Styx, REO Speedwagon concert sidelined by falling stage lights
Styx and REO Speedwagon canceled their Saturday (5/23) night concert at Konocti Harbor Resort in Northern California after the overhead lighting standard began to fall down during opening act .38 Special 's first song, according to a Santa Rosa Press Democrat report.
Witnesses said a lighting unit dropped suddenly from the outdoor stage's roofing several seconds into the band's opening set.
Venue officials immediately began to evacuate the stage and called-off the remainder of the show. Konocti president and general manager Greg Bennett told the newspaper that nothing fell to the ground, no one was hurt and the show is being rescheduled.
Tickets that were purchased will be refunded. Concert-goers who had complimentary tickets could receive free entry when the show is rescheduled, Bennett said.
This week's concerts at Konocti are expected to go on as scheduled.
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