Opener Sara Bareilles, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Respond To Sugarland Stage Collapse Tragedy
In the wake of the stage rigging collapse at the Indiana State Fair that killed five and injured over forty others prior to a Sugarland performance, the Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has responded, calling the disaster both “an unthinkable tragedy” and “a fluke.” Our thoughts and condolences are with the families of the five deceased: [...]
TMZ —
A stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair before the country band Sugerland was to perform.
According to local reports, high winds played a factor.
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VH1 Blog — Tonight, Indianpolis’ NBC affiliate WTHR is reporting that three people were killed and dozens more injured when the stage collapsed moments before country superstars S... more info
Pop Crunch — At about 9pm on Saturday night, high winds toppled over the stage rigging where country band Sugarland was scheduled to perform at the Indiana State Fair. Although the ba... more info
ContactMusic — Sugarland'S concert in Indianapolis, Indiana ended in tragedy last night (13th August) when the stage collapsed just before the band were due to appear on stage, killing ... more info
ContactMusic — Country duo Sugarland and singer Sara Bareilles have escaped unscathed after a powerful storm caused the stage at the Indiana State Fair to collapse on Saturday night (13... more info
USA Today Music — Country music acts and other stars are flooding Twitter with well wishes for all who were affected when a Sugarland concert stage collapsed at ...
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Perez Hilton — This is incredibly sad, and incredibly scary.
Yet another stage collapse has happened. This time it was due to weather — a huge wind gust — and unfortunately fans wer... more info
ContactMusic — Country duo Sugarland scrapped a planned performance at an outdoor event in Iowa on Sunday (14Aug11) after watching in horror as five people were crushed to death at the ... more info
VH1 Blog — In the wake of the stage rigging collapse at the Indiana State Fair that killed five and injured over forty others prior to a Sugarland performance, the Indiana Governor ... more info
ContactMusic — Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles says she is "moved by the pain of those who were injured" in a fatal stage collapse before her band's concert at the Indiana State Fair ... more info
USA Today Music — The Sugarland stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair is now prompting more questions about what could have been done to prevent the tragedy, ...
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Topix — It came down to seconds and one critical decision that may have saved the lives of country duo Sugarland and others at the Indiana State Fair where five people died when ... more info
Perez Hilton — We still can't get over this.
We were deeply saddened when we learned that a stage collapsed (above) on Saturday night at the Indiana State Fair, killing and injuring cro... more info
Perez Hilton — We can't imagine what it's like for those close to this tragedy.
Sugarland, who was set to perform on the stage that horrifyingly collapsed, killing 5 and injuring about ... more info
ContactMusic — Country duo Sugarland are planning a memorial concert in Indiana to honour the five fans who died during a stage collapse tragedy at the State Fair on Saturday (13Aug11).... more info
L.A. Times - News — High winds brought down rigging onto some of the crowd gathered for an outdoor concert at the state fair in Indianapolis.Authorities said at least three people were kille... more info
Mjsbigblog —
This is terrible news. A gust of wind brought down a stage at the Indiana Stage fair tonight, killing at least 4 and injuring 24. The country band, Sugarland, were abo... more info
E! Online — Five people are dead and dozens were injured after a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair just before the country band Sugarland was to perform on Saturday night. In... more info