15 killed at German music festival

2010-07-24 by Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | 72 Comments
At least 15 people have been killed and a further 10 seriously injured following a stampede at the Love Parade techno music festival in the German city of Duisberg today.

"Initial information shows 10 people were killed in a mass panic by an entrance tunnel, 10 had to be resuscitated and 15 more were injured," Duisburg police director Ralf Klauck said in a statement. A further five people have since been confirmed dead.

There has been no formal confirmation of what provoked the mass panic, but German news network DAPD has reported that it came about when police attempted to prevent thousands of people from entering the festival grounds through a tunnel.

According to DAPD, the victims were crushed and emergency services had difficulty reaching them.

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JizzInMyPants
July 24th 2010
2965 Comments


thats fucking horrible, rip

Skimaskcheck
July 24th 2010
2364 Comments


Sad, RIP

Obfuscation24
July 24th 2010
3938 Comments


Rave In Peace

AbrahamLincoln
July 24th 2010
82 Comments


awful RIP

JokesorInsults
July 24th 2010
244 Comments


damn that's horrible, RIP

DarkNoctus
July 24th 2010
12805 Comments


Damn. :c

EVedder27
July 24th 2010
6088 Comments


this happens way too much. RIP

salival13
July 24th 2010
275 Comments


yea seriously whenever I hear about people being killed at music events it's cause of stampede's it's been happening since the 60's why haven't we learned by now.

salival13
July 24th 2010
275 Comments


double post. I truly do not understand how you could be crushing another human being beneath your feet and nobody would realize it, just barbaric. Tragically ironic to happen at a "Love" festival, js

sexualsoybean
July 24th 2010
931 Comments


Wow I cant imagine how scary that would be, must have been chaos

Zip
July 24th 2010
5312 Comments


Fucking shit, that's awful

Skimaskcheck
July 24th 2010
2364 Comments


15 now? dam : (

DoubtGin
July 24th 2010
6879 Comments


wow.. rip

Emim
July 24th 2010
38550 Comments


Fucking hell...

shindip
July 24th 2010
3539 Comments


thats awful... RIP

TRMshadow
July 24th 2010
5119 Comments


Holy Crap! R.I.P

Also, people still listen to techno?

salival13
July 24th 2010
275 Comments


No I'm not fucking retarded I've just never been in a stampede (have you?) I have no idea what it's like. My closest experience would be in moshpits at metal concerts where the second someone falls down someone is trying to help them up.

Huh, looks like the comments this was in response to got deleted.

FruityCatOfDoom
July 24th 2010
2231 Comments


sad but i want to know what band caused that.

lessermaster
July 24th 2010
85 Comments


WHAT THE FUCK?

This reminds me of that Walmart emloyee who died because of a stampede on Black Friday. Seriously, are people this fucked up?!

DruggieDougie
July 24th 2010
185 Comments


You'd think venues would've learned their lesson about limited entrances from the tragedy of the Cincinnati, OH The Who concert of '79. 11 people died.

My heart goes out to the families and victims of this festival.

vanderb0b
July 24th 2010
3473 Comments


Damn, that's crazy. R.I.P

PanasonicYouth
July 24th 2010
7413 Comments


techno viking does not approve...

RIP

ThePalestMexican
July 24th 2010
2816 Comments


The name of the festival was "Love Parade", I just find that weird

but seriously, R.I.P

Nagrarok
July 24th 2010
8656 Comments


sad but i want to know what band caused that.


It happened outside of the actual festival area. There was only one entrance tunnel that led the attenders to the grounds, and that's why so many people were stuck in there. It's just over the border where I live, so it's all over the news here too.

salival13
July 24th 2010
275 Comments


One girl said that she managed to find a gap and survive while two people near her were killed. Nuts

Motiv3
July 24th 2010
9351 Comments


that is horrible :/

hassanguason
July 24th 2010
31 Comments


too bad, morons...

Dogget
July 24th 2010
781 Comments


salival quite often in situations like this people die standing up crushed between other people rather than falling over and being stood on.

As for techno, in europe Justice, Boys Noize etc are all considered techno, take a look at the I love techno lineups, it's not that super gay dance stuff everyone thinks it is. I think Boys noize has actually pulled out of playing the festival now after what happened

Ryce
July 24th 2010
81 Comments


Just watch:

One of the people who got killed had a brother. The brother intentionally stayed behind, and caused
the stampede, later refusing to help his brother. Now, the son of the man concerned must face his
uncle, and take back the kingdom that once belonged to his family.

Rave in peace, and godspeed to this young hero.

KILL
July 24th 2010
81582 Comments


what shitty way to die rip

Consigliere
July 24th 2010
278 Comments


RIP

Must be awful to die at a fuckin' techno festival.....

Dave, change that damn avatar of yours pleaseeeeeeeeeee.....

bailar11
July 24th 2010
2433 Comments


sucks rip

Aids
July 24th 2010
24937 Comments


Holy shit that sounds brutal. I thought it was like a death metal festival or something just from the article title but wasn't this like...an electro/dance kinda thing?

FadeToBlack
July 24th 2010
11043 Comments


excuse me i will have u know that us death heads are considerate and caring members of society

Thor
July 24th 2010
10384 Comments


only Germans could end up killing 15 people at a festival called "Love Parade"

Ewednesday
July 24th 2010
120 Comments


R.I.P. I heard there was 1.5 million people attending the festival :O

wittwright
July 24th 2010
679 Comments


Dave de Sylvia, whats that guys shirt say in your avatar?

