Sugarland stage collapse tragedy--only the third accident of its kind this summer.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/08/indiana-state-fair-stage-collapse-5-dead-identified-singer-expresses-horror.html

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/stage-collapse-at-indiana-state-fair-kills-four-injures-dozens-20110814

Let's flash back to the article in ROLLING STONE on the Flaming Lips stage collapse:


 "We simply want to know: what are the companies and organizers doing to protect the next act and the next audience?" Dave Frey, [Cheap Trick's] manager, said in a statement. "Every act and every fan ought to be asking the same question when attending an outside musical event."
Other prominent managers, however, insist stages are safe and fans have little to fear at outdoor concerts. "The regulations have become much more difficult. Health and safety have become much more a factor in everybody's budget in the last 10 to 15 years," says Jake Berry, production and technical director for U2's 360 tour. "But some stages can hold up to a freak wind better than others. You can't stop a tsunami in Japan, can you? These are acts of nature."

Three "acts of nature" too many.