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Podcast: What a Creep
Episode: What a Creep: "Not Fade Away" Bonus Ep "Concert Tragedies: The Who in 1979"
Description: What a Creep: Not Fade Away Podcast Bonus Ep “The Who in Cincinnatti” The Travis Scott “Astroworld” Concert Tragedy (This episode was originally released in December 2019) In today’s episode, we talk about the tragedy at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati that took place on December 3, 1979. On that night 11 people were killed trying to enter the doors for a concert by The Who. At the time it was the worst concert tragedy in American history. “Festival Seating” was demonized and the term “stampede” was irresponsibly used to describe it and other incidents over the years. So what actually happened that night? Take a listen to thi...