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What is happening at Heineken Festival!?

In_HidingIn_Hiding Posts: 4
edited June 2007 in Given To Fly (live)
I just heard reports that some of the stages have collapsed because of bad weather. Can anyone confirm this? Did anyone get hurt?
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    In_Hiding wrote:
    I just heard reports that some of the stages have collapsed because of bad weather. Can anyone confirm this? Did anyone get hurt?
    What?? I hope it's not similar to 2000.
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  • LukinTimerLukinTimer Posts: 538
    I just heard from 1Vedhead who is there.

    Evidently some crazy weather hit. Heat, then rain, then finally massive wind gusts with hail. The gusts knocked over some lighting and speaker towers - which fell on people. So, some people have been hurt. I could hear sirens in the background as we talked. This all happened as My Chemical Romance was getting ready to take the stage. No stages collapsed, but banners and things have fallen and are blowing around.

    Riot Police we're brought in to move the crowds out... but nothing too crazy has happened with them.

    Right now, they are hanging tough, trying to find out what's going on... holding out for PJ.
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    LukinTimer wrote:
    I just heard from 1Vedhead who is there.

    Evidently some crazy weather hit. Heat, then rain, then finally massive wind gusts with hail. The gusts knocked over some lighting and speaker towers - which fell on people. So, some people have been hurt. I could hear sirens in the background as we talked. This all happened as My Chemical Romance was getting ready to take the stage. Riot Police we're brought in to move the crowds out... but nothing too crazy has happened.

    Right now, they are hanging tough, trying to find out what's going on... holding out for PJ.
    Damn. Are those people seriously hurt?? Hope they're allright.
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  • LukinTimerLukinTimer Posts: 538
    parel jam wrote:
    Damn. Are those people seriously hurt?? Hope they're allright.

    I'm not sure... I got the impression the injuries weren't serious, but it's difficult to know because they didn't want to get in the way of emergency crews.

    So, right now they're just waiting for an official announcement.
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    LukinTimer wrote:
    I'm not sure... I got the impression the injuries weren't serious, but it's difficult to know because they didn't want to get in the way of emergency crews.

    So, right now they're just waiting for an official announcement.
    I really hope this is not a new Roskilde.
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  • trammeustrammeus Posts: 124
    From a local newspaper on web which is following the festival:
    a tornado came across the festival area around at 5 PM
    At least 6 towers of the main stage fell off. Some injuried people (the say 8-10, two of them seem serious) with fractures on heads and legs.

    They say the concerts are canceled, for now.
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    trammeus wrote:
    From a local newspaper on web which is following the festival:
    a tornado came across the festival area around at 5 PM
    At least 6 towers of the main stage fell off. Some injuried people (the say 8-10, two of them seem serious) with fractures on heads and legs.

    They say the concerts are canceled, for now.
    Fuck! Why when PJ plays?

    This makes me sad :(
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  • In_HidingIn_Hiding Posts: 4
    Thanks for the updates. I just got an sms from someone there...apparently there is pretty bad lightening and everyone is being asked to leave. My friend says "it is surreal." I hope no one is injured badly, but she says that all she can hear is sirens. Wow...this sucks.
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  • trammeustrammeus Posts: 124
    Here are some pictures of the damaged towers:
    http://musica.temi.kataweb.it/2007/06/15/heineken-inizio-con-tornado/

    What a load of damn.
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  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    trammeus wrote:
    Here are some pictures of the damaged towers:
    http://musica.temi.kataweb.it/2007/06/15/heineken-inizio-con-tornado/

    What a load of damn.

    fuck. I hope everyone is alright. What a nightmare and what horrible memories this must bring back for our boys :(
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  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    meme wrote:
    fuck. I hope everyone is alright. What a nightmare and what horrible memories this must bring back for our boys :(
    I have the same feeling as I have back in 2000. :(
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  • electronblueelectronblue WPB Florida Posts: 3,460
    trammeus wrote:
    From a local newspaper on web which is following the festival:
    a tornado came across the festival area around at 5 PM
    At least 6 towers of the main stage fell off. Some injuried people (the say 8-10, two of them seem serious) with fractures on heads and legs.

