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06/16/2012 09:44:44 PM · #1 |
was anyone else out at downsview park? they were about to open the gates when they kicked us all out of the park.
//www.thestar.com/news/article/1212588--radiohead-stage-collapse-one-dead-one-seriously-hurt-at-downsview-park-show-cancelled
a guy died. pretty awful. |
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06/16/2012 09:51:52 PM · #2 |
Oh God, no. Up here in Ottawa area we're getting ready for Bluesfest. Almost a year ago, Cheap Trick was 4 or 5 songs into their gig when the stage collapsed. Nobody killed, but some injuries. I heard that CT has since sworn to never ever perform again on a stage erected by that company.
Sad that someone died...awful way to go :-( |
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06/16/2012 09:59:29 PM · #3 |
| yeah it's pretty tragic. and i hope they decide to return, i really want to see them. |
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06/16/2012 10:44:03 PM · #4 |
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06/16/2012 11:04:42 PM · #5 |
This kind of disaster should never happen. No wind, no rain....someone did something wrong.
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06/17/2012 09:25:57 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
This kind of disaster should never happen. No wind, no rain....someone did something wrong. |
Yeah, exactly. At least during the Bluesfest incident last year, there was a ton of wind and rain...basically a huge thunderstorm was brewing. This sounds like sheer human error. |
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06/17/2012 10:34:15 AM · #7 |
I don't build stages, but we do work with temporary structures on a regular basis. More than one person had to do one thing wrong.
A simple lose bolt, or pin not installed, would not be enough to bring it down.
I hope that this one finally gets the message through, that the controls on, and the inspections of, these structures needs to be tightened up in a major way. People should not have to die, in order to get other people to improve safety.
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06/17/2012 11:45:07 AM · #8 |
| apparently one of the guys that died was a radiohead drum tech |
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06/17/2012 06:32:19 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by ambaker:
I hope that this one finally gets the message through, that the controls on, and the inspections of, these structures needs to be tightened up in a major way. |
...if they had any more controls or inspections in these parts, you would never get anything built.
Ray |
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06/17/2012 06:38:02 PM · #10 |
was Scott Johnson the radio head drum tech, i knew him through my mates in the teching world. great tech and a cool guy be sadly missed
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06/18/2012 08:18:24 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by Giles_uk:
was Scott Johnson the radio head drum tech, i knew him through my mates in the teching world. great tech and a cool guy be sadly missed |
I haven't heard a name yet but on the news they did say it was the drum tech who died.
ETA: Just googled and sadly it was indeed Scott Johnson :-(
Message edited by author 2012-06-18 08:26:49. |
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