Flaming Lips Narrowly Avoid Disaster as Lighting Rig Collapses at Tulsa Show

Mother Nature seems to really have a problem with rock shows this summer. Just weeks after the Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapsed during Cheap Trick's set, the Flaming Lips' performance at Tulsa's Brady District Block Party was canceled when winds and rain caused a lighting rig to come crashing down.

The Saturday, Aug. 6 incident affected about $800,000 worth of equipment, according to NewsOK.com. No one was injured, aside from one person with a cut finger, as the stage had been mostly cleared by organizers when the lights fell. Bassist Michael Ivins was on stage when the collapse occurred, and didn't worry about the lost gear: "I was more concerned that I survived," he said.

"The Oklahoma wind and rain was a little bit more unpredictable than we had hoped, and we had a bad gust," frontman Wayne Coyne told NewsOK. "The whole thing is shambolic and a bit dangerous and we're working to get as much off of the stage before we get hit with the second wave."

After the collapse, the singer was seen onstage helping move equipment and snapping pictures with his phone. He tweeted, "Thought we were gonna die!!!" along with a number of images of the destruction. No makeup date for the show has been scheduled, though the Oklahoma band vowed they would play.

Watch the Lighting Rig Fall


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