    They say the concerts are canceled, for now.



    jeezus!...i hope everyone hurt will be alright and things will settle down. omg i am shaking just reading this. please be safe everyone...~
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  • EddieWouldKnowEddieWouldKnow Posts: 771
    You guys arent going to believe this shit.....
    My sister and missed our connecting to Venice from London this morning and I begged every airline to get us there today.....no dice.

    After 5 hours at the airport we finally get to our hotel in London (practically in tears because we are going to miss the show)and I read this...........

    Crazy right?

    I truly hope everyone is ok...

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  • ParadajzarParadajzar Posts: 435
    Just got a call from my brother that there was a storm and some speakers or boxes were falling on the crowd(not confirmed)...but I guess the rest of today's festival is cancelled. He heard a lot of ambulances, so lets pray it is not another Roskilde...Damn....these festivals...I knew they should not play festivals
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  • breadshebreadshe Posts: 20
    I am Italian, I've read some italian sites.

    No stage is crashed down, but some support structure, like maxi-screen or light towers, did.
    Some people (more or less ten) are hurt, mainly broken legs or head traums. Two of them was seriously injured, but i think not in death risk.

    Now there are the news on TV, i will write soon.
  • parel jamparel jam Posts: 7,223
    breadshe wrote:
    I am Italian, I've read some italian sites.

    No stage is crashed down, but some support structure, like maxi-screen or light towers, did.
    Some people (more or less ten) are hurt, mainly broken legs or head traums. Two of them was seriously injured, but i think not in death risk.

    Now there are the news on TV, i will write soon.
    Hope this is not getting too bad.
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  • breadshebreadshe Posts: 20
    TV said tens of injured people...
  • memememe Posts: 4,695
    It's on the national news right now, I'll type as they speak...

    there are at least 8injured. The festival has been suspended. Bad weather. They are showing images... it looks really surreal. Looks like a warzone. There were 30,000. Some towers fell. It looks awful. They moved people to different areas. In venice itself only a few drops of water.

    Nothing new, really :(
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  • Vedder1029Vedder1029 Posts: 179
    What a nightmare this must be for everyone.....
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,588
    whoa this sucks my thoughts go out to everybody there specially the injured ,and i hope the BAND doesn't get to freaked out by this set of circumstance some things humans just can't control and MOTHER NATURE is one of those things ,,,peace prayers out to everyone there ......
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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    fuck me

    prayers go out
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    josevolution wrote:
    whoa this sucks my thoughts go out to everybody there specially the injured ,and i hope the BAND doesn't get to freaked out by this set of circumstance some things humans just can't control and MOTHER NATURE is one of those things ,,,peace prayers out to everyone there ......
    You gave me the words to reflect my thoughts. I feel the same way. I hope everyone ends up ok.
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  • trammeustrammeus Posts: 124
    Just read that medical sources of the festival say there are no people with serious injuries.

    At the moment the chairman of Venice and the organization staff are deciding what to do.
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  • kristmacekristmace Posts: 215
    No serious injuries then? And the festival is definitely cancelled?
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  • BuruBuru Posts: 8,473
    oh shit... that is really bad :(
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  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    trammeus wrote:
    Just read that medical sources of the festival say there are no people with serious injuries.

    At the moment the chairman of Venice and the organization staff are deciding what to do.

    That's a relief. Besides the people there in general, there are many there I know personally and I'd hate to think that something awful might have happened to thm.
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  • breadshebreadshe Posts: 20
    Krist Mace wrote:
    No serious injuries then? And the festival is definitely cancelled?

    Nobody still knows if the festival will continue.
    My impression is that, at least for today, it will be canceled.
  • trammeustrammeus Posts: 124
    Krist Mace wrote:
    No serious injuries then? And the festival is definitely cancelled?

    That's what I read. The situation as you know is updating...
    As for the festival, is waiting an official announcement.
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,265
    trammeus wrote:
    Just read that medical sources of the festival say there are no people with serious injuries.
    That's a relief.
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  • kristmacekristmace Posts: 215
    Is the weather bad right across Europe then, I know it's been bad in the UK. Austria could be in doubt for tomorrow then.

    I hope the weather changes before Nijmegen.
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