On May 22, one of the most shocking mortal attacks in musical history was perpetuated. While the artist Ariana Grande finished performing her concert at the Manchester Arena for thousands of fans, an explosive suicide attack occurred that killed 22 people and wounded 59. Police authorities said he was a lonely young man who used an improvised explosive device. This is not the first tragedy that happens in a musical event, so we want to leave the 10 most important.
10. Munich, 1993. In Germany and with intense heat, more than 500 attendees ended up in the hospital because of the stir that caused the presentation of Michal Jackson at the Munich Olympic. There were no recorded deaths
9. Denmark, 2000. More than 50,000 fans at a concert in Denmark tried to push to get closer to the stage where American band Pearl Jam played. In the tumult at least 10 people died by asphyxia.
8. Cincinnati, 1979. The British band The Who was preparing to give an unprecedented show at the Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum. About 18,500 fans wanted to keep up with the events to get the best places, the result was 19 people died.
7. Altamont, 1969. The Rolling Stones performed at the Altamont Speedway Festival in North Carolina. The organizers did not want to compete with the famous Woodstock so they hired the famous "Angels of Hell", the famous motorcycle club, as security guards. One of these characters killed a person from the public with a bullet. On the other hand, 3 more attendees died for various reasons.
6. Duisburg, 2010. In Germany, the electronic music festival Love Parade took place, where approximately one million people attended the event. However, the space had a capacity of 250 thousand which left a balance of 21 people who died and hundreds of thousands who were injured, the event was canceled.
5. Rhode Island, 2003. The "Club Station Fire" occurred when the venue surpassed its capacity of people to see Great White live. Everything went well until fireworks made their presence. 100 people lost their lives in a burning place.
4. Lima, 1997. At the Home Fair in Peru, 5 teenagers lost their lives during the concert of Venezuelans Servando and Florentino. The controversy was made when a firefighter tried to warn the singers of the situation and they, as well as their bodyguards, assaulted the official.
3. Ohio, 2004. In one of the most fateful episodes in the music industry, heavy metal guitarist Dimebag Darrell was killed by a fanatic who drew a firearm while playing in full concert of Pantera, a band he belonged to . Several injured were also reported.
2.Manchester, 2017. On Monday May 22 a terrorist attack was carried out at the Manchester Arena where the American singer Ariana Grande was offering a concert. The attack was attributed to the self-denominated Islamic State and left a balance of at least 22 dead and 50 wounded, mostly young minors.
1. Buenos Aires, 2004. On the night of December 30 the Argentine rock band Callejeros was presented. The organizers closed the emergency exit so no one could infiltrate the event. As a result, an unfortunate flare of the public led to a fire that left 194 people dead.
