At Least Three Killed, 70 Injured at Belgium’s Pukkelpop Festival

by | Aug 18, 2011

The Associated Press is reporting that at least three people have been killed and more than 70 injured after a storm swept through eastern Belgium’s Pukkelpop festival today.

Heavy winds, rain, and hailstones nearly half an inch reportedly caused concert structures to buckle, including a stage collapse, during the three-day event, which started today with an estimated 60,000 concertgoers.

Acts such as Rise Against, Rival Schools, Skrillex, and Bring Me The Horizon were set to perform at the festival.

This has been the second deadly incident at an outdoor festival in the past week. Parts of a stage collapsed on Saturday at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, killing five people and injuring dozens when winds of up to 60 miles per hour hit the site.

INTERVIEW: Jonny Craig Exposed – The Drugs, The Sex, The Scams

“It’s sketchy back here,” says Jonny Craig as he steps out of his van to scope the dark alley. We’re in the middle of California’s High Desert in a narrow loading dock behind the venue that stretches nearly a football field long. Aside...

SILVER SNAKES Interview with Alex Estrada on Year of the Snake

We’ve been talking about Silver Snakes for a few years now, and if you’re already familiar with what they do you’re ahead of the learning curve. Featuring members of Horse The Band, the SoCal rock group have made quite an impression on the...

DEAD LETTER CIRCUS Interview with Kim Benzie & Clint “Vinnie” Vincent

It’s been a while since we’ve talked with Dead Letter Circus. Five years to be exact. Back when we did our previous interview with the Australian band, they had just started touring in the States, and were trekking across the country with a bunch of metal...

Dredg Interview: Chuckles & Mr. Squeezy, Dan The Automator

It’s been a couple years since my last interview with Dredg, and within that time, I’ve become infatuated with Dan The Automator projects Handsome Boy Modeling School and Lovage. As I get reacquainted with Dredg vocalist Gavin Hayes and guitarist Mark...