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It was 43 years ago Saturday (December 3rd, 1979) that 11 fans died in a stampede while entering the Who's concert at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum. The tragedy -- which all but eradicated festival concert seating for nearly two decades -- happened when thousands of fans who were lined up outside the venue to make a mad dash for the stage upon the arena opening, rushed through only a few doors opened by the venue, flooding the lobby area, leaving nearly a dozen fans dead in their wa...

It was 43 years ago Saturday (December 3rd, 1979) that 11 fans died in a stampede while entering the Who's concert at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum. The tragedy -- which all but eradicated festival concert seating for nearly two decades -- happened when thousands of fans who were lined up outside the venue to make a mad dash for the stage upon the arena opening, rushed through only a few doors opened by the venue, flooding the lobby area, leaving nearly a dozen fans dead in their wa...

The Who performed in Cincinnati for the first time since the 1979 crowd surge that killed 11 fans in May 2022.

The Who's 1979 show in Cincinnati changed three concertgoers' lives. As the band finally returned to the city, the three were there, too

The Who performed in Cincinnati for the first time since the 1979 crowd surge that killed 11 fans in May 2022.

The Who performed in Cincinnati for the first time since the 1979 crowd surge that killed 11 fans in May 2022.

The Who performed in Cincinnati for the first time since the 1979 crowd surge that killed 11 fans in May 2022.

The Who performed in Cincinnati for the first time since the 1979 crowd surge that killed 11 fans in May 2022.

Before tonights concert, The Who issued a statement on Twitter asking people to honor those who lost their lives at the 1979 concert.

While The Who performed inside Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum on Dec. 3, 1979, some two dozen people outside were injured and 11 died in a chaotic crush to get through the doors.