Eleven "WHO" fans were killed at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was set up as "festival seating" meaning the entire show was first come-first serve to get as close to the stage as possible. The crowd started lining up in the cold waiting to get in. The crowd got impatient as time went on.
The band got off to a late start and had a late sound check before the doors opened. The crowd outside heard this and took it as if the show had started and they were missing the set. This resulted in the crowd pushing, shoving, and trampling others to get into the assumed on-going show. In result eleven people died and dozens were injured on various levels.
The band were not informed of the deaths until after the show.
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