri said. "The crowd was very compliant. It was a bunch of college kids, young adults having fun," Capri said. "Unfortunately, people get afraid when they see people they don't agree with or have their opinions of."

There were problems when the crowd started to leave, however. Foot traffic crowded the streets as did vehicles leaving the county-run parking garage that serves to Ocean Walk Shoppes and the Boardwalk.

"The parking garage slowed down traffic because people had to get their vehicles and get charged as they left," Capri said.

Merchants complained in interviews Monday about the behavior of some attendees.

"It got out of hand. The shops (at Ocean Walk) didn't know what was going on. I wasn't there but got a report from my night manager," said Shawn Fisher, general manager of the Sloppy Joe's restaurant, which overlooks the Bandshell.

"Somebody said there was a gunshot, that a gun was fired. It was chaos. The whole place was overrun. There was glass and litter everywhere (this morning)," Fisher said.

Fisher said people were ordering food and walking out without paying (at Sloppy Joe's) but Capri said police did not get any complaints from that business.

Capri said none of the merchants filed a police report.

The general manager of Ocean Walk Shoppes also said the huge crowd surprised them.

"We were massively surprised at what was happening. I don't remember anything like this last year. A lot of our stores reported dine-and-dash incidents," said Richard Wakeel, a reference to a diner eating a meal then leaving without paying.

Similarly, in July, businesses and residents were surprised and upset with the three-day Daytona Truck Meet, which popped up in the city without widespread notice.

The event was hosted at the Daytona International Speedway but the approximately 10,000 trucks spilled out into the city's beachside where residents complained of rude behavior by the visitors, including public drinking and urination, littering and loud noise.

City of Daytona Beach spokeswoman Susan Cerbone said the concert was not listed as an event on the Bandshell's schedule because it was a facility rental and not sponsored by the city.

Wakeel said "there was definitely some violent elements" and people "who were defiant of authority." Wakeel provided video of one fight and a shirtless man running from police.

A resident, who lived near the parking garage, said she was hit on, and cursed at after she refused a pass from a man.

Nicole Weitel, 29, a bartender, said she gets hit on all the time at the bar but none of the customers have been aggressive like the man that approached her near her house on Sunday.

"He called me a bitch and got into my face," Weitel said. "I am 5-3 and he was like 6-4. He was huge."

------

DON'T MISS AN EPISODE, SUBSCRIBE: iTunes | Google Play