The Who Concert Crush | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

"On the 3rd of December, 1979, English rock band The Who were scheduled to play a concert at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio..."

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MUSIC:
► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory
► "Emotional Aftermath" by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions

CORRECTIONS:
► When attributing a quote in this video, I misspelled Roger Daltrey's name. Instead of "Daltry", the attribution should read "Daltrey".

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[cosmicarsenal]

i was once in a stampede in LA at a hardcore concert. i was shoved to the ground by a 250 lb plus guy, and i only weigh 100lbs, after getting my legs trampled and protecting my head a huge guy scooped me up and threw me over his shoulder while running to get pet everyone he literally saved my life. he rushed to the side of the gates and dropped me off and left. if you’re reading this i never got to thank you for literally saving my life and i’m so grateful i looked for you in the crowd all night but couldn’t find you. little guys need a big dude sometimes too. thanks man. you’re a real one

[SeddieWeddie]

The only thing that terrifies me more than fires, is being suffocated to death at the expense of other people’s lack of patience.

[jhopfe]

I took a date there. We were part of the majority that didn’t learn about the tragedy until after the concert. It wasn’t until we were In the parking lot when we overheard the people in the car next to us talking about the people that died. We were shocked and struck up a conversation . They were in the group that was locked in the crush. They told us how bad and chaotic it was. They didn’t even realize that people had died until they overheard it on the radio. We turned our car radio on. It was set to station, WEBN. News of the tragedy and deaths was all over the airways. We exited the parking lot, found a pay phone and called our parents to let them know we were ok.

We had been waiting on the plaza About halfway between the top of the steps from ground level to the front doors. It was very cold and we were all bundled up. Everything was pretty relaxed up until the sound check mentioned in the video. We all thought that the concert was starting and that the doors would be opening. The crowd including us surged forward. In my opinion the sound check was the catalyst. The sound check stopped But the doors weren’t opening. There was a lot of confusion. The situation was becoming very intense. Someone from the staff came around from the north side of the stadium and announced that the side doors were opening. The crowd shouted back at them that they were lying. My date barely weighed 100 pounds and was pushed up against taller people and looking scared. I was in a crush type situation at a Rolling Stones concert in 1978 at Chicago soldiers Field. I wanted no part of this. Even if it meant not getting a good spot. I decided we needed to get out. I grabbed her. Stood my ground And back-stepped a little.Soon we were out of the crush And decided to take our chances on that side door. We wound up getting good spots on the floor along the boards that outlined the ice rink that was built for the recently defunct Cincinnati stingers. No one around us was aware of the tragedy unfolding at the main entrance.

We’ve been married for 40 years now and occasionally talk about that night, thinking about those who lost their lives and what could have been for them and their families. The tragedy at Astroworld was another one of those occasions. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.

[normandavidtidiman]

The blaming of the victims and demonising them as "crazed on drugs" is exactly what happened to the Liverpool fans at Hillsborough in 1989, except they were accused of being drunk. I can imagine those 15 yo girls had little or no chance in a crush 😔

[DigitalVomitTV]

To me, crushes are probably the most horrifying accidents you've covered, spending your last hours being suffocated by other people desperately trying to survive

[smooshiebear]

“Their bodies were held in a standing position.” Wow. I can not imagine what it would have been like to discover you survived and the person pushed up against you was dead only when the body fell down.

[adelinasantana]

Currently watching this after hearing about the Astroworld 2021 concert. History truly does repeat its self😢

[sadieb]

revisiting this after the crush at astroworld. crushes are almost always avoidable, poor management KILLS people. its sickening how few people care and instead choose to blame "unruly fans". i have been part of a mini-crush and it was terrifying. i was afraid i wouldnt leave the pit, i could barely breathe and as i tried to get out i had people pushing me closer to the stage i was trying to get escape from. i do not feel dramatic saying escape because thats what it felt like i was trying to do.
my heart goes out to everybody affected by concert crushes. until artists and venues start to care about concert-goers these things wont stop

[nancyok]

I really appreciate that you take the time to not only say the name of all the victims but you don't rush through listing them.

[Bexo]

It makes me so sad to think that these people were probably counting down the days/weeks to this concert.. not knowing they were essentially counting down to their death. These easily preventable deaths are so frustrating!

[vantablack]

People who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The ones that do, are doomed to watch others make the same mistakes again.

[Renostat_]

i was almost pulled into a crowd crush 2 years ago when i attended a rave. i’m only 4’11 (149cm) so you could imagine my fear of nearly falling over and being stomped on. i have asthma as well, so i was panicking thinking i would pass out due to the lack of oxygen that was being produced. thankfully, two men who were much taller than me wrapped their arms underneath my own to keep me from falling over, and they helped me get out of the crowd so i could breathe. i’ll never forget those two, and i wish i had gotten their names so i could thank them properly.

[JE-zluy]

Personally, I'm actually good with the venue owners going ahead with the show.

It allowed the staff to deal with the dead and injured... they were right: Sending everyone home would have just caused another crush, and more chaos.

[myockey]

This is my home. An old friend of mine survived the crush. He declined every invitation to every gathering I ever invited him to. I don't blame him.

