Radiohead Stage Collapse In Toronto

[petunia_843]

Were any Glitterati anywhere near this?

[bookselves]

Since the collapse happened before the show I'm guessing that the people most injured would have been on the stage crew or involved with the bands, but that's just a guess.

Lots of friends had tickets for that show (& lots of friends do behind-the-scenes work in music) so it was kind of a sad night for the people I hang with.

Hope all the other Toronto g* are all good too. It seems like accidents like this are more common at festivals...
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[linty*prickles]

Yeah, I wasn't planning to go, but I also know a lot of people who had tickets. From what I read yesterday it seems that the person killed was a crew member, so I assume the two other people who were seriously injured were also crew.

This is (at least) the second significant stage collapse in Canada in recent memory though -- there was a major problem at Ottawa Bluesfest last year or the year before.
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[applesauce]

Some of my friends had tickets too. I went to see The Flaming Lips last night and Wayne Coyne said some very thoughtful words about the Radiohead incident, and they performed Knives Out. It was a sweet and tender gesture.

I think the Bluesfest collapse was due to high winds, but that wasn't so yesterday. The cause is still under investigation. Very sad.