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List of rigging incidents
| # | Date | What Happened | Why / Cause | Who / Production | Victims | Where: City / Nation | Source / Notes |
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| 2017 | |||||||
| 1 | Jan 02 | Truss Stage Roof Collapse | High Winds | – Brasil | |||
| 2 | Feb 20 | Stage Roof Total Collapse | Wind | Silvana Leite | SaoMiguel – Brasil | ||
| 3 | Feb 20 | Stage Roof Total Collapse | Wind | Belem – Brasil | |||
| 4 | Feb 28 | Stage Roof Skin Ripped Loose | Rain Storm | Minas Gerais – Brasil | |||
| 5 | Mar 01 | Lighting Grid Collapse | Crane Towing | Mendoza – Argentina | |||
| 6 | Apr 01 | Scaff Tower Collapse | Bad Vertical Joints | Ceremonia | Mexico | ||
| 7 | Apr 12 | Truss Roof Collapse | Wind | – China | |||
| 8 | Apr 16 | Stage Roof Collapse | Rain Storm | Minglanilla | Cebu, Philippines | ||
| 9 | Apr 16 | Tent Collapse | Wind / Storm | W-Cape, South Africa | |||
| 10 | Apr 20 | Scaff Tower + PA Collapse | |||||
| 11 | Apr 23 | Stage Floor Collapse | Luan Santana | Brasil | |||
| 12 | May 10 | Roof Ladder Failed + Canopy Ripped | Russia | ||||
| 13 | May 12 | LED-Screen Structure Toppled | Wind | 2 hospitalized | Gran-Canary Islands | ||
| 14 | May 24 | Audio Scaff Tower Collapse | Wind | 2 hospitalized | Perm, Russia | ||
| 15 | Jun 03 | Stage Roof Skin Ripped Off | Wind | Estonia | |||
| 16 | Jun 20 | Stage Roof Collapse | Wind + Rain | Pelorinho, Brasil | |||
| 17 | Jun 24 | Stage Roof Collapse | Wind + Rain | Metaldays | Sotocje, Slovenia | ||
| 18 | Jul 29 | Stage Wing Fire | Pyro Mishap | Tomorrowland | Barcelona, Catalunya | ||
| 19 | Jul 30 | Audience DanceFloor Collapse | Bad Structure | Panorama | New York, USA | ||
| 20 | Aug 03 | Rooftop Stage Cover Blown Off | Wind | Schalkwijk Fest. | Haarlem, Holland | ||
| 21 | Aug 03 | Stage Roof Blown Apart | Wind | Schollenpop | Scheveningen, Holland | ||
| 22 | Aug 06 | Stage Roof Skin Ripped Off | Wind | Corporate Show | Detroit, USA | ||
| 23 | Aug 13 | Stage Floor Partial Collapse | DJ Alok | , Brasil | |||
| 24 | Aug 19 | Stage Scaff Tower+Roof Collapse | Overload | Francesco Renga | Trani, Italy | ||
| 25 | Aug 24 | LED-Screen Gantry Overturns | Wind | Cherkassy, Ukraine | |||
| 26 | Aug 30 | OD Truss on Wind-Ups Collapse | Wind | 4e Beeld | Oss, Holland | ||
| 27 | Sep 03 | OD Ground Support Partial Collapse | Overload | Dodi Battaglia | Italy | ||
| 28 | Sep 03 | Stage Roof Collapse | Rain Overload | Krynica, Poland | |||
| 29 | Sep 27 | PA-Truss Wind-Up Failure | Overload | Ronde Festival | Krimpen, Holland | ||
| 30 | Oct 01 | Outdoor Roof Collapse | Wind | Symphony Orch. | RioGrande do Sul, Brasil | ||
| 31 | Oct 01 | Stage Prop Totem Collapse | Performer Error | Marilyn Manson | 1 hospitalized | New York, USA | |
| 32 | Oct 02 | Tent Structure Collapse | Wind | Cruz Alta, RS, Brasil | |||
| 33 | Oct 16 | Truss+Scaff Finish Gantry Collapse | Wind | Detroit Marathon | Detroit, USA | ||
| 34 | Oct 01 | PA Collapse in Scaff Tower | Festival | Bretagne, France | |||
| 35 | Oct 23 | Roof Top Stage Roof Blown Off | Wind | DrinkUpDreamOn | Bend, Oregon, USA | ||
| 36 | Oct 26 | StageRoof-LED-Screen Collapse | Wind | MaxcitedTelkom | Makassar, Indonesia | ||
| 37 | Oct 30 | Scaff-Tower+LED-Screen Collapse | Bad Design | Dance Festival | Santiago, Chile | ||
| 38 | Nov 06 | Aerial Mishap – Winch Failure | Inspection Negl. | Sam Panda | 1 hospitalized | Bali, Indonesia | |
| 39 | Nov 10 | StageRoof Partial Collapse | Storm | Political Rallye | Djakarta, Indonesia | ||
