Guardian Music — Following Belgium's Pukkelpop tragedy, Festival Republic's Melvin Benn says UK events are ready for any emergencyThe organisers of the Reading and Leeds festivals say they are prepared for any emergency at this weekend's event, including the kind of ... more info

Stereogum — Tragic news hit close to home yesterday, when a storm descended upon Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium, collapsing three stages and killing five people, according to Billboard. There have been a few incidents like this in North America this summer:... more info

KEXP Seattle — www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKYPmFCclMo Just a few weeks ago, a stage collapsed during Cheap Trick’s set at the Ottawa Bluesfest, leaving only five people injured in what could have been a much larger disaster. This past weekend, another near miss occu... more info

ContactMusic — The Flaming Lips became the latest band to face off with the elements during a concert in their native Oklahoma on Saturday (06Aug11) after high winds and rain caused stage structural problems. Just weeks after the members of Cheap Trick narrowly avo... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Cheap Trick have scrapped a show in Vancouver, Canada on 1 September (11) over structural concerns - just weeks after they had to run for their lives as a stage collapsed around them amid a storm in Ottawa. The Surrender hitmakers' equipment ... more info

Perez Hilton — And they deserve answers! This was TERRIFYING! Earlier this month, we were disturbed when we heard that the main stage collapsed (above) at Ottawa's Bluesfest mere MINUTES after Cheap Trick ended their set and exited the stage! Now, the members of Ch... more info

Guardian Music — The band narrowly escaped harm at a blues festival in Canada when a violent thunderstorm caused the stage to collapse, injuring three peopleCheap Trick are "so thankful" to be alive after the sudden collapse of their stage at a festival in Canada. A ... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Cheap Trick are scrambling to get replacement equipment for an upcoming show in Buffalo, New York after guitars, drums and effects were destroyed by storms at a festival on Sunday (17Jul11). The group narrowly escaped serious injury after the... more info

NME — American rockers narrowly avoid injury at Canadian festival more info

Perez Hilton — Holy shiz! This is absolutely TERRIFYING! Last night, during Ottawa's Bluesfest, the main stage collapsed during a severe thunderstorm only MINUTES after the band Cheap Trick stopped their set and exited the stage, leaving multiple people injured, b... more info