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Events on Monday 3 December 1979 2
1979Fatal crowd crush at The Who concertEleven fans die before a Cincinnati showEleven concertgoers were killed in a crush of festival seating outside Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati on 3 December 1979 before a concert by The Who. The disaster prompted many US venues to abandon unreserved "festival seating" policies. The band was not told until after the show had ended.
1979The Who concert crush in Cincinnati11 fans killedA crowd crush at Riverfront Coliseum kills eleven people before the show.