Pete Malandrone, the long-time guitar technician for Brian May, has shared a distressing incident involving the Queen guitarist. During a tour with former Free and Bad Company frontman Paul Rogers, Brian fell into an open slot on stage that was designed to elevate a piano. Pete recounted the incident on The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins' [...]
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres last year was down by almost a third compared with 10 years earlier, BBC research suggests. In 2024, the 40 best-funded theatre companies that make their own productions - ranging from the National Theatre to the Colchester Mercury - opened 229 original [...]
At least 98 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic's capital Santo Domingo, officials have said. A provincial governor and former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel were among the victims. Dotel, 51, died on the way to hospital after being pulled [...]
Leipzig – A 53-year-old roadie died Thursday morning in Leipzig during setup for a concert by pop star Nino de Angelo (61, "Jenseits von Eden"). According to police, the 53-year-old fell from a great height while setting up the stage. "The man died in the hospital," police spokeswoman Susanne Lübke told BILD. "The stagehand was [...]
Study into the prevalence of injury in the film, TV and theatre industries highlights the economic impact on cast and crew members and a lack of reporting of unsafe working conditions. Most cast and crew working on theatrical productions have suffered injury at work, or have had an injury exacerbated by work, the findings of [...]
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 [...]
