ES Group, the company that builds Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour stage, has released the following statement regarding the collapsing of the stage in Marseille earlier this week, causing the death of two workers, while leaving 8 others injured:
"We were incredibly saddened by the tragic accident during the construction of a stage at the Velodrome at Marseille. Our thoughts at this current time go out to the families and loved ones of the two men who died and to those who have been injured.
Two of our Directors have flown out to Marseille to visit the injured and to get a better understanding of what caused the accident. At present, it would not be appropriate to speculate on potential causes of the accident, but we are working closely with the French authorities to investigate what caused this incident. This is normal practice for such an incident and we will provide a further update as soon as it is possible.
There is absolutely no technical or other connection between the incident at the Dodgers Stadium in November 2008 and the tragic accident yesterday (July 16 2009) at the Velodrome in Marseille."
For your information: the Dodger Stadium incident they're talking about, was when parts of the runway overhead fell down before the show, causing Madonna to perform a stripped down version of her concert.
It has also been revealed this week that two weeks ago a cable fell down at the MEN Arena in Manchester, and the same thing happened at Festival Park in Werchter. Both of these incidents happened during the show, so these extremely heavy cables could have hit Madonna, her dancers, or the audience.
Somehow I wouldn't want to find myself standing under that stage anymore!
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