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20,000 Fans Attend Music Festival then Flee for Their Lives

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  1. Jul 30, 2017 #1
    dtripoli

    dtripoli

    Aug 15, 2010
    CA
    BARCELONA, Spain — A huge fire at a music festival in Spain forced the
    evacuation of over 20,000 concertgoers and incinerated the event's stage in
    Barcelona, the regional government said Sunday.

    The festival in Barcelona was one of several offshoots of a main "Tomorrowland" festival in Belgium.
    Organizers said the Barcelona event was canceled following the fire....Ya think so?

    ..and let the cliches begin...
    NYTimes

     
  2. Jul 30, 2017 #2
    shadowtippy

    shadowtippy

    Mar 13, 2009
    Lake Charles, La.
    I thought Nickelback was appearing.
     
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  3. Jul 30, 2017 #3
    dtripoli

    dtripoli

    Aug 15, 2010
    CA
    Tommowland? Isn't that a Disney thing? If it is then, the 21st century in not turning out how I thought it would.
    I hope all the musicians got their instruments out. Doubt whether amps and drum kits survived.
     
  4. Jul 30, 2017 #4
    zontar

    zontar

    Feb 19, 2014
    J-5
    It may not have been on water--so to speak--but hopefully all are well...
     
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  5. Jul 31, 2017 #5
    knumbskull

    knumbskull

    Jul 28, 2007
    UK
    it was "EDM DJ" Steve Aoki who was about to play, apparently... so hopefully all the pre-recorded USB sticks got out OK. some of those things are vintage models that date back to 2016.

    it did look dramatic but no one was hurt, thankfully.
     
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  6. Jul 31, 2017 #6
    Chicory Blue

    Chicory Blue Secretly Queen of the Moon

    Oct 9, 2016
    Tralfamadore, Nubecula Minor
    I thought huge fires were part of the draw in some concerts.

    --^@
     
  7. Jul 31, 2017 #7
    Killed_by_Death

    Killed_by_Death Snaggletooth Inactive

    Jan 2, 2015
    14 Megameters from Groong Tehp
    A Bangkok club burned down with almost everyone trapped inside. It was pretty horrible & started by pyrotechnics the band was using.

    Santika Club fire - Wikipedia

    Oops, initial reports said it was pyrotechnics onstage, but after the investigation they determined it was from fireworks outside that lit the roof.
     
  8. Jul 31, 2017 #8
    JACink

    JACink

    Mar 9, 2011
    Spain
    The strange thing is that everyone left the area in a calm and collected fashion. No screaming, no crying, no running, pretty boring for a festival :p
     
  9. Jul 31, 2017 #9
    S-Bigbottom

    S-Bigbottom

    Nov 11, 2014
    North West, America. Or E? Gone.
    Someone did not use Speakon Connectors. :eek:
     
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  10. Jul 31, 2017 #10
    dtripoli

    dtripoli

    Aug 15, 2010
    CA
    What, 20,000 people showed up to watch some guy run a computer?
    That's like paying to see the forest on a movie screen rather than being in the forest.
     
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  11. Jul 31, 2017 #11
    Funky Ghost

    Funky Ghost Translucently Groovy

    Oct 15, 2009
    Body: Sac - Mind: Beach
    The draw is not the guy, it's the event itself. You rarely go to the club for the DJ, you go to mingle, dance and enjoy life. Same principle here, just outdoors and much, much bigger in scope.
     
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  12. Jul 31, 2017 #12
    charlie monroe

    charlie monroe Gold Supporting Member

    Feb 14, 2011
    Buffalo, NY
    Awww. What did you do that for? @dtripoli was just getting warmed up for a good curmudgeon rant
     
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  13. Jul 31, 2017 #13
    Funky Ghost

    Funky Ghost Translucently Groovy

    Oct 15, 2009
    Body: Sac - Mind: Beach
    Sorry, I'm still trying to figure out all this curmudgeon biz myself :) Didn't mean to step on any toes. I need more practice, clearly. Maybe when I'm 55 in a few more years. . . (2)
     
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  14. Jul 31, 2017 #14
    slobake

    slobake resident ... something

    Aug 6, 2011
    Somewhere to the left of "Whoopie"
    Did anyone see George Clooney hanging around with a strange looking kid?


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  15. Aug 1, 2017 #15
    knumbskull

    knumbskull

    Jul 28, 2007
    UK
    Don't get me wrong, i like some electronic stuff, but Steve Aoki... not so much.
     
  16. Aug 5, 2017 #16
    hbarcat

    hbarcat Supporting Member

    Aug 24, 2006
    Rochelle, Illinois