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Guns N' Roses · 1988

Guns N' Roses

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

August 20, 1988Accident⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Two fans died during Guns N' Roses' performance at the Monsters of Rock festival in Castle Donington, England. Singer Axl Rose had previously urged the crowd not to kill one another. Because of the wet surface and a record attendance of 107,000 people, a crowd surge occurred during the performance and two fans were trampled or crushed to death.

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