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B-52s narrowly avoid getting smashed by stage as storm strikes rig 10 minutes before show

Summary by punknews.org
This weekend, The B-52s were all set to play The C Trop Music Festival in Tilloloy, France. According to B-52 frontman Fred Schneider, the promotor was aware of dangerous storms, but chose to press the festival forward anyway. Before the B-52s were set to take the stage, the stage manager refused to let the band enter. Just minutes later, a storm struck the stage and completely demolished the rig. Had the band been on stage, they likely would ha…
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punknews.org broke the news on Monday, June 29, 2026.
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