Madonna's Stage Company: History of Collapses

by Blaine Metzgar | July 17, 2009 at 02:13 pm

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The company hired to build the stage for Madonna's concert in Marsille during which the set collapsed and killed two stagehands has a history stage collapses. The company, E S Group, was responsible for the construction of a stage at Dodger's Stadium for a Britney Spears and Madonna Concert last November which also collapsed. E S Group released a statement about the tragedy:

"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."