Top 10 Worst Music Festival Disasters

Twenty-one people were crushed to death and over 500 injured when a single tunnel entrance to the festival grounds created a fatal stampede, ending the iconic German techno parade forever.

Nine fans were killed in a crowd crush during Pearl Jam's performance when the rain-soaked crowd surged forward, leading to sweeping safety reforms across all European festivals.

Three days of 100-degree heat, $4 water, sewage-contaminated grounds, and inadequate security culminated in widespread fires, sexual assaults, and a national reckoning with festival culture.

The Rolling Stones' free concert at Altamont Speedway turned deadly when Hells Angels, hired as security for $500 in beer, fatally stabbed an attendee in front of the stage during "Under My Thumb."

A sudden violent storm hit the Belgian festival with 90 mph winds, collapsing stages and large tents that killed five people and injured 140, forcing an immediate evacuation of 60,000 festivalgoers.

High winds from an approaching storm toppled the stage rigging minutes before Sugarland's performance, killing seven fans and injuring 58 in the grandstand seating area.

While not a festival, the Ozone Disco fire in Quezon City killed 162 people — mostly teenagers — when a spark ignited during a packed concert event, making it the world's deadliest nightclub fire.

At least 159 people were killed in a crowd crush in a narrow alley during Seoul's Halloween celebrations, when an estimated 100,000 people packed into the Itaewon entertainment district.

Pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing foam during a Great White concert, killing 100 people in under three minutes as fire engulfed the overcrowded venue, leading to sweeping fire code reforms nationwide.

Twenty-one people were crushed to death and over 500 injured when a single tunnel entrance to the festival grounds created a fatal stampede, ending the iconic German techno parade forever.

Nine fans were killed in a crowd crush during Pearl Jam's performance when the rain-soaked crowd surged forward, leading to sweeping safety reforms across all European festivals.

Three days of 100-degree heat, $4 water, sewage-contaminated grounds, and inadequate security culminated in widespread fires, sexual assaults, and a national reckoning with festival culture.

The Rolling Stones' free concert at Altamont Speedway turned deadly when Hells Angels, hired as security for $500 in beer, fatally stabbed an attendee in front of the stage during "Under My Thumb."

A sudden violent storm hit the Belgian festival with 90 mph winds, collapsing stages and large tents that killed five people and injured 140, forcing an immediate evacuation of 60,000 festivalgoers.

High winds from an approaching storm toppled the stage rigging minutes before Sugarland's performance, killing seven fans and injuring 58 in the grandstand seating area.

While not a festival, the Ozone Disco fire in Quezon City killed 162 people — mostly teenagers — when a spark ignited during a packed concert event, making it the world's deadliest nightclub fire.

At least 159 people were killed in a crowd crush in a narrow alley during Seoul's Halloween celebrations, when an estimated 100,000 people packed into the Itaewon entertainment district.

Pyrotechnics ignited soundproofing foam during a Great White concert, killing 100 people in under three minutes as fire engulfed the overcrowded venue, leading to sweeping fire code reforms nationwide.