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Canada Stage Collapse: One dead. Band, Fans Injured

Published August 3rd, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: Nashville musician Billy Currington was performing at the time of the Big Valley Jamboree stage collapse.

An annual celebration of country music turned fatal in Camrose, Alberta, Canada over the weekend, as one person was killed and dozens were injured when a stage collapsed at the Big Valley Jamboree.

Last month, two people were killed, and many others injured, during a stage collapse at a Madonna concert site in France.

A press release from the Canadian event’s official website states that the stage collapsed Saturday night as the result of Continue reading »