"Damage caused by the weather has occurred throughout the site, and many bands are waiting to see if their equipment is salvageable. It is possible that damage caused could effect future dates by the bands involved.
The event, which was due to feature the likes of My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Linkin Park and headliners Pearl Jam, has been suspended for the day. "
However I think it's unlikely PJs stage gear would have been in harms way as it's most likely it was in trucks behind the main stage...however they may have had their own lighting set up already as they were headlining, as they did at Reading last year :-(
At least they have a few days before the London show to get things worked out. Thankfully no one is seriously injured.
Really wacky weather. My friends at the show said it was hot as hell, then it rained really hard for a bit.. then eased up -- then bam... 3 huge wind gusts blew threw the venue. They were right in front of the stage... so didn't see too much of the chaos, which was near the back where the towers fell.
They are, of course, disappointed to not see the show, but very happy that most everyone is okay.
"Damage caused by the weather has occurred throughout the site, and many bands are waiting to see if their equipment is salvageable. It is possible that damage caused could effect future dates by the bands involved.
The event, which was due to feature the likes of My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Linkin Park and headliners Pearl Jam, has been suspended for the day. "
However I think it's unlikely PJs stage gear would have been in harms way as it's most likely it was in trucks behind the main stage...however they may have had their own lighting set up already as they were headlining, as they did at Reading last year :-(
"Holly f**k, that was so amazing, I just forgot who I came here to see!!" - Courtesy of the guy in the U2 t-shirt standing next to me in Aloha Stadium, Post PJ
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.
This is a typical Phoenix monsoon storm. The wind gusts (dust storms) can be, and often are, very bad and with very heavy rain following, not to mention the lightning. The good news is they are generally short storms but very powerful.
I just hope that the injuries are at a minimal and are not serious. This is not what they had in mind when they walked out the door very excited about seeing their favorite band. I am sure everyone is helping each other out there. That is what this Pearl Jam family is all about!
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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...
Peace
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same here, belgian airport staff decided to go on strike this morning and all flights were cancelled, including my venice flight. i've been trying to go to venice all day and finally gave up and stayed in paris. then heard these news. i guess you should stop pushing somethings if they are just not happening.
i hope everyone is ok.
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Someone om rm bord who is there reports that at least one has died.....
Hopefully, he or she has been given wrong information!
If someone decided to start a rumor like that, it's pretty evil. Here we are given official reports that no one is seriously injured, and there is no reason not to believe it.
For this reason whoever posted something on rm that someone posted probably on another board that someone thought that someone might have seen, that maybe happened, that someone died, is totally unacceptable in my opinion.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
If someone decided to start a rumor like that, it's pretty evil. Here we are given official reports that no one is seriously injured, and there is no reason not to believe it.
For this reason whoever posted something on rm that someone posted probably on another board that someone thought that someone might have seen, that maybe happened, that someone died, is totally unacceptable in my opinion.
hear hear people should just be posting official info not rumors ....
22/23 people were taken to the hospital, no one is seriously injured.
it was a person from hospital staff to speak, thus the information are surely well-founded
Torno ora da venezia. tutto ok. ragazzi, nn c'è stato nessuna scena di panico, almeno non dov'ero io, a ridosso della prima vasca. a mio parere le strutture erano di carta pesta. cmq l'importante è che nn ci sia nessuno in condizioni gravi. per quanto riguarda il resto una grande grande amarezza....il pubblico era tranquillissimo...è piovuto e grandinato per 10, max 15 minuti, nn più, e ha spazzato via tutte le nostre attese. io ero riparato sotto uno stand di quella maledetta birra del cazzo...è rimasto in piedi perfettamente...l'intera area è sotto sequestro per accertare responsabilità.
I've just returned from Venice, all ok for me. No panic scene, at least where i was, nearby the stage. In my opinion structures were made of papier mache. However, the important thing is that no one was seriously injured. For what concerns the rest, a big bitterness. People where very quiet, it rained for 15 mins, not more, and it flush away all our waitings [for the show]. I was under a stand of that fuckin beer [heniken], it remained up perfectly. The intere area is under attachment for clarifying responisibilities.
If someone decided to start a rumor like that, it's pretty evil. Here we are given official reports that no one is seriously injured, and there is no reason not to believe it.
For this reason whoever posted something on rm that someone posted probably on another board that someone thought that someone might have seen, that maybe happened, that someone died, is totally unacceptable in my opinion.
Apparently, he got the information from someone who spoke italien. Anyway, he soon edited his post to the death being unconfirmed. People speaking in different languages can often result in confusion. I don' blame the guy for writing this. He just reported what an italien person told him.
it is bad enough this happened! I pray for all those hurt to recover completely, quickly. It is really good news no one lost their lives! Thank you...
You are in my thoughts, please be safe!
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I read on NME that there are some people with injuries like fractures and head injuries, hopefully that is as bad as it gets. Apparently they have not cancelled it completely yet and are debating what to do.
People say im paranoid. Well, they dont say it, but i know that's what they are thinking.
The festival has been totally cancelled, there will be no show tomorrow and sunday. Just read it......it seems that there aren't serious hurt . I had a ticket for tomorrow's show, aerosmith+smashing pumpkins.....
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
A TV news is still reporting a fatality here. At least they did again just recently but that seems to be the only source. I do not think there has been any fatality based on all other reports but one report here still said that.
