The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a stagehand who suffered a fatal accident at Camping World Stadium last month during setup for the three-day Electric Daisy Carnival, held in Orlando. Despite the fatal workplace incident, the festival itself continued on, attracting thousands of attendees over the course of the [...]
ISE 2025 - As part of this year's world renowned tech show in Barcelona, Blumano UK director Lluis Diaz-Guerra sat down with Rock and Rigging technical director Pablo Moreno for an episode of El Conector AV podcast on Thursday 6th February. The recording covered questions and answers about rigging and staging safety. El Conector AV [...]
Two women have been taken to hospital after a fairground ride "failed and crashed" in Birmingham city centre. West Midlands Fire Service said the ride had "dropped to ground level whilst in operation" in Centenary Square. Images taken by the BBC show wires from at least two gondolas on the 55m tall City Flyer ride [...]
A Florida jury has ordered an amusement ride manufacturer pay $310m (£243m) to the family of a teenage boy who fell to his death on their drop ride at an Orlando theme park in 2022. Tyre Sampson weighed 43kg (94lbs) more than the ride's 129kg limit, when he plunged 30m (98ft) from the ride, which [...]
Investigations are ongoing after a worker fell to his death while dismantling the stage following Iron Maiden’s concerts in Chile. The rock band performed two nights at the Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) in Santiago on 27-28 November, promoted by DG Medios. The 30-year-old stagehand, who worked for an external company, suffered a fatal head injury [...]
On September 29, police in District 11 of Ho Chi Minh City continued their investigation into a stage collapse at the Miss Cosmo 2024 event held at the Phu Tho Gymnasium, which resulted in injuries to one person. The incident occurred on the afternoon of September 28, as technical staff were finalizing the main stage [...]
Coldplay front man Chris Martin took a dramatic tumble during a show in Australia before emerging apparently unhurt from a hole in the stage. Video of the incident posted to social media showed Martin addressing the crowd at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday as he walked around during a break between songs, before [...]
The compromised Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo – widely banned outside Italy after allegations of sexual misconduct – has suffered a physical setback to his career in Russia. Yesterday, while singing the role of Cavaradossi in the Bolshoi Theatre’s production of Tosca, Grigolo’s leg got stuck between a platform that was being moved and the stage. [...]
Olivia Rodrigo suffered a brutal fall through a huge hole in the stage floor during her Guts world tour stop in Australia. The 21-year-old singer was filmed performing in front of around 14,000 fans at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Monday night. Olivia was trying to hype up the crowd when she accidentally walked into [...]
Ayres Sasaki, a 35-year-old Brazilian rock singer, died of electrocution during a live performance on July 13, as per a report in the Independent. The incident took place at the Solar Hotel in Salinopolis. The singer touched a soaking-wet fan, which triggered an electric shock, killing him. The reason the fan was wet is still [...]
