Cincinnati Who Concert Disaster

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Cincinnati who concert disaster. Cincinnati ohio the who on tuesday announced it will perform next year near cincinnati more than 40 years after 11 people died in a tragic rush by fans outside an arena before a concert by the. Roger daltrey left and pete. We called it animal seating because when they came in. All 11 were killed in a frantic stampede of people trying to get into the british rock band the whos concert on dec.

Eleven people including three high school students were killed on december 3 1979 when a crowd of general admission ticket holders to a cincinnati who concert surged forward in an attempt to. The who concert disaster occurred on december 3 1979 when british rock band the who performed at riverfront coliseum now known as heritage bank center in cincinnati ohio united states and a crush of concert goers outside the coliseums entry doors resulted in the deaths of 11 people. Cincinnati eleven people were killed and eight seriously injured at riverfront coliseum monday night in a human stampede through the arenas doors before the start of the who rock group concert. One of the worst evenings in cincinnatis history as 11 people lost their lives while trying to enter the who concert on dec.

The set was to begin at 8pm but the doors were still closed at 745 when an anxious crowd hearing the whos warmup and mistaking it for the opening number surged toward the opening doors. Why eleven died at the whos cincinnati concert the tragedy december 3rd in cincinnati was not the first time that larry magid has come under fire for the way he runs his. Why 11 died at the whos cincinnati concert we didnt call it festival seating says a riverfront coliseum employee. Bricks in the plaza around the bench carry eight other names.