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What Really Happened During The Who Concert Disaster? We Explain

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The recent Astroworld Festival tragedy has many looking back to 1979, when a similar deadly crowd control failure left eleven dead and dozens injured at a Who concert in Cincinnati. Nearly 15,000 "festival seating" tickets had been sold for the concert at Riverfront Coliseum. "Festival seating" refers to general admission events that allow any ticket holder to stake their claim on whatever square foot of space they desire in a large, open area. While many venues had eliminated the controversial practice by 1979, Riverfront Coliseum had not. What really happened during The Who concert disaster? Here's a look back.

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Before the disaster | 0:00
Festival seating | 0:34
A crush at the doors | 2:00
Assessing the aftermath | 3:23
Who's to blame? | 4:17

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