Clevel
July 24th 2010
1 Comments


It's rumouored that the Germans don't queue very well, ever see them at a bus stop abroad??

Helvete
July 24th 2010
1354 Comments


oh wow

Quen
July 24th 2010
1633 Comments


That has to blow so fucking bad. RIP

NEVERfade
July 24th 2010
376 Comments


Thats horrible

lennarr
July 24th 2010
18 Comments


I was there, luckily not at that time in that place, I went through the tunnel earlier that day but from where I stood I could see the people stuck in the tunnel and the entrance, everywhere around us people climbed up the walls to escape and some fell down - and died. I didn't see anyone dead or dying and I'm very gladful I didn't. I'm paralized all the same , don't know what state I would be in now, if I had actually seen someone die. I'm so sorry for the poor kids that had to die just because the head of my city HAD TO prove that we could handle such a big festival. He should just have said NO! Actually the current amount of dead people is 18 and there are still 80 people injured, half of them badly. Just wanted to give you an update.
RIP

TheyTookOurJobs
July 24th 2010
1318 Comments


Holy shit....... RIP

8bit
July 24th 2010
3317 Comments


R.I.P.

fr33convict
July 24th 2010
11723 Comments


what the fuck? RIP

taxidermist
July 24th 2010
7267 Comments


What happened to PLUR!

Titan50
July 25th 2010
4588 Comments


when police attempted to prevent thousands of people from entering the festival grounds through a tunnel.


Did a fine job

Fucking horrible, RIP

laterenima
July 25th 2010
278 Comments


Mmm.

laterenima
July 25th 2010
278 Comments


I agree.

Dylan620
July 25th 2010
6007 Comments


I would have thought that a Slipknot concert would be able to do this. RIP

CelestialDust
July 25th 2010
3170 Comments


idk if you wanna update the article but it's 18 dead now

luci
July 25th 2010
12844 Comments


this is insane how stupid can people be

Mordecai.
July 25th 2010
8410 Comments


its like the holocaust all over again. damn u goebbels!

ShadowRemains
July 25th 2010
28670 Comments


wow...RIP

CrazyFool84
July 25th 2010
1083 Comments


fucking human herd, the pack mentality strikes again. Really though this is awful, you go to an event like this for a musical experience and this...rest in peace and condolences to all involved.

Captain North
July 25th 2010
6793 Comments


Rave in Peace

Athom
Emeritus
July 25th 2010
17249 Comments


guessing Techno Viking tore shit up...

Demonicgman
July 25th 2010
417 Comments


it'll keep happening at places where the entrance is too small or located in a bad position, that and if they let everyone in at the same time, they should treat it like rides at the amusement park. Only a few go in at a time, not everyone rush and find your seat/place.

Sucks.

krig9412
July 25th 2010
794 Comments


Well, the Germans do hold crazy ass concerts...

Very seriously though this is ridiculous. I almost want to punch every single person there. Are you too fucking stupid to realize you are crushing, literally, other people? Chill the fuck out, and exit in an orderly fashion. Didn't they teach this shit in elementary school?

Either way, rest in peace to all who died, and my condolences

Shrapnel94
July 25th 2010
2213 Comments


If Technoviking was there he would have saved them.

RIP

Slimjim367
July 25th 2010
512 Comments


talk about fucked up
wow

Ovrot
July 25th 2010
13303 Comments


Shit, that's nuts.

HipsterHolocaust
July 25th 2010
774 Comments


Can't help but lol at Rave in Peace.

HipsterHolocaust
July 25th 2010
774 Comments


Too bad shit like this can't happen here in San Diego...

StolenIdentity
July 25th 2010
326 Comments


Holy shit, they are up to 19 people, and one of them has been confirmed to be an Aussie

Apparently there were 1.4 million people there.

This article has a picture of the chaos. It's insane.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/7934761/australian-woman-killed-at-music-festival

lennarr
July 25th 2010
18 Comments


you can't blame the crowd. If you are part of such a crowd you don't move on your own, you're moving as a whole. everybody who has ever been on a huge concert or festival should know this. I just saw it from above and it was horrible for the people being trapt in that way.

tkxxx7
July 25th 2010
6169 Comments


I've never been in a crowd THAT huge, but what you're saying is true. After a certain point, your own survival is the only thing you can look out for, simply because to do anything else is to be injured/killed

steveosk8s
July 25th 2010
135 Comments


Of course people listen to electronic music. Don't be ignorant. I mean I know this site is mostly metalheads, dadrockers, and indie kids, but that's no excuse to be ignorant. Theres plenty of good electronic out there.

Torii
July 25th 2010
845 Comments


Shit that's horrible... RIP

SpeachImpediment
July 26th 2010
129 Comments


Holy hell, this is terrible. RIP indeed.

steveosk8s
July 26th 2010
135 Comments


"who are u even talking to? we all fucking know that there is good electronic
"


look at the top of the comments, couple of guys bashing

HipsterHolocaust
July 27th 2010
774 Comments


If you are part of such a crowd you don't move on your own, you're moving as a whole. everybody who has ever been on a huge concert or festival should know this.




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