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Smith Westerns Give First Interview About Pukkelpop Stage Collapse

By Jon Graef in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 22, 2011 4:20PM

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Via Prefix, comes video of Smith Westerns first interview since the tragic stage collapse at Pukkelpop Fest in Belgium, which injured 75 people and killed four. At the Dutch Lowlands Festival, Smith Westerns gave an interview in which they recount in detail the events leading up to the collapse, including their initial false impressions of faulty equipment, how they exited the stage, and guitarist Max Kakacek's close call. Watch the video here.