Coldplay performs at Rose Bowl with boosted security

In wake of Las Vegas massacre, authorities take extra precaution for crowd of 60,000.

Pasadena authorities Friday stepped up security for a Coldplay concert at the Rose Bowl in the wake of Sunday’s mass killing at a Las Vegas country music festival.

About 60,000 people attended the show at the outdoor stadium.

“After Sunday’s events, we evaluated our operational plans and looked at our staffing levels, and we’re ready and prepared for the concert,” Pasadena Police Lt. Art Chute said.

According to Chute, additional bomb-sniffing dogs and special response teams were assigned to the venue.

Fifty-eight people were killed and more than 500 injured after a gunman fired at a crowd of 22,000 concertgoers Sunday night.

“In light of recent events, there are no specific, credible threats related to the Coldplay concert at the Rose Bowl Stadium,” said Pasadena Police Chief Phillip L. Sanchez said in a statement. “The Pasadena Police Department will continue to work closely with our law enforcement partners from state and federal agencies to evaluate threat levels and ensure the safety of everyone in attendance.”

By 5:30 p.m., two lines filled with hundreds of concertgoers waiting to go through security. A video instructing attendees how to get smoothly through security and into the Rose Bowl played on repeat.

Standing in line, Harley Elegino, 44, said he wasn’t worried about attending the show. “I believe that as Americans, we should ignore what the terrorists want us to feel,” he said.

Isti Halim, 42, acknowledged that the massacre was on her mind. She recalled her friends’ advice to stand to the side instead of in the middle. And her daughter, 6 years old, had something to tell her, too: “She said: ‘Be safe, Mommy. I pray there’s no people shooting.’ ”