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Post by djtiny on Aug 14, 2011 12:55:13 GMT -5
Here is a video of the Indiana State Fair stage where Sugarland was to perform collapsing, taking the lives of 5 fans, and left 40 in critical condition.
Thankfully there were no performers on stage at the time. Sugarland was going to come out within minutes. If there had been anyone on stage at the time, more then likely all of them would of been crushed.
I'm actually surprised that the collapse wasn't more deadly then it was. The amount of equipment that was hung, as well as the dead weight of the line arrays (speakers) and trussing itself is so great.
Looking at the set up it doesn't seem very safe in the first place, wind or not. There's some pictures around of the stage before the collapse. If the line arrays had not been rigged onto the stage's support trussing and had been supported by independent rigging like most of these types of stages are like, I don't think the stage would of collapsed as it did, especially not toward the audience. You can see the entire grid just being torn down due to the weight of the speakers.
Just goes to show how dangerous touring can be, along with the recent Miranda Cosgrove bus accident. And how so much can change in literally 2 seconds.
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Post by mapender on Aug 14, 2011 19:07:13 GMT -5
One of my best friends is as obsessed with Sugarland as I am with Springsteen. A month ago we were standing right up against that stage at one of their shows. This would be terrible to me no matter what band it was, but the fact that I was practically standing in the same place as the people that were killed not too long ago makes it hit home even more.
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