October 3, 2002
TEENAGE WASTELAND:
Morning's Glory: The smash album Morning View rockets Incubus into the big-time (JENNIFER KOHL, 9/26/02, City Beat)As a touring musician who has witnessed all types of concert scenarios, Pasillas has a unique perspective on the lifting of Cincinnati's festival seating ban. The ban, instituted in 1979 after the tragic death of 11 concert-goers attending Riverfront Coliseum's Who concert, will be lifted for Bruce Springsteen's upcoming performance at the same venue."I think lifting it (the ban) would be cool because that was a long time ago and security measures weren't up to what they are now," he says. "So I think it's going to be a huge difference. We've been playing huge 80,000 people festivals in Europe, for example, and they have been doing it for so long. They have good means of security and they rarely, rarely have incidents. Even if you have seating, you can have an incident. It's still possible. It's come a lot further than it was."
The band sounds interesting but lifting the ban sounds not only idiotic but disrespectful to the poor folks who died needlessly at that Who show just twenty years ago. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 3, 2002 5:12 PM
I'd disagree.
In England we had a crowding disaster at a soccer ground called Hillsborough in th late 80's where 93 fans died.
The authorities didn't demolish the ground though or stop playing football/soccer (which I'm sure you think is a shame) but made sure safety standards at sporting venues were massively enhanced.
If the venue is safe enough, lift the ban.
Ali:
Concert seating is the practice of opening the gates and telling the crowd of 80,000 to grab whatever seat they can get. Let's Liverpool try that one.
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That doesn't happen here.
If you have a seat at a concert at a it's been reserved in your name.
If you haven't made a reservation then you stand.
I can see now why they've banned it.
But to be honest I'd much rather stand at rock shows than sit down.