An Iron Maiden board said 30 injured, 2 critical, but again the news is still sketchy and reports differ.
It was not a tornado, just one big gust of wind. I posted details on RM from my friends who were beside one tower that fell.
The storm was similar to the one yesterday before Iron Maiden. Late afternoon thunder showers because of the humidity but beautiful and calm evenings. Just a freak gust of wind.
22/23 people were taken to the hospital, no one is seriously injured.
it was a person from hospital staff to speak, thus the information are surely well-founded
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Shit. That headline and the first few post really gave me the chills! And judging from the pics on that italian hp, it looks like all hell broke lose! Luckily noone was killed and PJ weren't playing when it happened. Can't think of what that would have done to them.... :(
Finding info on this in english isn't easy, so if anyone has some links it would be much appreciated.
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"Damage caused by the weather has occurred throughout the site, and many bands are waiting to see if their equipment is salvageable. It is possible that damage caused could effect future dates by the bands involved.
The event, which was due to feature the likes of My Chemical Romance, The Killers, Linkin Park and headliners Pearl Jam, has been suspended for the day. "
http://www.nme.com/news/29000
However I think it's unlikely PJs stage gear would have been in harms way as it's most likely it was in trucks behind the main stage...however they may have had their own lighting set up already as they were headlining, as they did at Reading last year :-(
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Really wacky weather. My friends at the show said it was hot as hell, then it rained really hard for a bit.. then eased up -- then bam... 3 huge wind gusts blew threw the venue. They were right in front of the stage... so didn't see too much of the chaos, which was near the back where the towers fell.
They are, of course, disappointed to not see the show, but very happy that most everyone is okay.
This is a typical Phoenix monsoon storm. The wind gusts (dust storms) can be, and often are, very bad and with very heavy rain following, not to mention the lightning. The good news is they are generally short storms but very powerful.
I just hope that the injuries are at a minimal and are not serious. This is not what they had in mind when they walked out the door very excited about seeing their favorite band. I am sure everyone is helping each other out there. That is what this Pearl Jam family is all about!
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06/07/2003 - Phoenix
Hopefully, he or she has been given wrong information!
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No one died and no one is seriously injured.
These are official information, there is no reason to doubt about them.
It is.
About 30 injuried, no one with life risk.
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Ten people are injured (i.e. they are at hospital, I think). The others was only little hurt.
same here, belgian airport staff decided to go on strike this morning and all flights were cancelled, including my venice flight. i've been trying to go to venice all day and finally gave up and stayed in paris. then heard these news. i guess you should stop pushing somethings if they are just not happening.
i hope everyone is ok.
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For this reason whoever posted something on rm that someone posted probably on another board that someone thought that someone might have seen, that maybe happened, that someone died, is totally unacceptable in my opinion.
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
hear hear people should just be posting official info not rumors ....
22/23 people were taken to the hospital, no one is seriously injured.
it was a person from hospital staff to speak, thus the information are surely well-founded
I'm glad it didn't get worse - deaths, etc...
I'm sorry many had to miss this show and I'm sure it scared PJ with their history.
I'm glad everyone is ok, though! :(
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Torno ora da venezia. tutto ok. ragazzi, nn c'è stato nessuna scena di panico, almeno non dov'ero io, a ridosso della prima vasca. a mio parere le strutture erano di carta pesta. cmq l'importante è che nn ci sia nessuno in condizioni gravi. per quanto riguarda il resto una grande grande amarezza....il pubblico era tranquillissimo...è piovuto e grandinato per 10, max 15 minuti, nn più, e ha spazzato via tutte le nostre attese. io ero riparato sotto uno stand di quella maledetta birra del cazzo...è rimasto in piedi perfettamente...l'intera area è sotto sequestro per accertare responsabilità.
I've just returned from Venice, all ok for me. No panic scene, at least where i was, nearby the stage. In my opinion structures were made of papier mache. However, the important thing is that no one was seriously injured. For what concerns the rest, a big bitterness. People where very quiet, it rained for 15 mins, not more, and it flush away all our waitings [for the show]. I was under a stand of that fuckin beer [heniken], it remained up perfectly. The intere area is under attachment for clarifying responisibilities.
Apparently, he got the information from someone who spoke italien. Anyway, he soon edited his post to the death being unconfirmed. People speaking in different languages can often result in confusion. I don' blame the guy for writing this. He just reported what an italien person told him.
Im glad to hear that no one lost their lives!
You are in my thoughts, please be safe!
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Some pics here:http://www.kataweb.it/multimedia/media/752187
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
A TV news is still reporting a fatality here. At least they did again just recently but that seems to be the only source. I do not think there has been any fatality based on all other reports but one report here still said that.
An Iron Maiden board said 30 injured, 2 critical, but again the news is still sketchy and reports differ.
It was not a tornado, just one big gust of wind. I posted details on RM from my friends who were beside one tower that fell.
The storm was similar to the one yesterday before Iron Maiden. Late afternoon thunder showers because of the humidity but beautiful and calm evenings. Just a freak gust of wind.
Mahlon
I'll repeat post #75:
Latest news from TV:
22/23 people were taken to the hospital, no one is seriously injured.
it was a person from hospital staff to speak, thus the information are surely well-founded
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Finding info on this in english isn't easy, so if anyone has some links it would be much appreciated.
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