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At least three injured after grandstand collapses at sold out music festival

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Nickel, A. (2026, November 1). At least three injured after grandstand collapses at sold out music festival. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16256255/grandstand-Coolangatta-Gold-Coast-Red-Hot-Summer.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-01 · by Ashley Nickel

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📰 Grandstand Collapses At Music Festival
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Ashley Nickel
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Topics

Australian Boom Crash Opera Coolangatta Beach Queensland Red Hot Summer Tour

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Alicia Glohe PERSON · 1× Australian NORP · 1× Boom Crash Opera ORG · 1× Borg PERSON · 1× Claire Borg PERSON · 1× Coolangatta Beach GPE · 1× Macksville GPE · 1× Queensland GPE · 1× Workplace Health and Safety ORG · 1× the Gold Coast Bulletin ORG · 1×

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A grandstand collapsed on the Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon (source: @nottheadviceyaafter/Reddit) At least three people sustained minor injuries (source: @1029hottomato/Instagram) She and her friend Alicia Glohe, also a nurse, helped several people who were trapped with ankle, shin and foot injuries.
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🔮 'We heard this almighty crash, we looked back and all the seats collapsed,' she told the Gold Coast Bulletin.

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At least three people were injured when a temporary grandstand collapsed during a music festival. asserted
grandstand → injure → festival
The grandstand was set up on Coolangatta Beach, on the Gold Coast in southeast Queensland, for the sold-out Red Hot Summer Tour. asserted
grandstand → set → Tour
It collapsed about 2.50pm AEST on Sunday during a performance by Boom Crash Opera, an Australian pop-rock band. asserted
It → collapse → Opera
At least three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries. asserted
people → take → injuries
Another 18 were treated at the scene. asserted
18 → treat → scene
Hundreds of attendees were ushered off the beach when paramedics arrived. asserted
paramedics → usher → beach
Claire Borg, an off-duty nurse from Macksville, was sitting in front of the grandstand when it caved inward. asserted
it → sit → grandstand
'We heard this almighty crash, we looked back and all the seats collapsed,' she told the Gold Coast Bulletin. asserted
she → hear → Bulletin
'It was like this crash and I saw people bouncing.' asserted
people → see → crash
A grandstand collapsed on the Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon (source: @nottheadviceyaafter/Reddit) At least three people sustained minor injuries (source: @1029hottomato/Instagram) She and her friend Alicia Glohe, also a nurse, helped several people who were trapped with ankle, shin and foot injuries. asserted
who → collapse → injuries
We just heard a clunk, clunk, clunk,' Ms Borg said. asserted
Borg → hear → clunk
The festival resumed roughly an hour after the collapse. asserted
festival → resume → collapse
Organisers said the grandstand was cleared for use by engineers on Saturday and offered a full refund for anyone sitting in the affected area. asserted
grandstand → say → area
Workplace Health and Safety will investigate the incident. asserted
Health → investigate → incident
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