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Eight killed by crushing at Roskilde Festival 1 July 2000 An uncontrollable crowd plus apparent mass hysteria led to the crushing death of eight concertgoers during a Pearl Jam performance Friday at the 2000 Roskilde Festival outside of Copenhagen, Denmark. An eyewitness said “The people massed at the back kept on pressing towards the front of the stage despite appeals by the security guards and the singers. All of a sudden there were scenes of pushing, panic, shouts, then the music stopped, replaced by howls and screams. It was unbearable.” Up to 25 others may have been seriously injured. Leif Skov, director of the massive charity benefit festival, said he’d be meeting with authorities today regarding whether or not to cancel the remaining events. Roskilde had 175 bands slated for this year, including Lou Reed, Oasis, The Cure, Rollins Band, Cat Power, Calexico, Smog, St. Etienne, and Everything But The Girl. By one report The Cure have already cancelled their performance. Chicago based Crowd Management Strategies, publishers of the annual Rock Concert Safety Survey, reported that in 1998 there were only eight concert related deaths worldwide. | BBC story | | Roskilde Festival | | Crowd Management Strategies (safety info) | | Seattle Times article-1999 | | top of page | |
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