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The Who returns to Cincinnati 40 years after 11 fans died in a pre-show stampede

posted 4 years ago by [deleted]
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/04/entertainment/the-who-cincinnati-trnd/index.html

I remember that.

40 years this week. Altamont is 50 years.

https://www.pollstar.com/article/rocks-darkest-day-a-look-back-at-altamont-50-years-later-142912

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Me too. It was front page news. Could you imagine feeling responsible for that?

[–] LauraGrace (15570) 4 years ago

I specifically remember the cover of Rolling Stone magazine it featured the yearbook photos of ALL the victims. It hit hard. Statium floor seating was aggressive.

[–] snepts (11123) 4 years ago

Very unfortunate. The Who had nothing to do with it from what I know.
These types of shows will always court bad actors. That's part of life today.
We have more and more security (which isn't much to speak of) and some will just look at it as a way to overcome a hurdle, to flaunt their right to be miscreants in a free society.
It's a big problem.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

this is unlikely to happen today. crowd control and security at stadiums is much better.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I'm not so sure. Terrible things still happen from time to time. At futbol (is that a correct spelling?) games for example.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

English soccer was really bad in the 1980s. A riot would break out at every game. Much better these days.

[–] TexasJack (12515) 4 years ago

I just watched the WKRP in Cincinnati episode that covered it. It was very well done.

[–] mikethemartian (6061) 4 years ago

I remember that episode.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSeWECDb3YM

[–] BillHicksFan (10099) 4 years ago

I just saw a video of Roger going back. Good guy.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I just learned about this on the Decades network today. Very shocking.