Danger in numbers – can mega-gigs ever truly be safe?

Concerts keep getting bigger – and so do the risks of deadly crushes. On the anniversary of the Love Parade tragedy, experts tell Dorian Lynskey how such disasters could be avoidedIn the city of Duisburg in western Germany there now stands a steel memorial bearing the names of the 21 young people who died at last year's Love Parade, held in the city. This Sunday, a memorial service will mark the anniversary of the tragedy – and survivors and victims' families will again ask how Europe's bigg...

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Danger in numbers – can mega-gigs ever truly be safe?

Guardian Music — Concerts keep getting bigger – and so do the risks of deadly crushes. On the anniversary of the Love Parade tragedy, experts tell Dorian Lynskey how such disasters coul... more info