Fans hospitalised after stand collapses at Red Hot Summer Tour
The event in Australia's Gold Coast was stopped after a bleacher seating 700 people fell, with investigations now underway
News By Ciaran Donnelly | 4 November 2026
Three people were hospitalised and 22 treated for injuries after the collapse of a bandstand at Red Hot Summer tour in Australia’s Gold Coast. The stand collapsed at the event’s Coolangatta Beach venue site during a performance by the band Boom Crash Opera.
The festival resumed later with sets from other acts, including Men At Work and Australian Crawl, though Boom Crash Opera did not finish their performance.
Queensland Police and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland are now investigating,…
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