Country music turned nasty at the weekend (12-15Jul07) when Canadian police arrested 44 fans at a four-day festival, featuring Reba McEntire and Carrie Underwood, in Saskatchewan. According to local reports, the Craven Country Music Jamboree turned into chaos when 23,000 music fans descended on the town for Sunday's finale. Ten motorists were arrested for impaired driving. Canadian Mounted Police are also investigating five assaults, two assaults with a weapon, for sexual assaults and seven complaints of theft. As well as McEntire and Underwood, the festival also featured performances by Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Glen Campbell and Marty Stuart.

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