| 40 | Nov 17 | Master Grid Rigging Partial Collapse | PA Overload | Black M | LeHavre, France | ||
| 41 | Nov 17 | Stage Roof Collapse | Torr. Rain Overload | SanFransisco, Venezuela | |||
| 42 | Nov 29 | Building Dance Floor Collapse | Dynam. Overload | Discotheque | approx. 20 hospitalized | Tenerife, Canary Islands | |
| 43 | Dec 12 | Stage Roof Collapse — 1 Dead, 10 Hosp. | Storm + Design Error | Atmosphere Fest. | 1 killed, 10 hospitalized | Porto Allegre, Brasil | |
| 44 | Dec 12 | Christmas Décor Structure Collapse | Wind | Christmas Fest. | Chapeco, Brasil | ||
| 45 | Dec 12 | Stage Roof Collapse | Wind | Piriapolis Festival | Piriapolis, Uruguay | ||
| 2018 | |||||||
| 1 | Jan 03 | OD GS Climbing Techs Electrocuted | Grid Live in Load-Out | Festa de Réveillon | 2 killed, 1 hospitalized | Norte MinasGerais, Brazil | |
| 2 | Jan 10 | Semi Dome Stage Roof Total Collapse | Wind | – Brazil | |||
| 3 | Jan 17 | Promo Banner Truss Frame Destroyed | Wind | Housing Project | Woluwe-Brussels, Belgium | ||
| 4 | Feb 13 | Indoor GS Truss Corner Failure | Overloading | Herbal Life | Rome, Italy | ||
| 5 | Feb 13 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Snow Load | Przemisl, Poland | |||
| 6 | Feb 15 | LED-Screen Topples Over — 1 Dead | Poor Stability + Wind | 1 killed | Sertania, Brazil | ||
| 7 | Mar 08 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Poor Stability + Wind | Womens Day | Tena, Ecuador | ||
| 8 | Mar 18 | Stage Scaffolding Damage | Wind | Loolapolooza | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| 9 | Mar 24 | Truss Structure Collapse | Wind | Running Event | Brownsville, TX, USA | ||
| 10 | Mar 24 | Truss Tent Collapse | Wind | Tuaquarucu-do-Sul, Brazil | |||
| 11 | Apr 01 | Stage Décor Collapse | Wind | – India | |||
| 12 | Apr 02 | Stage Sound Wing Collapse | Wind | – Indonesia | |||
| 13 | Apr 05 | LED-GS Goal Post Topples | Wind | Political Rallye | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| 14 | Apr 09 | LED-GS Goal Post Topples | Wind | Port Orange, FL, USA | |||
| 15 | Apr 28 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Wind | Caratinga City, Brazil | |||
| 16 | Apr 30 | GS Series of Goal Posts Collapse | Wind | – India | |||
| 17 | May 07 | Truss Frame in Cranes Collapse | Corner Failure | Political Rallye | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| 18 | May 10 | DJ-Mobile PA Crashes | Bad Stability | approx. 2 hospitalized | – India | ||
| 19 | May 11 | LED-Screen Collapse | Bad Structure | Conference | Kazan, Russia | ||
| 20 | May 12 | GS Goal Post Collapse | Wind | Xuchan, Henan, China | |||
| 21 | May 29 | Arc Roof Collapse | Wind | Moscow, Russia | |||
| 22 | Jun 02 | PA Scaff Tower Collapse | Wind | Madrid, Spain | |||
| 23 | Jun 02 | GS Arc-Roof Tent Collapse | Wind | Asaderofest | Merida, Yucatan | ||
| 24 | Jun 21 | LED-Screen Chain Hoist Failure | Technical Malfunction | – CA, USA | |||
| 25 | Jun 22 | GS Arc-Roof Collapse | Wind | Junior Klan | Mixtequilla, Oax, Mexico | ||
| 26 | Jul 18 | Tent Structure Collapse | Modi Political Rallye | Kolkota, India | |||
| 27 | Jul 26 | Stage Tent Structure Blown Away | Bad Design + Wind | Terwispel | Roggel, Netherlands | ||
| 28 | Jul 27 | Wind-Up Roof Collapse | Wind | Chase Rice | Albany, NY, USA | ||
| 29 | Jul 29 | Truss Collapse (Hush-Hushed) | Overload | – India | |||
| 30 | Jul 30 | OD Line-Array on Wind-Up Collapse | Wind | 1 hospitalized | Bollnäss, Sweden | ||
| 31 | Jul 31 | Stage Roof Collapse | Wind | Zamoisky Kulturi | – Poland | ||
