Sugarland Concert Roof Collapse

High winds were believed to have been the cause.

Sugarland concert roof collapse.

Five people are dead and 40 more injured after a stage collapsed tonight at the indiana state fair before the country band sugarland was to perform. Mid america built the roof and rigging used to hold lights and sound equipment that collapsed before the scheduled sugarland concert as high winds ahead of a thunderstorm swept the fairgrounds. Fines fly for sugarland stage roof collapse the indiana occupational safety and health administration released a report and levied fines wednesday against numerous entities involved in a stage roof collapse that killed seven and injured 58 people last summer at the indiana state fair. Joey foley getty images entertainment over three years have passed since a fierce storm barreled.

Jennifer nettles of sugarland sent a statement to the associated press through her marketing manager saying she watched video of the collapse on the news in horror i am so moved she said. The indiana state fair stage collapse was an incident during an august 13 2011 outdoor concert by sugarland at the indiana state fair in which a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstorm hit the stage s temporary roof structure causing it to collapse. The indiana state fair stage collapsewas an incident during an august 13 2011 outdoor concert by sugarlandat the indiana state fairin which a wind gust from an approaching severe thunderstormhit the stage stemporary roof structure causing it to collapse. By prosoundnetwork editorial stafffeb 9 2012.