The Flaming Lips is the latest band to have their stage collapse on them.
The band was slotted to play Tulsa's Brady Block Party on Sunday when hard rain and fierce winds began, forcing the crew to cut off electricity. Tarps meant to protect equipment began flying off and in a short time, the large video projection screen at the rear of the stage fell over.
The group's bassist, Michael Ivins, told Rolling Stone, "We were all on stage thinking, 'What are we actually going to do here? Then the screen started moving."
He says he hustled to stay clear of the falling screen, "There wasn't a lot of space between the screen and an eight-foot drop. I basically had to leap over one of the legs [of the screen] to get out of the way. It was definitely pretty crazy."
Fortunately, like Cheap Trick, whose stage roof dropped on them last month in Canada, no one was injured by the accident.
Extreme weather took its toll on other concerts Sunday as well.
The Escape to New York music festival was called off after overnight rain flooded the site; Mother Nature also pulled on an in-progress INXS show at the Mohegan Sun casino in Pennsylvania when a rain storm shorted out the power, reports Billboard.
The Flaming Lips stage collapse begins at the 50-second mark in video below.
Why don't the organizers have alternative plans/housing for the bands and fans in case of bad weather? No matter how loyal the fans are, no one wants to stand around outside in a damn storm.
Out of all bands to have this happen to. Flaming Lips are beyond phenomenal live. What a shame.
I agree with Jesus_Dean. The problem is, this was a festival I believe. It would be hard to schedule alternative places for all of those bands.
These guys need to grow a pair...Steven Tyler and countless others have face planted off of 10 foot stages (obviously wasted/coked out of their mind) and you didnt hear them complaining. #whathappendtooldschoolRNR
These guys need to grow a pair...Steven Tyler and countless others have face planted off of 10 foot stages (obviously wasted/coked out of their mind) and you didnt hear them complaining. #whathappendtooldschoolRNR
.....OK, didnt read the part where they were about to be smashed by a big screen. Thank god these guys are alright, i thought it was just a normal collapse.
These guys need to grow a pair...Steven Tyler and countless others have face planted off of 10 foot stages (obviously wasted/coked out of their mind) and you didnt hear them complaining. #whathappendtooldschoolRNR
Wow, hash key? Buddy, this isn't twitter. You just look silly XD
This sort of thing shouldn't happen to any musicians, I still feel sorry for em
These guys need to grow a pair...Steven Tyler and countless others have face planted off of 10 foot stages (obviously wasted/coked out of their mind) and you didnt hear them complaining. #whathappendtooldschoolRNR
Wow, hash key? Buddy, this isn't twitter. You just look silly XD
This sort of thing shouldn't happen to any musicians, I still feel sorry for em
Are you actually going to waste my time by commenting on whether or not I used a hash tag? Why dont u contribute something useful. Your father has no problems with me using a hash tag
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