Sat Jun 16, 2012, 05:40 PM

steve2470 (14,742 posts)

1 dead as Radiohead stage collapses ahead of Toronto concert

Source: CBC

A stage at Toronto's Downsview Park has collapsed in advance of a scheduled Radiohead concert, killing one person and injuring at least three, according to Toronto EMS.

Calls came in to emergency crews at about 4 p.m. ET. One person was transported to Sunnybrook Hospital in serious condition while two others assessed at the scene have minor injuries.

CBC's Maria Nunes was driving by the park when she noticed the commotion. From her vantage point. she could see five ambulances, two police cars and a firetruck.

Downsview Park has tweeted that the 7:30 p.m concert is cancelled. Gates had been scheduled to open at 5 p.m.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/06/16/toronto-stage-collapse-radiohead.html

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9 replies	Author	Time	Post
1 dead as Radiohead stage collapses ahead of Toronto concert (Original post)	steve2470	Jun 2012	OP
that is so sad!	babydollhead	Jun 2012	#1
Saw the Allman Brothers at Blossom...	awoke_in_2003	Jun 2012	#7
Oy. That's awful.	Warren DeMontague	Jun 2012	#2
One of my friends is a musician you have heard of,	Sen. Walter Sobchak	Jun 2012	#3
shit. devastating.	stlsaxman	Jun 2012	#4
Horrible n/t	Violet_Crumble	Jun 2012	#5
It was the bands drum tech that died	thelordofhell	Jun 2012	#6
Awww, damn	uppityperson	Jun 2012	#8
Stage built by non-union workers	TriplD	Jun 2012	#9

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Sat Jun 16, 2012, 07:26 PM

babydollhead (1,866 posts)

1. that is so sad!

we just saw them last on the 6th in Cleveland. We got there early and were able to listen to an hour long sound check filling the Blossom Center, filling the whole park. Then the concert that night, magic, like the biggest circles in a ripple of water. It was a fantastic show. I am sorry for everyone.

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Sun Jun 17, 2012, 08:44 PM

awoke_in_2003 (18,511 posts)

7. Saw the Allman Brothers at Blossom...

around 1990. I miss Cleveland.

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Sat Jun 16, 2012, 08:03 PM

Warren DeMontague (46,353 posts)

2. Oy. That's awful.

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Sat Jun 16, 2012, 08:15 PM

Sen. Walter Sobchak (5,673 posts)

3. One of my friends is a musician you have heard of,

He will NEVER play makeshift outdoor stages after an accident where one of his techs was injured, as far as he is concerned they should be banned. Or at least rendered uninsurable.

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Sat Jun 16, 2012, 08:19 PM

stlsaxman (9,004 posts)

4. shit. devastating.

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Sat Jun 16, 2012, 09:36 PM

Violet_Crumble (29,255 posts)

5. Horrible n/t

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Sun Jun 17, 2012, 08:15 PM

thelordofhell (3,809 posts)

6. It was the bands drum tech that died

Scott Johnson

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Mon Jun 18, 2012, 12:18 AM

uppityperson (74,222 posts)

8. Awww, damn

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Mon Jun 18, 2012, 11:50 AM

TriplD (78 posts)

9. Stage built by non-union workers

Jim Brett, president of International Alliance Theatrical Stage Employees Local 58, said crew members working on the Downsview stage weren't members of his union.

"The only thing I can confirm is that IATSE Local 58 was not involved with the building of the stage or supplying any labour for the concert," he wrote in an e-mail. "Regardless of who was involved, the stage collapse is a tragic event and we offer our most sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and our thoughts are with those who were injured."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/victim-identified-in-toronto-stage-collapse-inspectors-begin-probe/article4299025/

Looks like the promoter was cutting corners using non-union labor.

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