In the second major incident of the week, reports are emerging that three people have been killed at a festival in Belgium after several stages collapsed in a storm. Early indication are that as many as four stages may have been bought down during the heavy winds and rain though this is yet to be confirmed. Pukkelpop is an annual music festival in Belgium. Due to appear this year were acts … [Read more...]
Stage collapses during Madonna concert fit up
A man has been killed and six others injured, two seriously, after the stage they were building for a Madonna concert in France collapsed. At least one of the technicians involved is thought to have been British. All were taken to the local hospital for treatment. The stage for Madonna's concert at the Stade Velodrome stadium in Marseille, in the south of France, fell apart on top of … [Read more...]