[Samuel-b]

I was instantly reminded of this after hearing the tragic news about the Astroworld festival in Houston. RIP to the at least 8 who died.

[stevebutler]

At 5 o'clock this morning California time, I woke up to learn that eight people died at AstroWorld in Houston Texas at a rap/reggae concert. My daughter was at the concert last night. I was a senior in high school in 1979, and remember vividly the end of "general seating" because of the WHO concert disaster.

This morning, my daughter's phone wasn't answering, so I had no idea for over an hour if my daughter was even alive. Naturally, being 2000 miles away from Houston Texas didn't help. But it reminded me that I was 2000 miles away from Cincinnati Ohio when 11 teenagers died in a similar incident.

I had to wonder, "will most people not care just like I didn't care about those 11 people - who I didn't know in 1979- if it turns out that my daughter died in November 2021 at a similar concert?"

"Will I spend the rest of my life regretting that I bought my daughter a ticket to go to a concert, and never be able to enjoy another concert as long as I live because I literally bought the ticket to my daughters death?"

I called the Houston Office of Emergency Services, and gave my daughters information to them, wondering if they were going to find my daughters name among the dead or injured.

I even called T-Mobile, and asked if there was someway they could track my daughters phone and determine if it was on, and if they could get it to ring, or if they could look up any history to determine if she was alive after the deaths took place in Houston.

When my daughter finally texted me that she was OK at around 6 o'clock in the morning California time, I naturally was able to sense relief that my daughter was not among the dead.

It's been a difficult morning, but it's a weird feeling to think that you will be happy to find out that your daughter might be in a hospital injured because it certainly beats being dead.

The only thing dead, as far as my daughter is concerned, was her phone.

I revisited this video of the WHO concert, because I have a feeling that the events in Houston Texas last night will turn out to be very similar to what happened in 1979.

If I gave a listing of all the live concerts that I've seen, it would be a Who's Who of anyone who was anyone in the rock 'n' roll world from 1978 through 1982. Going to live concerts is one of the most wonderful experiences I have ever had, and I can remember those events from my teenage and early adult years just like it was yesterday.

In 1979 I stood just a few feet away from Angus, as he played his guitar down on the grass at "Day on the Green" at the Oakland Coliseum as all the other bands played after AC/DC opened. Van Halen and Aerosmith played that day too.

Admittedly, I didn't even know it was Angus, and I thought it was just someone dressed up like him playing a guitar with his head rocking up and down for hours. Great memories.

So when my daughter begged me to let her go to this AstroWorld concert, even though it was in Houston Texas, and she's just a teenager, I looked back to my own childhood and decided that she should be allowed to do what she wants to do and have those lifelong experiences that I cherish so much.

But, I got admit, I spent well over an hour wishing I had never let her go, and that I had never bought that ticket, because I actually thought that she was dead.

Not only is she not dead, but she said that she wasn't even sure what happened with the crowd, and that the concert ended early - but she wasn't sure why.

Like a typical teenager, she asked if it was OK if she went to the Houston malls today with her friends since the rest of the concert was canceled for today.

I had to weigh out the thought in my mind that if my daughter had died at that concert, the only consolation I had was that she died doing what she loved.

But it wasn't my daughters turn last night.

To you parents who let your kids go to that WHO concert in 1979, I hope you have forgiven yourselves. I can honestly say I know a tiny, little bit about what it must feel like to know that you bought the concert ticket that resulted in your child's death.

And to you parents who went to or bought tickets for your kids to go to AstroWorld in Houston, and they died there, I hope you're able to forgive yourselves.
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[bums]

I was caught in a crush at a festival after one of the bands had finished playing and everyone moved at once towards the stage. I was panicking, I had lost my hat and my wellies were getting stuck in the mud.

I started shouting for help, thankfully some guy scooped me up and plonked me down at the sidelines. I was so grateful, I offered him one of the doughnuts I had been carrying and he gladly accepted.

I'll never forget that dude.

[benjaminryder]

I just connected the dots while watching this video. One of Weird Al Yankovic's earliest songs was called 'Another One Rides the Bus', which was a parody of Queen's 'Another One Bites the Dust'. It's about being trapped in an overcrowded bus. But one of lines is: 'I haven't been a crowd like this since I went to see the Who!' At the time I thought it was just a random comparison to being in a rock concert, but just now I realized he was referring to this incident.

[fattywombat]

I’m here after Astroworld. RIP to those who passed away.

[riveroffire]

Came here after the Astroworld Crush. So horrific. Crushes can happen anywhere with crowds of people. I was in a crush in a haunted house where too many people allowed to go in at once and people piled up on each other in a narrow pathway into a dark room where no one could see anything. I was squeezed up against a wall and hit my face on the wall as I stepped on a little boys fingers who had fallen under me and I heard his fingers crunch. I was pulled out of the mess by my 6ft friend but many were severally injured. It was horrific. It's not just getting stepped on that traumatizes you. It is also trampling on other people knowing they are being hurt but you cannot control what is happening. It stays with you. I will never forget the sound of that little boys fingers cracking as the were broken under my weight. I avoid crowds of all kinds now.