Ben Stiller Left Stranded After Stage Malfunction At 2025 Oscars

Ben Stiller was one of the select stars chosen to present at the Oscars on Sunday (March 2), but his time in front of the crowd took a hilarious turn when a malfunction kept him just off stage. The bit started when the Zoolander actor seemingly missed his cue to walk out to present the [...]

BD2025-07-31T11:31:37+01:00März 3rd, 2025|News DE|

OSHA is investigating the death of a stagehand at Camping World Stadium ahead of EDC

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 [...]

BD2025-02-19T09:22:50+00:00Februar 19th, 2025|News DE|

Rigging and Staging Safety Q&A at ISE 2025

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 [...]

BD2025-02-10T10:02:08+00:00Februar 10th, 2025|News DE|

Amusement park owner remanded over fatal August accident

The owner of the amusement park that claimed the life of a 19-year-old last August in Halkidiki, northern Greece, has been remanded in custody pending trial after testifying before an investigating magistrate. His wife and the operator of the ride were released on bail, however, with the latter also required to report regularly to his [...]

BD2025-06-17T12:08:40+01:00Dezember 17th, 2024|News DE|

Two in hospital after fair ride ‚drops to ground‘

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 [...]

BD2024-12-16T10:29:03+00:00Dezember 16th, 2024|News DE|

Stage Collapses On Artist During Nativeland Festival In Lagos

In a sudden and unfortunate incident, a stage collapsed during Nigerian rapper and singer Odumodublvck’s set at the annual Nativeland Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. The festival is a celebration of the best of pop culture, music, art, food, style, sports and education in the Nigerian entertainment industry, and has previously and successfully hosted major acts [...]

BD2025-05-28T10:47:50+01:00Dezember 12th, 2024|News DE|

Jury awards $300m payout to family of teen who died on Orlando 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 [...]

BD2024-12-09T11:12:56+00:00Dezember 9th, 2024|News DE|

Worker dies while dismantling Iron Maiden stage

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 [...]

BD2025-02-05T12:35:20+00:00Dezember 2nd, 2024|News DE|

Three injured as giant octopus ride at Thailand’s amusement park crashes

BANGKOK - A malfunctioning hydraulic system was blamed for an accident at a Bangkok amusement park on Thursday night that left three visitors injured. The Polipo giant octopus ride at the Siam Carnival Funfair, located under the Rama 8 Bridge in Bang Phlat district, Bangkok, malfunctioned and crashed to the ground. Two women aged 24 [...]

BD2025-05-21T09:38:35+01:00Dezember 2nd, 2024|News DE|

Investigation underway after stage collapse at Miss Cosmo 2024 in HCM City

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 [...]

BD2024-11-26T09:39:13+00:00November 26th, 2024|News DE|
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