Stage for Madonna's show in Marseilles collapses, two dead

[Guest ursaminorjim]

Stage for Madonna show collapses, one dead

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – A stage being constructed for a Madonna concert collapsed in the southern French city of Marseille on Thursday, killing one person and injuring six, police said.

Technicians were setting up the stage at the Velodrome stadium, home to the Olympique Marseille soccer team, ahead of a July 19 concert when it collapsed.

No further details were immediately available.

[FreeMySoul]

omg that's just awful

[Dr Lecter]

Oh my....tragic news

[ryan]

shocking!!

will she still perform??

[SexPistol]

OMG!

[Voguerista]

Oh no! This is just awful!

[DIRTY PIG]

the Daily Mail will run an article tomorrow saying she is a murderer. a murderer with old veiny hands and bingo wings. mark my words.

[Guest ursaminorjim]

She's had bad luck with this stage set-up, for sure. First Dodgers Stadium, now this?

[SexPistol]

will she still perform??

Yeah, I wonder if the show will go on. It seems weird to be partying and dancing at the site where someone just died.

[Bitch]

OMG! This is horrible.

[Guest Pud Whacker]

thats terrible. :awful:

[Alessandro]

from ansa.it

"PARIGI - Una persona è morta e due sono rimaste gravemente ferite per un crollo durante l'allestimento del palco nello stadio di Marsiglia per il concerto di Madonna previsto domenica prossima. Lo hanno reso noto fonti della polizia. "

From bbc

A stage being constructed for a concert by pop star Madonna in France has collapsed, killing one person and injuring six, police say.

Technicians were setting up the stage at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille when the accident occurred at around 1715 (1515 GMT).

The concert, planned for Sunday, 19 July, has now been cancelled, officials announced.

It was part of the European leg of the Madonna's Sticky and Sweet tour.

[dubtronic]

THE SHOW IS CANCELLED

no, they just said that it was not sure that the show was cancelled, waiting for confirmation

[SexPistol]

It wouldnt surprise me if she actually canceled a few shows as a safety precaution to figure out why it collapsed. If something is wrong, they don't want to set it up another time and have it collapse again...

[Genevieve Vavance]

tragic, she'll be devestated, first Michael lol sry now this

[nahedum]

fro ansa.it

"PARIGI - Una persona è morta e due sono rimaste gravemente ferite per un crollo durante l'allestimento del palco nello stadio di Marsiglia per il concerto di Madonna previsto domenica prossima. Lo hanno reso noto fonti della polizia. "

Basically the article says that 1 person died while building Madonna’s stage in Marseille and 2 others are severely injured …… so sad

Is she alright ?

[SexPistol]

Here's an article about the collapse, which is in French:

http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2009...19720_3224.html

According to the article, about ten people were trapped underneath the stage. One person died, six were injured, two of them seriously.

The concert has been canceled.

[FreeMySoul]

she's in Italy

[Sphere74]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8154643.stm

Horrible news....Yeah, the show has been cancelled now.

Edited July 16, 2009 by Sphere74

[zephyralexxx]

so sad

[Guest jamesshot]

Oh wow. So sad.

[neutrocks]

Oh no. What a shame. I hope the others that were hurt, are doing okay. What a tragedy one died though.

[windsor67]

one of the 4 cranes that was lifting the roof of the stage collapsed on the stage, destroying everything, and killing one and severely injuring 6 others

[dubtronic]

really sad. Two of them are hurt very bad, are in critical condition, so hope it doesn't get worse.

[Sphere74]

Horrible news.

I think it's likely that she will cancel not only this one but also a couple of shows now...

[ThinkOfMe]

Oh, thats horrible, i feel so bad.

[kingvirtue]

Terrible, terrible news. Thank God this wasn't during a rehearsal!!!

[dubtronic]

I just noted it also says that firemen are hoping to find more people trapped underneath. Scary.

[zephyralexxx]

Horrible news.

I think it's likely that she will cancel not only this one but also a couple of shows now...

why this? right now I fear I will not be able to see her in Bucharest, I hope no other concerts will be canceled.

[Guest gloriesbarcelona]

Oh my god!!!!!!

This is just terrible!!!!

My thoughts to the family, horrible. Madonna must be devasted...