Forgotten Music Festival Disasters - Part 2 | 73
Summary
Host Alan Cross details forgotten music festival disasters, including the 1999 Minsk crowd crush, the 2003 Krasnaya terrorist attack, and the 2010 Duisburg Love Parade tragedy. The episode also covers the 2016 Time Warp deaths in Argentina, the 2017 BPM cartel shooting in Mexico, and the chaotic collapse of Billy McFarland’s Fire Festival 2. These stories highlight how negligence, terrorism, and poor planning have caused mass casualties and legal battles that often go unnoticed in Western music history.
Topics discussed
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Introduction to forgotten festival disasters
Recap of Part 1: Early 70s festivals
1999 Minsk crowd crush and legal aftermath
2003 KLA Festival suicide bombings in Moscow
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2009 Maoussin Festival stampede in Morocco
2010 Love Parade disaster in Duisburg, Germany
2010-2011 Pukkelpop storm and musician deaths
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2013 Electric Zoo deaths and cancellation
2016 Time Warp Festival deaths in Argentina
2017 BPM Festival shooting in Mexico
Fire Festival 2 cancellation and brand sale
Outro and host information
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