What Happens When Gigs Go Wrong: 50 Shocking Live Shows

Guns n Roses @ Monsters of Rock, Donington, August 1988 – Playing alongside KISS and Iron Maiden at the British festival, tragedy struck during Guns N Roses' set. The 100,000 capacity crowd began to push forward, causing Axl Rose to plead with them to stop. Unfortunately it was to no avail and two audience members were trampled to death. Despite the band's efforts, certain sections of the media partially blamed them for the deaths as they continued to play when the crowd first surged forward.

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