At least fifteen gig-goers were injured on Saturday night (August 5) at a Tool gig in San Diego, according to reports from across the pond.
The four-piece were headlining the Street Scene Festival at the Qualcomm Stadium when a surge in the crowd led to multiple injuries. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported the incident on Sunday August 6.
The 37,000 attendees were urged to calm down by singer Maynard James Keenan, said that "It's just rock" as the crowd continued to crush those at the front. Fire chief Chris Brainard later confirmed that there were "quite a few injuries", with fifteen of those needing hospital treatment.
In 2004 AFI experienced a similar situation, when several fans were injured at the very same festival.
wow
there wont be any metal fans left by the end of the month
nah, just injuries
nothing can kill a metal fan..
not even a korn gig?
...
Think that one's been done already and it wasn't funny in the first place.
I seem to remember the same thing
happening at that big Austrailain music festival a couple of years ago.
yep
only some people actually died in the crush, so a combination of bands refusing to play unless "something was done" and insurers going "not bloody likely mate" led them to redesiging the barriers and changing the security systems.
Yeah it was big day out in Australia
I was there..
i always thing
Tool's singer is actually Keenen Ivory Wayans. which would probably make them more interesting, if equally wanky.
I like Tool
:(
lol.
I hope they call crush eachother at Leeds. Away from me.