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Saudi Gazette
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Saudi Gazette
'How fragile we are': Roskilde Festival tragedy remembered 25 years on
COPENHAGEN — Today, 25 years ago, one of the worst accidents in rock history occurred at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark: nine young men lost their lives in the chaos that unfolded during a Pearl Jam concert. Rasmus Thirup Beck, a journalist who attended the Pearl Jam concert in 2000 shared his memories with Danish TV on the anniversary: "At some point, we see on the big screen that a completely lifeless body is lifted up over the barrier, and another one a little later and so on. We were completely shaken, and people began to cry around us and so on. We did not know what had happened. We only knew that something really bad had happened." During the show, frontman Eddie Vedder tried to get the thousands of fans to stop pushing forward, but it was too late. The US rock band have shared a post on Instagram honouring the victims. "Nothing has been the same since," it reads. Some 43 other people were also injured during the incident. Several inquiries were conducted, though no charges were filed. An initial report published in December 2000 found that 'a chain of unfortunate circumstances' led to the deaths after poor sound in the back prompted concert-goers to push forward. After 30 June, 2000, Roskilde Festival and all other festivals around the world changed forever. The festival has invested millions of Kroner in modern safety measures in an effort to prevent something similar from happening again. "We can be up to 70,000 people at this stage, and if we want space for all that, so that is still comfortable to stand here we will have to be able to use the corners completely, and therefore there is a much larger scene, big screens, a proper sound system, so it doesn't really matter where you are, then you can still get a good experience," explains head of security at the festival Morten Therkildsen. A memorial sculpture now sits at the festival ground. It's a black stone block engraved with the words "how fragile we are", with nine trees planted around it. On Pearl Jam's 2002 album Riot Act, the song Arc is a wordless tribute to the young men. The band played the song live only nine times. — Euronews
Euronews
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Pearl Jam remember Roskilde Festival tragedy 25 years on
Today, 25 years ago, one of the worst accidents in rock history occurred at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark: nine young men lost their lives in the chaos that unfolded during a Pearl Jam concert. Rasmus Thirup Beck, a journalist who attended the Pearl Jam concert in 2000 shared his memories with Danish TV on the anniversary: "At some point, we see on the big screen that a completely lifeless body is lifted up over the barrier, and another one a little later and so on. We were completely shaken, and people began to cry around us and so on. We did not know what had happened. We only knew that something really bad had happened." During the show, frontman Eddie Vedder tried to get the thousands of fans to stop pushing forward, but it was too late. The US rock band have shared a post on Instagram honouring the victims. "Nothing has been the same since," it reads. Some 43 other people were also injured during the incident. Several inquiries were conducted, though no charges were filed. An initial report published in December 2000 found that 'a chain of unfortunate circumstances' led to the deaths after poor sound in the back prompted concert-goers to push forward. 'How fragile we are' After 30 June, 2000, Roskilde Festival and all other festivals around the world changed forever. The festival has invested millions of Kroner in modern safety measures in an effort to prevent something similar from happening again. "We can be up to 70,000 people at this stage, and if we want space for all that, so that is still comfortable to stand here we will have to be able to use the corners completely, and therefore there is a much larger scene, big screens, a proper sound system, so it doesn't really matter where you are, then you can still get a good experience," explains head of security at the festival Morten Therkildsen. A memorial sculpture now sits at the festival ground. It's a black stone block engraved with the words "how fragile we are", with nine trees planted around it. On Pearl Jam's 2002 album Riot Act, the song Arc is a wordless tribute to the young men. The band played the song live only nine times.
Business Wire
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
Pink Bows Foundation Expands Showstop® Procedure Training and Certification Across Europe
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pink Bows Foundation ('organization' or 'Pink Bows') announced today another milestone - its global expansion - growing its impact with the successful delivery of two additional accredited Showstop® Procedure courses hosted by Denmark's Roskilde Festival and attended by Paleo Festival and Engage Festival, among other event organizers and managers across Europe. Other sold-out training sessions took place in Dublin and Glasgow, with further courses to be announced for Fall 2025. 'Never stop learning and improving. I believe that we have a good system for stopping a show at Roskilde Festival and RFX. We still hosted a course on Showstop procedure today on behalf of Pink Bows Foundation,' said Morton Therkilsden, Director of Safety, Roskilde Festival. Since its launch in Houston, Texas in March 2025, Pink Bows has trained 200 event professionals across the US, UK, Ireland and Denmark. Developed in response to the 2021 Astroworld crowd crush, the Showstop® Procedure training and certification advances the organization's mission to improve emergency preparedness and safety protocols in the live events industry. The training is led by globally recognized crowd safety experts Steve Allen and Dr. Mark Hamilton, who serve as consultants to the Pink Bows Foundation. 'The first certified European Showstop Procedure course at Roskilde Festival was delivered with outstanding clarity and professionalism by Mark Hamilton and Steve Allen, on behalf of the Pink Bows Foundation,' added Pascal Viot, Security Coordinator at Paléo Arts & Spectacles and Yourope Event Safety Group, (Association of European Festivals). 'This course is part of a collaborative international initiative I am proud to co-develop, to promote a shared culture of responsibility and create global standards for stopping shows safely.' 'We've been humbled by the response,' said Pink Bows president Stephanie Stegall and Steve Allen, Global Crowd Safety Expert, in a joint statement. 'Feedback from respected safety leaders has been overwhelmingly positive. The demand confirms there's a real appetite for raising the standard of crowd safety worldwide.' Roskilde Festival, one of the oldest and most iconic festivals in Europe, marks 25 years since a tragic crowd crush during a Pearl Jam performance that took the lives of nine attendees. This year's festival will run from June 28 to July 5 and is expected to draw more than 100,000 attendees. This year's headliners include Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, Doechii, and Stormzy. For more information or to register interest in upcoming Showstop® Procedure courses, click here. About Pink Bows Foundation The Pink Bows Foundation was founded by the Dubiski family in honor of Madison Alexis Dubiski, who died during the 2021 Astroworld Festival crowd crush. The foundation's mission is to collaborate with the event industry, raise awareness, and provide approved crowd safety solutions for both physical safety and mental health. For more information visit:
CairoScene
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
MENA Artists Performing at Denmark's Roskilde Festival June 28-July 5
The festival 2025 lineup features Shabjdeed, Al Nather, Saint Levant, Nadah El Shazly and more. Apr 30, 2025 Roskilde Festival, considered the largest and longest-running music festival in Europe, has revealed the full lineup for its 2025 edition, running from June 28th to July 5th. Since its inception in 1972, Roskilde Festival has built a revered reputation and a sense of community, not only for its lineup curations but also for being one of the longest-running non-profit events. Held annually south of Roskilde in Denmark, the festival strives to donate all of its proceeds to humanitarian and cultural projects worldwide. Bringing over 170 acts from across the globe to perform across eight stages, the festival has billed a roster of regional trailblazers such as Palestinian artists Shabjdeed and Al Nather, Saint Levant, Egyptian artist Nadah El Shazly, Lebanon's own Bedouin Burger and Sanam, as well as the Syrian rock band Tootard. The festival is headlined by some global icons such as Fontaines D.C, Doechii, FKA Twigs, Lola Young, Tyla, Charli XCX, Stormzy, Deftones and AG Cook, just to name a few.