| 32 | Aug 05 | Master Grid Collapse (Hush-Hushed) | Overload | – Turkey | |||
| 33 | Aug 08 | LED Screen Collapse | Helicopter Downwash | Phil. Nat. Police | Manilla, Philippines | ||
| 34 | Aug 09 | Truss Roof + LED-Screen Collapse | Wind | Music Fest | Martigues, France | ||
| 35 | Aug 12 | Coastal Boardwalk Collapse — 7 Hosp. | Dynamic Overload | Omo Festival | 7 hospitalized | Vigo, Spain | |
| 36 | Aug 19 | Truss Façade Entrance Collapse | Wind | Back Street Boys | Thackerville, OK, USA | ||
| 37 | Sep 09 | Stage Set Décor Collapse | Overload | approx. 3 hospitalized | Pune, India | ||
| 38 | Sep 11 | JumboTron Score Board Collapse | University Stadium | Washington, DC, USA | |||
| 39 | Sep 11 | LED Screen Truss Failure | – Brazil | ||||
| 40 | Sep 12 | Telehandler Crashes into Scaffold | Defqon | Sydney, Australia | |||
| 41 | Sep 28 | Truss on Wind-Ups Collapse | |||||
| 42 | Oct 17 | Crane Accident | Wedding Party | – India | |||
| 43 | Oct 17 | Décor Pipe Crashes from Fly Bar | Bad Wire Rope Slings | Theater Show | – Estonia | ||
| 44 | Nov 11 | Truss Broken | Dubai, UAE | ||||
| 45 | Nov 14 | LED-Screen Goal Post Toppled | Wind + Bad Stability | – Brazil | |||
| 46 | Dec 03 | Truss Goal Post Toppled | Bad Stability + Wind | Car Show / Expo | – Brazil | ||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 1 | Jan 05 | LED-Screen Crashed | – Brazil | ||||
| 2 | Jan 09 | Roof Collapsed + Skin Ripped | Rain | Anitta | 1 injured | Ceará, Brazil | |
| 3 | Jan 10 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | High Wind / Bad Structure | Puebla, Mexico | |||
| 4 | Jan 14 | Straps + Ladder Truss Tent Collapse | Wind | – Brazil | |||
| 5 | Jan 18 | GS Roof Structure Collapse | Snow Overload | City Festival | Krynica, Poland | ||
| 6 | Jan 20 | Stage Floor Collapse | Bad Struct. / Overload | Political Rally | 10 injured | Kebbi State, Nigeria | |
| 7 | Feb 08 | GS Structure Collapse | Bad Struct. / Wind | – India | |||
| 8 | Feb 18 | Indoor GS Truss Collapse | Kerastase Promo | Manilla, Philippines | |||
| 9 | Mar 03 | Outdoor Truss Struct. Collapse | Hooligans? / Wind? | Carnaval | Maastricht, Netherlands | ||
| 10 | Mar 08 | Tent-Truss Facade Collapse | Disassembly Error | Carnaval Load-Out | 2 injured | Heerlen, Netherlands | |
| 11 | Mar 08 | LED-Screen on Wind-Ups Collapse | Wind | ? The A-Train? | NY, USA | ||
| 12 | Mar 12 | Main Stage Roof Structure Collapse | Rain Storm | Isimba Dam Opening | Nakabugu, Uganda | ||
| 13 | Mar 24 | Stage Floor Collapse | Bad Structure | Russian Ninja School | SPB, Russia | ||
| 14 | Mar 30 | GS Flat Roof Skin Ripped | Wind + Rain | ? – ? | |||
| 15 | Mar 23 | LED-Screen Crashed from Truss | Faulty Screen Rigging | JW Marriott | San Antonio, TX, USA | ||
| 16 | Apr 02 | Expo-Booth Construction Collapse | Bad Rigging – Milan Expo | 1 injured | Milan, Italy | ||
| 17 | Apr 03 | Festival Tent Collapse | Wind Gust | Rebirth | Haaren, Netherlands | ||
| 18 | Apr 03 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Tornado () | Martina Osorio | Zacualpa, Guatemala | ||
| 19 | Apr 16 | A's + Hinged Connections Toppled | Unstable Structure | 1 injured | |||
| 20 | Apr 18 | Rigging Breaks Sprinkler Pipe | Operator Error | Montreal, Canada | |||
| 21 | Apr 23 | Decor Light-Effect Fail & Falls | Bad Component + Wind | Coachella | 1 injured | Indio, CA, USA | |
| 22 | Apr 28 | Finish Banner Truss Gantry Toppled | No Ballast! | Marathon Run | Volgograd, Russia | ||
