The total number injured had not been determined late Monday.Īt a press conference at District One police headquarters, Lt. Identity of the victims was to be released sometime today. A coroner’s spokesman said the ages of the victims ranged from 18 to the early 20s.Ī team of clergymen accompanied parents of victims through the Hamilton County morgue late Monday night. The Hamilton County Coroner’s office said the dead included seven males and four females. ![]() 4, 1979.ĬINCINNATI – Eleven people were killed and eight seriously injured at Riverfront Coliseum Monday night in a human stampede through the arena’s doors before the start of The Who rock group concert. You can also follow him on Twitter at and/or watch his films here.Watch Video: 40 years ago The Who concert stampede left 11 people deadĮditor's note: After the tragedy at Astroworld, we look back at how this isn't the first time it happened, and we present the original news coverage from The Cincinnati Enquirer on Dec. Ted Mills is a freelance writer on the arts who currently hosts the Notes from the Shed podcast and is the producer of KCRW’s Curious Coast. What Made John Entwistle One of the Great Rock Bassists? Hear Isolated Tracks from “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” “Baba O’Riley” & “Pinball Wizard” Keith Moon’s Final Performance with The Who (1978) Keith Moon, Drummer of The Who, Passes Out at 1973 Concert 19-Year-Old Fan Takes Over ![]() Twenty years later the performance still holds up, a moment in time just before we all got fooled again. And that ass whoopin’ we promised the Middle East wound up kicking America’s economy in the butt instead. Mayor Giuliani…well, we know what happened to him. So many of the remaining first responders would die from the toxic chemicals breathed in on 9/11, and still they fight for some recompense from the government that honored them at first. And death hangs over the whole event, as camera cut to family members holding up photos of lost loved ones, while the World Trade Center rubble still smoldered.Īnd then there’s what nobody knew at the time: this would be bassist John Entwistle’s last gig before his fatal heart attack eight months later. The concert was exactly what was needed for the grief of the community. The set is the Who at their most anthemic, but also the most representative of the classic rock radio these uniformed men and women and their families grew up with: “Who Are You,” “Baba O’Reilly,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” and ending with “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” However the line “meet the new boss, same as the old boss” is quietly deleted. But, what the crowd wanted that night was catharsis, and that’s what the Who brought. Songs about America (David Bowie), songs about New York City (Billy Joel), songs about freedom (Paul McCartney), songs about heroes (also Bowie). In a moment like this, a lot of the artists headed towards jingoism. The Garden was the biggest Irish wake in history.” Large bottles of high proof spirits were produced. The thousands of cops in attendance studiously ignored thousands of other cops and firefighters lighting up a little reefer. From the start, the building ran on a river of emotion and beer, which, if you wore a uniform – or your late loved one’s cap – was free. Picture a Knicks game, then double the crowd. ![]() “To say that occupancy laws were stretched that night is to undersell the size of the place. The concert was free to any firefighter or policeman who came in uniform.
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