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This is the 3rd stage collapse in the past month or so. First was the July stage collapse during the Ottawa Bluesfest, while my beloved Cheap Trick was on stage. Only one injury there requiring hospitalization. CT later cancelled a show in Vancouver because the stage was provided by the same company from the Ottawa collapse. CT got some some grief in the media/social media for cancelling that show, and for publicly stating they won't perform on stages done by that company in the future. Next collapse was at a Flaming Lips show in Tulsa a couple weeks later, not sure on any injuries during that one though. Now this horrible situation at the IN State Fair. All three collapses are related to a storm, in Ottawa's and Indy's cases a "gust front"? I don't know if the same company (Berger did the stage for Ottawa) did all three stages, but will be interested to find out.
My heart aches for those injured or killed last night. I cannot even imagine going to a show and then enduring such a tragedy.
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Concert Stage At the Indiana State Fair Collapses
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