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PrintableSEVERE storms caused a stage to collapse at Belgium's Pukkelpop outdoor rock music festival overnight, reportedly killing at least one person and injuring seven others.
There were conflicting reports about whether Chicago-based indie rock band Smith Westerns was playing at the time but they later tweeted they all were fine.
Jared Leto, actor-turned-frontman of 30 Seconds to Mars, was due to headline the program later, along with the Foo Fighters. Eminem was listed as the main act in the line-up for tomorrow.
Two stages collapsed, one falling on the concert-goers, AFP said. Some giant screens also fell and trees were uprooted, according to the Belga news agency.
AFP said at least one person had been killed.
"Stage collapsed max almost got crushed by the tress. I hope pukkelpop has insurance bc all our sh*t is broke," the Smith Westerns tweeted. "Praying no one got hurt."
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