STURGIS, SD — Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, 61, fell off the stage at the Buffalo Chip Campground Aug. 5 and was taken to the hospital to treat injuries to his head, neck and shoulders, according to news reports.
While news sources noted that Tyler was dancing during a disruption in the sound system, supplied by PRG, FOH has been informed that an electrical disruption may have led to the lack of sound amplification shortly before Tyler’s fall.
According to production personnel, the sound system did not fail. One leg of a generator tripped. This leg had been tested the day before for Toby Keith and was drawing 80 amps. The circuit was rated for 200 amps. The DiGiCo stage boxes which do the analog-digital conversion and send the audio to the console were on that circuit.
Videos posted on the Internet also show that despite the audio problems, the walkway that Tyler fell from was still fully illuminated prior to his fall.
For a posted video, go to http://www.tmz.com/videos?autoplay=true&mediaKey=ed2c697f-01cd-42d3-9dc0-796b744973ab.
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