On this Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 photograph, a memorial plaque for eleven concertgoers killed at a 1979 live performance stands between Nice American Ballpark and Heritage Financial institution Area, in Cincinnati. (AP Photograph/John Minchillo)
CINCINNATI, OHIO --
British rock band The Who will play their first live performance within the Cincinnati space in over 4 many years, after 11 folks died in a pre-show stampede in 1979.
The Who will take the stage on the TQL Stadium on Might 15, WCPO-TV reported Monday. The band's return was initially deliberate for April 2020 on the BB&T Area in Kentucky, however needed to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lengthy haunted by the tragedy, The Who has for years supported a memorial scholarship effort in a Cincinnati suburb the place three of the victims went to high school.
“We're now enjoying in a fair bigger venue, which clearly will increase extra income,” for the scholarship, lead singer Roger Daltrey instructed the station. “I am very enthusiastic about the truth that we depart behind a legacy for Cincinnati.”
Within the station's 2019 documentary “The Who: The Night time that Modified Rock,” the band mentioned deciding to play in Cincinnati once more “could be such a joyous event for us and such a therapeutic factor.”
One other two dozen folks had been injured at Riverfront Colosseum on Dec. 3, 1979, amid confusion and lack of preparation for hundreds of followers lined up for hours for first-come seats.
Roger Daltrey (L) and Pete Townshend of English rock band The Who carry out on the Pyramid Stage on the Glastonbury Pageant of Music and Performing Arts on Worthy Farm close to the village of Pilton in Somerset, South West England, on June 28, 2015. (OLI SCARFF / AFP)
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