Biloxi Stop Of 'Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival' Moves Main Stage Indoors

August 20, 2011

The main stage of the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival tour will be moved inside of the Gulf Coast Coliseum for the September 4 show in Biloxi, Mississippi. A statement from the local radio station 97.9 WCPR which is co-promoting the event reads as follows:

"WCPR and local officials have announced changes to the CPR Fest/Uproar tour. Because of last week's collapse of a large outdoor stage in Indiana, a decision has been made to move the 'main-stage' portion of the concert indoors at the Coast Coliseum. According to officials, 'Safety is our number one concern and until an investigation is complete into the cause of the Indiana tragedy we didn't feel comfortable building what would have been the largest stage ever constructed in Biloxi." The second stage, a much smaller and easily anchored venue will still be outside. So, it'll be the best of both worlds! Gates will open at 1:30 p.m. on September 4th with the outdoor stage featuring SEVENDUST. After an entire afternoon outdoors, everyone will move inside the Coliseum for the conclusion featuring AVENGED SEVENFOLD, THREE DAYS GRACE, SEETHER, and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. Officials also say there will be an added benefit of moving indoors; 'Being indoors allows us to add more pyrotechnics and production value to the show. Things that weren't allowed by regulations outside. Also, we like to emphasize that one ticket will get you into both the outside and inside portion of the show.'"

Inside the arena on the Rockstar Energy Drink Main Stage:

AVENGED SEVENFOLD
THREE DAYS GRACE
SEETHER
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
ESCAPE THE FATE

Outside on the grounds on the Best Buy Music Gear Second Stage:

SEVENDUST
BLACK TIDE
ART OF DYING
HELL OR HIGHWATER

Five people were killed when stage equipment, towers, a tent and a tree collapsed on August 18 after a wind and hail storm hit the Pukkelpop festival in Hasselt, Belgium.

Last weekend, a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair and sent steel scaffolding into the crowd below, killing five people and injuring dozens more.

On July 17, CHEAP TRICK barely avoided being crushed when the stage at the Ottawa Bluesfest collapsed during a storm. A few were injured, but no one was killed.

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