A concert at a Tyneside venue, which has only been open a month, had to be abandoned after the floor began to sag. Almost 2,000 people were told to leave Newcastle's Carling Academy just 20 minutes into a gig by former Stone Roses front man, Ian Brown. Organisers said it was simply a safety precaution as there was no danger the floor would collapse during the concert on Monday night. Ticket holders have been told they will get their money back. It is believed that four or five joists under the main dance floor came out of their springs. Steve Forster, group operations director with Academy Music Group, said: "Whilst nobody was in any danger, there was a possibility there would be some movement of the main floor. "So we had to make the decision to pull the show and that's what we did. "We are speaking to Ian Brown to see if the gig can be rescheduled at the back end of their tour. If so, people will be given the opportunity to keep their tickets and go to the next concert, but if they can't, or if we can't rearrange it, they will definitely get their money back." He added that the problem was being investigated, but there was no reason to assume that the venue would not be open on Tuesday night.
My mate went and was telling me about it today-she was gutted he only did about 3 songs. Aparantly its just had an expensive refurbishment as well!
It's hardly a deep and dangerous hole, a few barriers would have done. I take it the Chems gig will be ok.