| 23 | Apr 28 | GS Audience Roof Collapse | Bad Ballast & Bad Guying | Bikers Event | 2 injured | Botucatu, Brazil | |
| 24 | Apr 28 | LED-Screen Wing GS Gantry Collapse | Bad Ballast & Bad Guying | Bikers Event | Botucatu, Brazil | ||
| 25 | Apr 29 | Stage Arc Roof Destroyed | Soa Thormé, | ||||
| 26 | May 04 | LED-Screen Gantry Collapse | No Ballast / Guy Wires | ? Mississippi? | ? Mississippi?, USA | ||
| 27 | May 09 | LED-Screen Crashes Loose from Scaff | Bad Connection | WW2-Victory Day | – Russia | ||
| 28 | May 09 | LED-Screen Crashes from Stage | Bad Stability | WW2-Victory Day | – Russia | ||
| 29 | May 10 | LED-Screen Crashes in Load-Out | Operator Error | – Russia | |||
| 30 | May 11 | LED-Screen OD GS-Gantry Collapse | No Ballast / Guy Wires | BAM Event | – Guatemala | ||
| 31 | May 11 | Sponsor Stage Damage in Low Winds | No Ballast / Guy Wires | Epicenter Festival | Rockingham, NC, USA | ||
| 32 | May 11 | Rain Collector Roof Collapse | No Water Run-Off Angles | Kids Festival | Millerovo, Russia | ||
| 33 | May 12 | Genie Tower Fail in LED 4-Tandem Lift | No Calculations | Corporate Ballroom | ? Conference Cntr?, USA | ||
| 34 | May 17 | GS Scaff-Wall Collapses in Load-Out | Clumsy Technician | Corporate Theatre | – Russia | ||
| 35 | May 17 | LED-Wall Crashes | Overload / Control Error? | Musical Buitres + Antel Arena | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| 36 | May 17 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Rain (Hail) Overload | Band Atotonilco | 1 injured | Suchi; Texmelucan, Mexico | |
| 37 | May 18 | LED-Wall Collapses | Unstable Structure | ? – ? | |||
| 38 | May 19 | Roof Structure Deformed in Load-Out | Hydraulic / Control Failure | Rod Steward | Cork, Ireland | ||
| 39 | May 28 | Stage Floor Collapse — 1 Dead | Bad Engineering | Kids Festival | 1 killed, injured | Fujian, China | |
| 40 | May 29 | Mobile Roof Structure Part Falling | Turnbuckle Breaking | 1 injured | Boston, USA | ||
| 41 | May 29 | GS Flat Roof Truss Collapse | Bad Structure + Some Weather | Burgerfest | Thessaloniki, Greece | ||
| 42 | Jun 01 | Scaff Stage Roof Up-lift + Damaged — 1 Dead | Sub-Standard Structure | Kozak Fest 2019 | 1 killed, 2 injured | Dnipopetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 43 | Jun 02 | Mobile Stage Collapsed | Bad Assembled / Ballasted | Ramsgate Tunnel | 2 injured | Ramsgate, Kent, England | |
| 44 | Jun 02 | Textile Rear Wall Blown Loose | No Floor Part Fixation | Top Girls | Tokarnia, Poland | ||
| 45 | Jun 03 | LED-Wall Crashes Down on Stage | Bad (ZipTie?) Slinging? | – Brazil | |||
| 46 | Jun 06 | Hoist Chain Breaking on Front Truss | No Inspection? / Misuse? | Parker Days Festival | Parker, CO, USA | ||
| 47 | Jun 06 | Roof-Tent & Ground Support Coll. | High Winds + Bad Ballast | Vinkefest | Vinkeveen, Netherlands | ||
| 48 | Jun 09 | Delay Scaff Tower Blown Over | No Ballast! No Guy Wires! | Political Rally | Odessa, Ukraine | ||
| 49 | Jun 14 | GS Canopy-Skin Ripped Loose | Bad Design / Execution | Feria de Michelada | Cholula, Peubla, Mexico | ||
| 50 | Jun 21 | LED-Wall Décor Topples on Stage | No Ballast/Guying | Hotel Show | 2 injured | Konya, Turkey | |
| 51 | Jun 22 | Scaff-Wall Structure + Banners Falls | Almost No Ballast/Guying | Race Wars | Rutia, Vihula, Estonia | ||
| 52 | Jun 28 | Broadway Line Set in NY Theatre | Operation Error | John Golden Theatre | 3 injured | Broadway, NY, USA | |
| 53 | Jun 29 | Lighting Totem Blown Over | Inadequate Ballast | FireLight Festival, Docklands | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 54 | Jul 02 | Truss Gantry + LED-Wall Topples | Bad Stability/Inadequate Ballast | 2 injured | Connecticut, USA | ||
