Fans watching Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark at Stubbs in Austin, TX during South by Southwest last night were injured when a camera boom fell on the crowd.
According to Austin-based news site www.kxan.com, the accident happened at around 1am on Saturday, March 19 (the night of March 18) and that four people were treated at the University Medical Center in Brackenridge. A spokesperson said the people suffered minor injuries.
Possibly the world’s biggest OMD fan who is heading around the USA to see every show gave an account of the accident in her blog (you can read the full post by clicking here):
“It was only a matter of a few more seconds and it became very apparent that this was serious. Mr. M asked for a doctor and also announced they would leave and come back when things were done and the band walked off while the camera people went crazy. They all jumped up on the bench like rails of the barrier and started snapping at the injured while we were being told to back up. I just couldn't believe it! I thought "Are you KIDDING me? Get in there and help!" Apparently one got into the crowd and actually took pics of the injured while they were on the ground before a police officer threw him out and confiscated the camera... unbelievable! Well a tall guy started reporting to us what was up…one girl on the ground, a couple guys (one I saw) holding their heads, one bleeding bad. I tried not to listen and kept looking at the ground, the stage (where I saw Mr. Hx2 and Mr. C coming in and out from the back to check on the status. They looked upset just like the rest of us) or the people around me. We were all freaked out because we knew it could have easily been us and kept saying we hoped everyone would be OK. Talks of the show being cancelled started and I thought "Oh God, the poor guys, yet another disaster for them" but under the circumstances, if it happened, it would make sense and I felt even worse for the hurt.”
The band played an abridged version of the set.
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