What is happening at Heineken Festival!?

NY PJ1

fuck me

prayers go out

Ms. Haiku

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.

trammeus

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.

kristmace

No serious injuries then? And the festival is definitely cancelled?

Buru

oh shit... that is really bad :(

SoonForgotten2

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.

breadshe

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.

trammeus

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.

Ms. Haiku

trammeus wrote:

Just read that medical sources of the festival say there are no people with serious injuries.

That's a relief.

kristmace

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.

NY PJ1

selfish people worried about the show being cancelled or not

unbelievable

kristmace

Well, that wasn't my first thought obviously, but the latest word is that no one is seriously hurt.

kristmace

Jun 15, 2007, 15:59 GMT

Venice, Italy - Strong winds and a hailstorm brought down several light towers at a rock concert in Venice, causing injuries among the crowd, the Ansa news agency reported Friday.

The accident took place ahead of a performance by the My Chemical Romance, one of the bands taking part in this year's Heineken Jammin' Festival in Venice.

Reports said at least eight fans sustained injuries, including broken limbs and concussion.


from http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1318164.php/Injured_as_light_towers_collapse_at_Venice_music_festival

parel jam

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.

From your link, the Babelfish translation:

At the moment all the area of the Festival has been completely cleared. The police has made to deluire the crowd to the outside of the portion of Saint Park Giuliano where the Festival is carried out. To the inside, all the attache's to the oganizzazione, security and the police enforcements that are making the reliefs on the field. # he has not been, at the moment announced some decision on the proseguimento of the festival. The reunion between Cacciari mayor, the police enforcements and the organization is still in course # At the moment a helicopter of the National Fire Departments flies over the zone # Between the appointments that will jump this evening is also that one with the concert of the Pearl Jam, than already in an occasion they are finds in one dramatic situation to you even if with more serious contours much: in the summer of the 200 during the festival of Roskilde, in Denmark, 13 young people died pressed to you against the transenne on a field where a nubifragio had been pulled down. After that tragedy the band it remained far from the scenes for 5 years. # According to medical sources the wounded would be 10, but no serious one. At the moment it is still in course the reunion between Cacciari and the organization of the Festival. The encounter is carried out in one of the sheds prefabbrica you that they have been prepared in occasion of the festival. # On the road that they give Mestre door to Venice has fallen one ten of trees. Completely blocked the Bridge of the Freedom. # "we have seen to arrive one air bugle. - a witness says - We like some of the boys who then are remained hurt have tried to hold with the hands the towers that danced for the wind. Fortunately we have understood endured that not there was nothing to make and we are scappati, others unfortunately son remained under ". hein2.jpg # On the place Cacciari mayor has arrived also. in this moment closed in a bathhouse with the organization of the festival. In order to estimate the situation and to decide what to make. # At least two of the wounded would be in ricoverati rather serious conditions and are hour to the hospital of Mestre. On the place the National Fire Departments are working, the police and the police officers, the festival have been suspended, all the zone around to the great theater box center them where the attices are found have been placed under seizure of the judicial authority. # Second one first reconstruction, in the area was present approximately 30mila watching, in attended of the concert of the My Chemical Romance and the other appointments of the evening. Around the 17 a storm has pulled down on the Park with squalls of wind and hail. Part of the spectators has been sheltered under the towers of innocent tubes where they were mounts the amplifiers and the screen to you, these in fact were covered with burlaps. The wind therefore has pulled down six towers, hurting some young people that were themselves shelter to you under. # From the area 19 ambulances have left. The area in front of the main theater box has been emptied and barred, the spectators are maintained at a distance from police officers and police # On the place tens of ambulances the Festival has been obviously suspended. The public comes invited to leave the area in order to make place the aids # medical Sources speak at least eight hurt with fractures to the consequent legs and the head to the landslide about the amplification towers and screen. Two of the wounded would be much serious. A tornado has been pulled down to the 17,05 on the Saint Park Giuliano, the area of Mestre where it was in program the second evening of the Heineken Jammin Festival. At least six of the towers posizionate on the main theater box are collapsed, investing the public who attended the exhibition of the My Chemical Romance. There would be some wounded. The landslide has regarded the towers where the loudspeakers and maxi the screen are posizionate. The area is hour garrisoned from the police enforcements and ambulances.

breadshe

Some images:

http://www.repubblica.it/2006/05/gallerie/cronaca/foto-jammin/1.html

Anon

How scary is this??? I hope everyone is safe.

I have to admit, festivals scare the hell out of me.

breadshe

They are interviewing people on TV.
They are terribly scared.

meme

breadshe wrote:

They are interviewing people on TV.
They are terribly scared.

I was about to comment that they seemed ok. Were you watching RAI tre?

breadshe

meme wrote:

I was about to comment that they seemed ok. Were you watching RAI tre?

Yes.
Sorry, that was my impression,
They are ok because they're not injured.

Anyhow, the situation is calm, no panic in San Giuliano park.
People are maybe scared but there's not crowd pushing or somthing like that. Guys are going out the park calmly to their cars and all.

trammeus

The REAL good official news is that there are no injured risking for their life.

In few minutes the official decision about the festival (seems it will be totally cancelled)