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| From | Michael Coxe <popville@gmail.com> |
| Subject | holy crap - America's hardest working band escapes a disaster |
| Date | Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:59:51 -0700 |
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Cheap Trick Wants Bands, Crews and Fans Protected
<http://www.cheaptrick.com/cheap-trick-wants-bands-crews-and-fans-protected>
July 28, 2011 at 11:00 am · Filed under News
<http://www.cheaptrick.com/category/news>
On July 17, 2011 Cheap Trick and its crew, along with other stage
personnel, narrowly averted death when the MNBA Stage roof at the 2011
Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest fell on the stage during their evening
performance. Several thousand fans were also lucky to escape basically
unharmed.
While honored by the concern and support expressed for their well-being,
Cheap Trick is as interested in ensuring that no other band or crew
experience the same potentially lethal hazard.
“We simply want to know: what are the companies and organizers doing to
protect the next act and the next audience?” says band manager Dave
Frey. “Every act and every fan ought to be asking the same question when
attending an outside musical event.”
While weather likely contributed to the incident, Cheap Trick notes that
the multi-ton stage roof that fell on everyone on the stage must be
properly explained, especially when nearby tents and other temporary
structures stood untouched. “Was it a design flaw? Was it an
implementation mistake? These are important questions that must be
answered,” Frey added.
The incident is now under independent and Ontario government
investigation. Cheap Trick is actively participating in those efforts
and urges all parties involved to do the same.
Cheap Trick plans to continue pressing for a full accounting of what
happened and is dedicated to ensuring that proper safety measures are
taken at future concerts.
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