Mike Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 *Update: The Cheap Trick have cancelled a show on 1 September in Vancouver because it has been revealed that the firm responsible for the stage which collapsed at the Ottawa Bluesfest last month. A statement on the Cheap Trick website reads, "Staging for PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) in Vancouver, BC is provided by Mega-Stage, (Berger), who also provided the MBNA Stage that fell on Cheap Trick at Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest on July 17th, 2011." "All potential alternatives have been explored by the band and promoter and were exhausted, leaving Cheap Trick with no other option than to cancel their September 1st engagement at the PNE." "Unless current investigation(s) prove otherwise, the band will not, as a matter of principle, but more importantly, as a matter of safety, appear on a Berger stage in the future". Eight people were injured when the stage came crashing down last month but the band was unharmed. The disaster was the second time a stage by Groupe Berger has fallen down. It also happened on 30 June, 2009 at the Quebec comedy festival. Ultimate-Guitar.Com © 2011 Original story: Cheap Trick escape as Ottawa rock stage collapses OTTAWA (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. band Cheap Trick escaped unharmed when a storm blew down much of the stage they were performing on at a major rock concert in Ottawa, Canada, late on Sunday. The band were about 20 minutes into their set at the Ottawa Bluesfest when the storm suddenly swept over the area. The band left the stage seconds before a particularly strong gust destroyed most of the structure, pushing it back onto an adjacent road and away from the thousands of spectators. Three people were injured, including the band's bus driver. Police are investigating the incident, which happened on the event's last night. "Fortunately the band and crew are all lucky to be alive and we'll see you down the road," lead vocalist Robin Zander said on the band's website. Ottawa mayor Jim Watson, who was present at the event, said he did not feel organizers could have prepared for the strength of the storm. "It's Mother Nature, really, and there are certain things you just can't plan for ... we're very fortunate there was no one killed," he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. on Monday. Copyright © Thomson Reuters 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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