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20 Injured Outside LINKIN PARK Concert In South Africa - Nov. 7, 2012
20 people were injured, one of them fatally, after advertising scaffolding collapsed earlier tonight (Wednesday, November 7) before a LINKIN PARK concert at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.

Strong winds are believed to have caused the scaffolding to collapse outside the stadium just before 7:00 p.m. local time, with the majority of the injured being women doing promotional work.

"The City's emergency services, including doctors, paramedics and disaster risk management staff assisted immediately," reads a statement released by the City of Cape Town.

"The injured were treated on scene and have been taken to nearby hospitals for further medical attention.

"The remainder of the structure was dismantled and the commanding officer at the Venue Operations Centre declared the event site safe shortly afterwards."

LINKIN PARK has since issued the following statement regarding the incident:

"Following our performance tonight at Cape Town Stadium, we were advised that several people were injured as a result of the collapse of an advertising tower erected by Lucozade in the parking area outside the venue.

"We wish to express our deep sadness and concern for those injured and our heartfelt condolences to the family of the fan who died as a result of her injuries.

"Though we have had no relationship with the sponsor or the entity responsible for erecting the structure, we take the safety of our fans very seriously and our thoughts are with all of those who were affected by this tragedy."

A raw video of the aftermath of the energy-drink branding-tower collapse can be seen below.



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posted by : theblindingape
11/7/2012 8:45:40 PM
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The injuries are reportedly all self-inflicted after attendees realized they'd purchased tickets to a Linkin Park concert.


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posted by : urALLidiots
11/9/2012 3:45:30 AM
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Dumbass. They knew who they were going to see because they like them. Piss poor job on a feeble attempt to insult the band just because it happene at their concert and the name is in the headline. I don't get why people read stories that have bands names in them that they don't like in the first place... probably because they're idiots, just like you.

Learn from the last 5 comments. I'm sure they don't like LP either, but at least they have some class regarding this incident.


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posted by : Dr. Unk
11/7/2012 8:47:39 PM
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Noise pollution?


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posted by : raymon
11/7/2012 8:59:15 PM
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That's a damn shame. LP always have some of the best fans in metal. Very nice people, no egos.

South African metal fans are the coolest. They deserve more rock/metal concerts after what happened to them during Hotel Rwanda.


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posted by : RedZombie
11/7/2012 9:07:42 PM
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But that is truly unfortunate for those people.


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posted by : Hipster Trash
11/7/2012 9:26:56 PM
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It baffles me that organizers are still unable to prepare for structural collapse after having several similar incidents occur in the past year. Very unfortunate for the woman killed. Hopefully everyone else recovers.


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posted by : Fani Dilth
11/7/2012 9:27:41 PM
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Indeed an unfortunate event for those who wanted a night of music but it is just only a matter of time before fingers start to point into the direction of LP's deep pockets since their name is attached to the event. Who knows maybe there are not lower than low scum attorneys in South Africa.


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posted by : stevemcsteve
11/7/2012 9:29:17 PM
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That's extremely unfortunate. Doesn't matter if you like the band or not. These people went to the concert to have fun and were met with a unexpected accident, where one person lost his/her life.


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posted by : RiotAct666
11/7/2012 10:05:38 PM
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Sorry to hear what happened. Totally a shame too.


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