MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Another stage collapse...

> > http://news.yahoo.com/authorities-3-dead-indiana-fair-stage-collapse-030744842.html
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> > Didn't this just happen to Cheap Trick recently?
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> > Yep.. here it is...
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> http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=loonybin&Number=260560
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> That is terrifying. I wonder if these stages aren't being rigged properly, or are the
> wind gusts just way beyond what anyone could reasonably be expected to anticipate?
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> There'll be one more. Keep your distance at the outdoor shows, people.

The two incidents this has happened lately have been close to me. Both these storms were decent wind producers. I still don't think they are being rigged properly, but there was definitely enough oomph to at least knock some light cans off.