Yeah, E O forthislistwillbelookingatneardeathexperiencesoraccidentsthatreportedlyoccurredtomusicianswhileperformingonstageandorwhiletheywereontour, knowofanymusicalclosecallswemissed.
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Number 10 Elevatorsnafu.
ArianaGrande.
Hey, wegetit.
Having a killerstagesetupispartofthepackage.
Whenyoubecome a popicon, bringinganamazingshowtothemassesisthejob.
ArianaGrandelearnedthisfirsthandduringherhoneymoontourin 2015, whenpartof a liftsnapped, threateningtocrushtheDominionofsingeragainstthestage.
Okay, sotheonethingbreaks, itfeelslikethisonstart, and I'm like I'm abouttobecrushedbymechanicallikemylikemetalshitonmywoodisthankfullygrandesquickthinkingguitaristshelpedherupintime, andthesingeravoidedanymajorinjury.
Butthisincidentcouldhaveeasilybeenwayworse.
E numbernineSetablazeMichaelJackson.
It's oneofthemostinfamouseventsevertotakeplaceonthesetof a sodacommercialthetimeMichaelJacksonwasaccidentallysetonfire.
Mostrecognizableriffsandoneofitsmostinfamousbackstories, DeepPurple, wererecordingat a casinoinMontreux, Switzerland, anddecidedtotake a breakandcheckout a gigbyFrankZappaandtheMothersofInventionoverattheCasinotheaterTheo.
Duringtheshow, a memberoftheaudiencefired a flaregunthatsettheballroomceilingablaze, destroyingtheband's gearandputtingnearlyeveryone's livesatrisk.
Althoughtherewerenofatalities, Purplenowneeded a newplacetorecord.
It's certainplannedmomentsthroughoutthecoheadliningtouronthenightofAugust 8thinMontreal, however, Hetfieldbecameconfusedastowherehismarkwasonthestage, resultingintheguitaristwalkingstraightinto a wallofflamepower.
Guydoesn't seemethat I'vewalkedbackoutthere.
A bigcoloredflamegoesrightupundermeandinstantly, youknow, squintInturn.
Hatfieldsuffered 2ndand 3rddegreeburnsas a resultoftheincident, andfansriotedwhenGuns N Rosesdidn't goonanyearliertoreplaceMetallica's departureandcuttheirownsetshort.
Underthesecircumstances, though, ThomasScottHalpinwasjust a fanwatchingthewhoperformedduringtheirQuadropheniatourwhenthelegendaryKeithMooncollapsedbehindthedrumkit.
Twicewerejustway.
Turnsout, theclassicrockiconanddrummerextraordinaireindulgedin a twopotentmixture, puttinghimdownforthecount.