Cheap Trick stage collapses

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Toronto — The main stage at Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed Sunday night during a Cheap Trick concert as a severe thunderstorm sent the musicians and thousands of fans running for cover. At least five people were injured, one seriously. Cheap Trick's band members got off the stage safely, but witnesses said they were thrown off their feet.
"Everyone is okay and we are so lucky to be alive and hope that all the fans are okay too," the band, best known for hits including "Surrender", "I Want You to Want Me" and "The Flame", said in a message posted on Facebook. Video of the Bluesfest site posted on YouTube within minutes of the storm's passing showed a stage that had crumpled and collapsed over electronic equipment. Twisted shards of metal jutted out from the stage, which stood several stories tall before it was destroyed.
Concert-goer Leanne Wilson said the stage slowly heaved backwards and caved in. "In less than 10 seconds it was gone," she said. "(Cheap Trick) were playing right until it fell. And then instantly everybody was just running and screaming. I was stunned, I'd never seen anything like that before at a concert."

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Ouch!
Looks like that was quite a mess:

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Metal is my Life Number of posts : 28438 Age : 38

Quite the mess indeed. It's a good thing it fell backwards and not forwards.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3830 Age : 44

They should be called Cheap Stage

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37644 Age : 53

"Dude, how was the Cheap Trick show last night?"
"I was blown away!"

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Exo-Kill! Number of posts : 6497 Age : 47

wow that kinda sucks ...

Metal master Number of posts : 874 Age : 59

Geez, Mother Nature must not be a Cheap Trick fan!

Seriously, glad everyone in the band is okay. I hope those who were injured recovery quickly. It could have been so much worse.

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 39570 Age : 55

Saw this on the news last night. Lucky more people weren't injured.

The King Number of posts : 23207 Age : 50

007 wrote:: Saw this on the news last night. Lucky more people weren't injured.

it would have been Great White, part 2

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Metal master Number of posts : 516 Age : 52

Glad it wasnt worse.

Metal master Number of posts : 994 Age : 31

A friend of mine was at this show in the front row. He was pretty disappointed since he was there to see Satriani who hadn't played yet. Still, lucky it wasn't worse

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 52

Fat Freddy wrote:: "Dude, how was the Cheap Trick show last night?"
"I was blown away!"

They brought the house down.

Cheap Trick stage collapses Rim-shot-johnny-utah

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MetalGuy71 wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:: "Dude, how was the Cheap Trick show last night?"
"I was blown away!"

They brought the house down.

Cheap Trick stage collapses Rim-shot-johnny-utah

I would have to say that BLOWS!!!

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MetalGuy71 wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:: "Dude, how was the Cheap Trick show last night?"
"I was blown away!"

They brought the house down.

Cheap Trick stage collapses Rim-shot-johnny-utah

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37644 Age : 53

Another stage collapse happened @ a Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fairgrounds this past weekend... four people were killed. Damn.

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Fat Freddy wrote:: Another stage collapse happened @ a Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fairgrounds this past weekend... four people were killed. Damn.

Been watching this one on the news. It's up to 5 people know, or at least that is what is being reported.

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Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3325 Age : 53

I was in Indy over the weekend (visiting family). Needless to say, the news coverage was intense the rest of that night and well into the morning. I actually saw Def Leppard w/Europe at the state fair there at that exact same locale back in 1988.

The King Number of posts : 23207 Age : 50

that is a tragedy but it was great to see people working together to help those in need.

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7685 Age : 45

Holy crap, another one!

I don't think I have ever heard of this happening so often if at all except in these last few months.

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Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 44

That's why it's a good idea to investigate on the safety of those concert stages at fairs. These things seem to have a history with accidents.