| 55 | Jul 04 | Wind-Tower Sleeve-Block-Fall | LED+PA Overload | Boom-at-the-Bay | Tampa Bay, FL, USA | ||
| 56 | Jul 07 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Wind Ballast/Bracing | Lombard | Przemysl, Poland | ||
| 57 | Jul 07 | Truss Stage Roof Flies Away | Wind+Rain & No Ballast/Guying | MekongLiang | ? – China? | ||
| 58 | Jul 12 | Flat Stage Roof – Tarp Fails | Overnight Rainstorm | Goldsboro, NC, USA | |||
| 59 | Jul 20 | Props & Equipm. Damage by Rep. | Thunderstorm + Lightning Strikes | Global Dance Fest | Denver, CO, USA | ||
| 60 | Jul 23 | Truss Gentry Sign Structure Falls | Bad Stability, Wind Gust | Wings Food Festival | 1 injured | Bray, CO, Ireland | |
| 61 | Jul 24 | Partial Failure of Tent Roof Structure | Motion-Overload!? (+Sun Heat?) | Tomorrowland-Freedom Tent | Boom, Belgium | ||
| 62 | Jul 25 | Towers+Truss Lighting Grid Collapse | Wind + Rain Storm | Orkesta Mendoza | Rouen, France | ||
| 63 | Jul 27 | Near GS Gantry+LED Collapsed Back | Bad Stability+Wind | Orquesta Venus | Villalonga del Camp, Spain | ||
| 64 | Jul 28 | Rain Collector GS-Roof+LED Collapse | Torrential Rain + LED-Wall | Feria Hueytamalco | Hueytamalco, PU, Mexico | ||
| 65 | Jul 28 | Front Truss Drops at 1 Point | Suspension Fails During Load Out | Cock Robin | 1 injured | Obernai, France | |
| 66 | Aug 04 | GS DIY Roof + LEDs Collapsed | Wind+Rain / Bad Ballast & Guying | Brodolom Fest | Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina | ||
| 67 | Aug 04 | Stage Roof Skin – All but Gone | Stormy Wind | Louna; Taman Biker Fest | Taman, Krasnodar, Russia | ||
| 68 | Aug 06 | St-Roof Skin Hit & Seating Skin Gone | Wind + Rain | ? Nepaja Fest? | Nepaja, OA, Mexico | ||
| 69 | Aug 10 | LED-Wall on Totems Falls | No Ballast or Counterweights | ? Wedding Party? Hotel | ? London?, England | ||
| 70 | Aug 10 | Stacked Decor Water Tanks Collapse | Wind – No Guy Ires | ? Festival? | Tenerife, Canary Islands | ||
| 71 | Aug 13 | 1 of 4 Small LED-Walls Topples | Bad Stability | In Tent | ? – ? | ||
| 72 | Aug 16 | Rear Truss+LED Collapses | Bad Stability + Wind | Queen Tribute Band | 1 injured | Serranillos Del Valle, Spain | |
| 73 | Aug 19 | Long LED-Wall Collapse | Bad Stability | ? [Production Nightmares] | – Singapore | ||
| 74 | Aug 25 | LED-Wall Tech Difficulty Separation | Assembly Error? Overload? | Jonas Brothers | Toronto, Canada | ||
| 75 | Aug 28 | GS-Gantry Planned Collapse | Negligence in Supervising | One Hotel Online | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | ||
| 76 | Aug 28 | Rear Truss+LED-Wall Collapse Onstage | Unbalanced Loading (+Wind?) | Cultural Festivity | 1 injured | Zunil, Guatemala | |
| 77 | Aug 28 | LED-Wall on Wind-Up Falls & Leans | Overload?; No Ballast or Bracing | Polish-Slavic Credit Union | Chicago, USA | ||
| 78 | Aug 30 | SR LED-Wall Collapse | Thunderstorm + Bad Support? | Casper & Marteria | 2 injured | Essen, Germany | |
| 79 | Sep 03 | TrussPlatform Over Pool Collapse | Over Loaded by Persons | ? Wedding? | – Brazil | ||
| 80 | Sep 07 | LED-Wall Collapses onto 4WD | Wind + Bad Stability | 4WD Festival | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 81 | Sep 11 | Stage Roof Collapse | Bad Stability + Wind | Diada Nacional de Catalunya | Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain | ||
