Davey Boy 2.0 Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 .... considering the biggest stage i've ever worked on would fit comfortably inside it...that's only because all the stages you've worked on have a greased pole in the centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybone Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 I'm very happy that all of my Ottawa friends and family are safe. Crazy situation and end to what sounded like an amazing festival.Vibes to those who were hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 The collapse even made TMZ news. Doesn't TMZ stand for "Thirty-Mile Zone"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 looks like 24h didn't read the news this morning and ran with their pre-canned story.And taking down the main stage—the 50-foot high MBNA stage— takes 500 man-hours and is hauled back to its Montreal home on five big rigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 The collapse even made TMZ news. Doesn't TMZ stand for "Thirty-Mile Zone"?While we can likely never be sure, does it sound to anyone else as though the good folks at TMZ boosted the levels of some of those screams?I thought I had seen that vid a few times at least, and none of them sounded like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Lost in all this is the fact that God really wants Chep Trick to stop playing that stupid song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 that's only because all the stages you've worked on have a greased pole in the centrei had a greased pole in my centre once ... oops, sorry, what are we talking about here ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 just saw a press conference. 3 injures - all now released from hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wooly Mammoth Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Severe weather hit the stage as Cheap Trick was performing at the Ottawa Bluesfest tonight. The stage blew down and collapsed. Everyone is shaken up but band and crew are all fine.Cheap Trick hopes that everyone who attended the show is also ok. Robin says “Fortunately the band and crew are all lucky to be alive and we’ll see you down the road. And all the best to our truck driver Sandy.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seejay Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 looks like 24h didn't read the news this morning and ran with their pre-canned story.And taking down the main stage—the 50-foot high MBNA stage— takes 500 man-hours and is hauled back to its Montreal home on five big rigsyes, right after death cab for cutie played their last notes. someone was asleep at the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 just saw a press conference. 3 injures - all now released from hospital.So it sounds like the reports from the paramedics was incorrect. Good to know. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1026329--stage=1 One man is in life-threatening condition after a stage collapsed at the Ottawa Bluesfest Sunday night during a severe thunderstorm.A 46-year-old man was taken to hospital after a piece of the stage pierced his stomach, according to Ottawa paramedics. The man also had a fractured leg and pelvis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey now Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 is that cheap trick's driver?glad you got back to the kids just before things got crazy BWMwe followed Davey Boy over to KDTU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Refunds will be available.Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest executive director Mark Monahan said holders of day passes to Sunday's shows would have three options for their tickets:1 - Exchange the ticket for a day pass to next year's Bluesfest, once the lineups have been announced.2 - Exchange the ticket next week (July 25 - 30) for a day pass at the Ottawa Folk Festival, which runs from August 25 to 28.3 - Get a full refund of the ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localcrew Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 At least the evacuation plan seemed to go smoothly.....good on em for that.I'm not impressed otherwise and wonder whether the fest is going to be sued into the stoneage. The first time I saw the big stage there a few years ago I said it would come down in a big storm.....in fact the same company had one come down a few years ago in Quebec....it's a relatively cheap stage.....put up by cheap labour.....signed off on by an uncertified rigger.....I think we talked about this in a thread about the stage collapsing out west last year....Granted it was a strong wind but that is what you should prepare for.....the big stage we build on Parliament Hill for example would not have collapsed-there's always some ugliness from a big storm like that and you should clear the deck and clean up after.....not have the whole thing collapse....They should have had warning that this thing was approaching as well and not have waited until the stage was falling down to take the next step.....they made some bad decisions there that may cost them......as fate would have it luckily nobody was killed which is a miracle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 how was denson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted July 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 from Karl denson's FB: "Our set got canceled in Ottawa today. We were setting up the stage when a huge black cloud and 140km winds suddenly came in. We were all moved inside the nearby museum. Kinda scary... and dig this....The main stage was blown over while Cheap Trick was playing. Luckily no one was hurt. "Oh Canada" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localcrew Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 .....I heard the Ministry of Labour may keep the wreckage in place for up to two weeks to investigate...not a good sign if you're Mark Monahan.....who knows though...there is such diverse info coming in from different angles....in today's industry there is no pardon given for having hoped for the best and having thought you probably did enough.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 At least the evacuation plan seemed to go smoothly.....good on em for that.What was their evacuation plan exactly? People just started leaving of their own volition as soon as the stage collapsed. Most everyone around me was confused and had no idea where to go or what to do. It wasn't until I got back on the grounds (because the rain had stopped) about 20 minutes after the collapse that an official told us to leave.I'm not being critical at all, I just think the crowd itself deserves credit for being so level headed. Is it more the other stages where they had to enact an evacuation plan? That would make sense as the immediate urgency to leave probably wasn't the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 from Karl denson's FB: "Our set got canceled in Ottawa today." ... ouch, that sucks. i shall try to enjoy them twice as much at hillside this weekend on your behalf and pray that our tents don't end up in the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSloth Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Dang it, I knew I was going to regret talking to that reporter. Quick and dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 They should have had warning that this thing was approaching as well and not have waited until the stage was falling down to take the next step.....they made some bad decisions there that may cost them......as fate would have it luckily nobody was killed which is a miracle!From what I've read, the warning was issued within an hour of it's approach by enviroment canada. However, i am surprised that Monahan had to monitor the weather himself when there's a weather warning issuing department. I think that they made the right calls to evacuate when they did and limited the risk of injury. It wasn't so much fate as it was effective emergency prepareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 ...the crowd itself deserves credit for being so level headed100% right Ollie - had this happened in Montreal or Vancouver, police cars would have been overturned and on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 It wasn't so much fate as it was effective emergency prepareness.No, it was luck. It was pretty clear for a minute or two before Cheap Trick left the stage that the show was going to be shut down. Speakers were cutting out and the band was still playing. I think they really pushed their luck in waiting, literally, until the last second to make the call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 It wasn't so much fate as it was effective emergency prepareness.No' date=' it was luck. It was pretty clear for a minute or two before Cheap Trick left the stage that the show was going to be shut down. Speakers were cutting out and the band was still playing. I think they really pushed their luck in waiting, literally, until the last second to make the call.[/quote']The news being released doesn't mention luck. The media spin is that bluesfest did the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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