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Title: History Of The Day - The Who Riverfront Coliseum Stampede (1979)
Post by: TFD on Dec 03, 2013, 09:31 AM
After starting out as The High Numbers, British rock band The Who gained international fame in the 1960s and 70s with songs like "My Generation," "Pinball Wizard," and "Won't Get Fooled Again." The band's incredibly loud concerts and penchant for destroying their instruments onstage boosted their appeal to rock fans, but offstage destruction overshadowed the music on December 3, 1979, when a stampede prior to The Who's show at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio, killed how many fans? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst49053_The-Who-Riverfront-Coliseum-Stampede--1979-.aspx)