| 82 | Sep 14 | LED-Screen Falls from Scaff-Stage | Bad Stability + Wind | Independence Day Preparat. | 1 injured | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 83 | Sep 15 | Marquee Blown Away | Bad Anchoring | Robert Mugabe Funeral | Harare, Zimbabwe | ||
| 84 | Sep 24 | Décor Cross Falls on Drummer | Bad Rigging in Christian Church | Opening Show | 1 injured | ? – USA? | |
| 85 | Sep 26 | LED-Goalpost Truss Collapse | Bad (No!) Stability | ? Horse Race Festivities? | Roden, Netherlands | ||
| 86 | Sep 28 | Truss Tent Arc Roof Collapse | Bad Structure in Bad Weather | Liango, Philippines | |||
| 87 | Sep 28 | O.H-Camera Falls onto Audience | ? Rigging? Error? | Life in Beautiful TV-Show | 3 injured | Las Vegas, USA | |
| 88 | Oct 05 | Rear Truss Falls Forward onto Stage | Band Stability (+Wind?) | Los Criolos, Jujui Fest | El Talar, Argentina | ||
| 89 | Oct 14 | Scaff Towers+Truss Gantry Falls | Unexpected Extreme Weather | – Israel | |||
| 90 | Oct 16 | Arc Tent Truss Roof Collapse | Bad Structural Design | Freedom Park | 7 injured | Damaquete, Philippines | |
| 91 | Oct 19 | ST50 Truss Fails on Building Site | Overload in UDL | Cromer Pier | Cromer, Norfolk, England | ||
| 92 | Oct 20 | LED-Wall Collapse | Bad Stability + Wind | 1 injured | Tampa, FL, USA | ||
| 93 | Oct 30 | Stage Roof+PA-Scaff-Towers Collapse | Bad Stability + Wind | Bethania Colony Zone | 22 injured | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 94 | Oct 30 | Partly Roof Collapse | Lifting Equipment Failure?? | ? VooDoo Fest, EDM-Stage? | ? New Orleans, LA, USA | ||
| 95 | Nov 08 | Roof Collapse | Truck (Ballast) Drives Away | Spinach Festival | Crystal City, TX, USA | ||
| 96 | Nov 13 | Steel Stage Roof Collapse | No? Ballast or Guy Wires + Wind | Bandung, Indonesia | |||
| 97 | Nov 15 | Line Array Crashed in Theatre? | ? Stacked? Rigged? | – Brazil | |||
| 98 | Nov 19 | PA Stacks Blown from Stage | Bad Weather | – Brazil | |||
| 99 | Nov 29 | Stage Floor Collapse | Dance Audience Overloading | Martinique Caribean, France | |||
| 100 | Dec 01 | Crowd Outrage Equipment Destroyed | Barricade Fail = Band Cancels | Knot Fest (Slipknot Tour) | Mexico-DF, Mexico | ||
| Dec 09 | Outdoor Truss Sculpture Collapse | Wind Gusts & Low Stability | Wintergloed Lighting Object | Bruges, Belgium | |||
| Dec 11 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Rain Collector Type in Overload | City Sponsored Festival | Larissa, Greece | |||
| Dec 22 | Rain Collector Roof Truss Breaks | Water Bubble Overload | – Brazil | ||||
| Dec 28 | Ballast Falls on Fork-Lift — 1 Dead | Insufficient Safety (?) | First Day Fest Preparations | 1 killed | Boston, USA | ||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 1 | Jan 2020 | Stage Roof Collapse – Political Rally | High Wind; bad ballast | Political Rally | Kampala, Uganda | AP, Jan 2020 | |
| 2 | Feb 2020 | GS Truss Roof Skin Ripped / Collapse | Wind + Rain | – Outdoor Event | – Brasil | ||
| 3 | Mar 2020 | OD LED Truss Collapse During Load-Out | Structural failure; venue dark / COVID | – Load-out | – Netherlands | ||
| 4 | May 2020 | Stage Scaff Tower Partial Collapse | Wind; improper ballast | ? – Outdoor promo shoot | – India | ||
| 5 | Jul 2020 | LED Wall Falls During Maintenance | Sling failure / no load cell | – TV production | – South Korea | ||
| 6 | Sep 2020 | GS Roof Collapse – Political Rally | Wind + Rain; no engineering review | – Political Rally | – Philippines | ||
| 2021 | |||||||
| 7 | Feb 2021 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Wind + Ballast Failure | – Outdoor Event | Manaus, Brazil | ||
