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Gust toppled stage at the Indiana State Fair where Sugarland was to perform.

WPPCProductions said:
How sad this is. A gus of wind toppled stage at the Indiana State Fair where Sugarland was to perform that night. 5 lives lost and dozens hurt. word in prayers go out to the families that are involve.



http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-stage-collapse-20110815,0,7751772.story
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Here's the horrifying video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRkdwrmzYXg

But I look at those clouds and how the wind was whipping up out there and maybe it's just me. But I can't help but wonder if anybody who organized this looked up in the sky earlier and said "You know? This might not be such a good idea today....."

I just think it's common sense to see something like this brewing and maybe go to Plans B and/or C. Reschedule it or refund the fans. Pay the cancellation fees and whatever and call it a day. Because NOTHING is worth THIS.......
 
After I got out of radio, I worked in the concert industry for several years.

Promoters (and everyone else involved) have really been pushing their luck with these temporary stages for the last decade. Artists are demanding more and more stuff to be hung off of these structures. It doesn't take a lot to blow these things over.

Folks have just been lucky that no one has been killed up until now.

The "smart" thing to do is to get the roof lowered as quickly as you can. But the way that PA, video, and various other set pieces are hung now, it really hampers being able to do that. At a bare minimum, you release the tarp over the roof and take the water damage. But promoters aren't willing to do that, betting that it will the storm will "blow over".

Maybe now, when the promoter/artist asks for "just one more video screen" to be hung (which can be 2 to 4 tons), somebody will step in and say "NO".

Cheap Trick (who were caught up in a stage collapse in Canada recently) have stated they will not perform on another outdoor stage by the same manufacturer.

You can engineer those things only so far. But putting up a temporary structure that weighs 100,000 pounds, and then hanging another 60,000 pounds off of it...it's just not going to survive winds much over 40 MPH without getting the roof lowered.
 
I see these flat bed trailers or converted box trailer for a stage .My town has one and it does sit high.most promoters say these are small but probably safer.

Take a look at this video of Stevie Nicks the night before at Sturgis Bike Rally.
Around 3:30 into the video the camera pans up to the rigging.Swaying in the wind.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXCq_GrCEPE
 
Oh thats sad.I wonder if they find out what snapped and redesign the framework for these stages.Or better yet cancel or delay the concerts when bad weather comes near.
 
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