Moments earlier than Morbid Angel had been scheduled to take the stage on the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Ill., on Friday evening (March 31), the venue’s roof collapsed throughout a robust storm. One user on Twitter shared a video displaying the aftermath of the harm and in addition famous that “there are stories of a number of victims.”
You possibly can see the video under.
According to Chicago’s FOX 32, “Greater than a dozen ambulances had been reportedly known as to the scene. Stories are calling the incident a ‘mass casualty occasion’—which doesn’t essentially imply there are deaths concerned. It may simply be accidents.”
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Primarily based on photos other news sources have shared, it seems as if the Apollo Theatre confronted important exterior harm as nicely, together with the marquee being torn off the facet of the constructing.
It’s unclear which bands had already performed earlier than the harm occurred; in keeping with the venue’s official Facebook, Crypta had been set to carry out at 7 p.m., Skeletal Remains at 7:45 p.m., Revocation at 8:40 p.m. and Morbid Angel at 9:40 p.m. Doorways opened at 6 p.m. The present was a part of the United States Tour of Terror 2023, dubbed “40 Years of Acid.”
A lot of the Midwest endured twister warnings and heavy storms all through Friday; the harm on the Apollo was attributable to what ABC7 in Chicago described as a “severe weather outbreak.”
A number of folks have shared updates and their considerations on Twitter, together with Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta.
This story is growing. The whole workforce at Loudwire sends our condolences to the bands, crews, venue and all concerned and impacted by tonight’s accident.
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