Stageline Comments on Stage Collapse at Ottawa Bluesfest, Denies Any Connection to Accident

Following the collapse of the main stage on Sunday July 17 at the Ottawa Bluesfest during a performance by the band Cheap Trick, Stageline and its affiliated company, MSR Mobile Stage Rentals, wishes to specify that the four Stageline stages onsite have not undergone any damage and/or breaking in spite of winds blowing up to 56mph. The stages were considered to be structurally sound by local authorities and ready to be dismantled. The Stageline Group is not in any way connected to the company that manufactured and installed the collapsed structure.

The company adds in a statement, "Today, our thoughts go to the injured and their families, wishing them a speedy recovery. Let us recall that safety is, at Stageline, a priority and that we have always worked with the goal of offering equipment which answers to the highest safety criteria."