Central News East: 22.08.1988: Monsters of Rock Festival Deaths

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Summary

Malcolm Munro reports that two fans have been killed in a crush at the Monsters of Rock music festival at Castle Donington in Leicestershire.

Year:

1988

Duration:

0:02:55

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Shots of fans at Monsters of Rock. View of fans drinking outside a pub in Donington. Shots from the stage at the festival (via ITN). Clip from uncredited rock video highlighting the craze for 'slam dancing' which might have been a factor (the group shown are Cro-Mags). Vox pops with fans about the crush. Colour still of Gary Dobson from Awsworth who remains in hospital. Malcolm Munro talks to his parents Geoff and Mary Dobson who do not blame the organisers and his brother Ian who was also at the festival who doesn't think he was involved with slam dancing.

Also interviews with hief Superintendent Dennis Clarke who said that the police were working with other authorities to try to prevent similar disasters in the future, and show organiser, Maurice Jones about the lessons that could be learnt. Views of the empty festival site showing ground covered with litter. Exterior of North West Leicestershire District Council offices.


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