| 8 | Apr 2021 | LED-Screen Goalpost Topples | Bad Stability; no ballast | – Political Rally | – India | ||
| 9 | Jun 2021 | GS Roof Collapse – Festival Prep | Rain overload / bad drainage | – Festival Build | – Colombia | ||
| 10 | Jul 2021 | Stage PA Tower Collapse | Wind; inadequate guying | – Outdoor Concert | – Brazil | ||
| 11 | Aug 2021 | OD LED-Wall Topples on Stage | Bad Stability + Wind | – Outdoor Concert | – Netherlands | ||
| 12 | Sep 2021 | LED Screen Falls During Live Broadcast | Cable / hoist failure; no load cell | ? – Live Broadcast Event | 2 injured | – Brazil | |
| 13 | Nov 12 2021 | Stagehand Fall from Scaffold — Fatal | Fall from height during venue strike | Beetlejuice set load-out – Winter Garden Theatre | 1 killed | Broadway, New York, USA | Playbill, 2021 |
| 14 | Dec 2021 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Wind + Bad Ballast | – Outdoor Event | – Indonesia | ||
| 2022 | |||||||
| 15 | Mar 2022 | LED-Wall Collapse – TV Production | Hoist overload; bad sling selection | ? – Television Broadcast | – Russia | ||
| 16 | Apr 2022 | GS Scaff Tower Collapse – Load-In | Bad Assembly / Missing Pins | – Concert Load-In | 1 injured | – Germany | |
| 17 | May 2022 | Stage Roof Skin Ripped / Damaged | Wind + Rain | – Outdoor Festival | – Brazil | ||
| 18 | Jun 2022 | GS LED Goalpost Topples | No Ballast; Wind | – Political Rally | – India | ||
| 19 | Jul 08 2022 | Stage Floor Partial Collapse | Bad Structure / Overload | – Outdoor Event | – Brazil | ||
| 20 | Jul 28 2022 | LED Video Screen Falls onto Dancers — 1 Paralyzed | Steel cable fatigue; no qualified engineer sign-off; 500 kg screen on under-rated dynamic suspension | Mirror WEARE Concert – Hong Kong Coliseum | 2 seriously injured, 1 paralyzed | Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong | Billboard, Variety, HKFP, 2022 |
| 21 | Aug 13 2022 | Main Stage Partial Collapse — 1 Dead, 40+ Inj. | Wind gust ~50 mph / probable microburst; weather warnings issued; crowds on site | Medusa Festival EDM (DJ Miguel Serna performing) | 1 killed, 40+ injured | Cullera, Valencia, Spain | NBC News, Rolling Stone, 2022 |
| 22 | Sep 2022 | GS Roof Collapse | Wind + Rain; bad ballast | – Outdoor Event | – Brazil | ||
| 23 | Oct 2022 | LED Screen Truss Failure – Overnight | Video wall overload; no load monitoring | – Exhibition Centre | – Germany | Eilon Engineering | |
| 24 | Nov 2022 | PA Tower Collapse – Load-In | Wind; improper rigging | – Concert Load-In | – Argentina | ||
| 25 | Dec 2022 | GS LED Wall + Truss Collapse | Bad Stability + Wind | – Outdoor Event | – South Africa | ||
| 2023 | |||||||
| 26 | Feb 2023 | Stage Roof Partial Collapse | Wind + Rain | – Outdoor Festival | – India | ||
| 27 | Mar 31 2023 | Theatre Roof Collapse – Tornado Strike — 1 Dead, 48 Inj. | Tornado (winds 90–100 mph); show continued despite high-risk convective outlook; roof fell during opening act | Morbid Angel / US Tour of Terror (Crypta opening) | 1 killed, 48 injured | Apollo Theatre, Belvidere, IL, USA | CNN, Wikipedia, Mar 2023 |
| 28 | Apr 2023 | Video Wall Overload Collapse – Exhibition Centre | LED wall overload; no load monitoring | ? – Exhibition Centre (overnight) | – Germany | Eilon Engineering, Apr 2023 | |
| 29 | May 2023 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Wind; bad ballast | ? – Outdoor Political Rally | – Mexico | ||
| 30 | Jun 2023 | LED-Wall Topples on Stage | Hoist / sling failure | – Concert | – USA | ||
| 31 | Jul 2023 | Stage PA Tower Topples | Wind; no ballast | – Festival | – Indonesia | ||
