Similarly, the Glastonbury Festival in England has operated since the 1970s with little incident due to their focus on safety. “And they haven’t had any incidents since then.” “I had an opportunity to be close with security and saw how close they worked with stage management. “I was impressed with how they stepped up security in the pit,” says Carlos Chirinos, a music and global health professor at NYU who studies music-related crowds and behaviors. In response to the tragedy, the Roskilde Festival has improved its crowd management strategies. However, just like at Astroworld, security and medical personnel were overwhelmed by the crowd, vastly unprepared for the imminent danger. The exact cause of the deadly crush at the Danish music festival that left nine attendees dead has still not been explained to this day. The deaths of 10 young people at the Astroworld Festival bring to mind the tragedy at the Roskilde Festival in June 2000. After 9 Deaths, Roskilde Festival Steps Up Security to Address Overcrowding However, after months of denying a cancellation, the plug was pulled on the event due to organizational issues and controversies-likely related to the fact that Woodstock ’99 was still fresh in everyone’s minds.Ĭanceling the festival was an unfortunate, yet necessary, response to the lack of preparation. The event hoped to recapture the “history and essence of what Woodstock was,” according to Michael Lang, one of the producers of the original festival in 1969. The 50 th anniversary of Woodstock was meant to be celebrated in 2019, organized by the partnership of Live Nation and INVNT.
Woodstock 50 Canceled Due to Poor Planning Woodstock ’99, on the other hand, was wrought with sexual assault allegations and cleanliness concerns connected to poor planning. Billed as “3 Days of Peace & Music,” the first Woodstock attracted more than 400,000 attendees and was remarkably peaceful considering the conditions. Among the most famous is Woodstock ’99, which was a far cry from the original Woodstock thirty years earlier. Since 1969, several concerts and music festivals have had significant safety issues stemming from bad planning. Like many others before it, Astroworld presents an opportunity for the music industry to learn from the mistakes that led to the deadly crowd crush.Īstroworld is far from the first festival to turn deadly.
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Hashish said it’s also important to identify exit strategies the moment you arrive at a venue so that if danger strikes and crowds are obstructing your vision, you have a mental note of how to escape.Ĭopyright 2021 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.When a crowd surge killed 10 attendees and injured hundreds of others at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, questions arose about what could have been done to prevent the tragedy. They were just trying to have fun that night,” Rodriguez said. “It’s just sad those people lost their lives. “Louder music, brighter lights, more synchronized motion - all of those are indications that it’s getting rowdier,” Hashish said.Īs proven this past weekend after eight people were killed, and dozens hurt, rowdy crowds can lead to injury and even death. He adds it’s important for festival-goers to be aware of signs that a mosh pit may form. “More than 50%, 60% of the injuries that people sustain from mosh pits are to the head,” Hashish said. If you find yourself in a mosh pit, Hashish said to immediately start protecting your head. “Your emotions and everything that you’re dealing with are now really dictated by the large group of people around you,” Hashish said. Rami Hashish agrees that you should stay back if you see a stampede, and strongly advises against running with the crowd. Most people who attend concerts and festivals don’t plan to be entangled in a mosh pit or a stampede, but if you happen to find yourself in a crowd of chaos, injury experts say there are some ways to help protect yourself. I said I don’t want to be in front where all of the danger is, I just stayed in the back,” Saemdahr said. They were running, they were going crazy and pushing and everything. “The minute Travis started performing, it’s like people stopped seeing in front of them. Nafeh Saemdahr said to prevent being trampled and squished, he went against the grain. We were packed like sardines,” said Rodriguez. HOUSTON – Concertgoer Angel Rodriguez described the moment the deadly stampede and mosh pit started during the Astroworld Festival on Friday, Nov.
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