| 32 | Aug 2023 | GS Roof Collapse – Outdoor Event | Wind + Rain | – Outdoor Festival | – Brazil | ||
| 33 | Sep 2023 | Stage Roof Collapse – Political Rally | Wind; no engineering review | – Political Rally | – India | ||
| 34 | Oct 2023 | LED Screen Goal Post Topples | Bad Stability; Wind | – Outdoor Event | – Philippines | ||
| 35 | Nov 2023 | Scaff Tower Collapse – Load-In | Overload; bad assembly | ? – Arena Concert Load-In | 1 injured | – Australia | |
| 36 | Dec 2023 | GS Roof Collapse – Festival Prep | Bad Ballast + Wind | – Festival Build | – Colombia | ||
| 2024 | |||||||
| 37 | Mar 2024 | Stage Roof Collapse – Outdoor Event | Wind + Rain; inadequate ballast | – Outdoor Festival | – Brazil | ||
| 38 | May 08 2024 | Stage Roof Partial Collapse | Wind; bad structure | – Outdoor Event | – India | ||
| 39 | May 22 2024 | Stage + LED Screen Collapse — 10 Dead, 213 Inj. | Microburst / wind gust ~40–50 kph; weather warnings issued hours prior; structure not demounted | Citizens' Movement Party Campaign Rally (Canavati / Máynez); Grupo Bronco performing | 10 killed, 213 injured | San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico | Reuters, AP, CNN, NPR, Wikipedia, 2024 |
| 40 | Jun 2024 | LED Wall Topples on Stage | Bad Stability / No Ballast | – Concert | – Brazil | ||
| 41 | Jul 2024 | GS Stage Roof Collapse | Wind + Rain | – Outdoor Festival | – Bangladesh | ||
| 42 | Aug 2024 | PA Line Array Falls – Load-In | Rigging error; hoist failure | ? – Arena Concert Setup | 1 injured | – USA | |
| 43 | Sep 2024 | Stage Roof Partial Collapse – Rally | Wind + Bad Structure | – Political Rally | – India | ||
| 44 | Oct 2024 | LED Goalpost Truss Topples | Bad Stability; Wind | – Outdoor Festival | – Philippines | ||
| 45 | Nov 2024 | Scaff Tower Collapse – Outdoor Event | Overload / Wind | – Festival | – Brazil | ||
| 46 | Dec 2024 | GS LED Wall Collapse | Bad Stability + Wind | – Outdoor Event | – Indonesia | ||
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| 47 | Apr 05 2025 | Scissor Lift (MEWP) Collapse – Decorative Structure — 2 Dead | Wind gust; structure installed last-minute without required civil protection inspection | AXE Ceremonia 2025 (Charli XCX, Tyler the Creator headlining) | 2 killed (photographers Berenice Giles, 28 & Miguel Ángel Rojas, 26) | Parque Bicentenario, Mexico City, Mexico | AP, Billboard, Variety, Pollstar, 2025 |
| 48 | Apr 08 2025 | Nightclub Roof Collapse During Concert — 236 Dead | Concrete roof overloaded by rooftop HVAC, generators & water tanks; no rebar; structure 50+ years old; owner negligence | Merengue concert (Rubby Pérez performing); ~515 people inside | 236 killed, 255+ injured | Jet Set Nightclub, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | AP, CNN, NPR, ABC News, Wikipedia, 2025 |
| 49 | May 09 2025 | Stage Metal Structure Collapse — 7 Inj. | Strong wind gusts | ? – Outdoor Concert (Mother's Day commemoration) | 7 injured, 2 hospitalized | Mexico City, Mexico | Federal Character, 2025 |
| 50 | Aug 15 2025 | Beer Festival Truss Collapse — 2 Dead, 3 Inj. | Severe convective weather; sudden storm | Qian Kun Group Beer Festival | 2 killed, 3 seriously injured | Mianzhu, Mianyang, Sichuan, China | Reuters, China Daily, Global Times, Xinhua, 2025 |
The following is a crowd sourced list of rigging incidents.
We cannot independently verify the accuracy or completeness of this list as it is crowd sourced.
If you know of an incident that’s not included, leave it in the comments and we will add it.