Louis Tomlinson fans were hammered Wednesday by golf ball-sized hail at the former One Direction singer’s Red Rocks concert in Colorado.
According to West Metro Fire Rescue, which worked to aid the injured with the help of Stadium Medical well into the night, seven people were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, including broken bones and lacerations. Over 80 people were treated for injuries on the scene.
Earlier in the evening, the National Weather Service warned there might be sizable hail, 60 mph winds, and tornadoes. Sure enough, tornadoes touched down and tore through various parts of the state. Then, around 9:30 p.m., all hail broke loose over Red Rocks Park.
“It started like an instant. They gave us a warning and then it just started immediately,” concertgoer Olivia Santangelo told CBS Colorado.
Another concertgoer named Nicole, who captured the punishing natural phenomenon on video, tweeted that the evening amounted to the “scariest night of [her] life.”
“It started pelting people with hail at Red Rocks and my sister and I luckily found shelter under a sign,” said Nicole, adding, “I am bleeding and have huge bumps on my head from the hail. Hoping everyone made it out safely.”
Responding to the well-wishes of Andrew Cushin, one of the musicians who had taken the stage Wednesday evening, Nicole noted that she had “made it out safe thanks to some great strangers who let us in their car.”
The Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre initially told concertgoers to seek shelter in their vehicles pending notification that the weather delay had been lifted. Shortly thereafter, the venue indicated the Louis Tomlinson show would resume after all. The planned resumption was short-lived, however; the park soon warned of “severe weather,” then half an hour later announced the show had “officially been postponed.”
Hail shattered the windows of numerous vehicles and pummeled those caught out in the open with little more than cardboard taken from the merchandise stands to cover themselves, reported the Guardian.
Photographer Nikolai Puc indicated that theater staff were among those helping the injured and fans “be as safe as they could.”
West Metro Fire Rescue similarly shared images of the hail that piled up as a result of the storm.
Tomlinson, who did not ultimately get to play, later wrote, “Devastated about the show tonight, hope everyone’s ok, I’ll be back! Even though we didn’t play the show I felt all of your passion! Sending you all love!”
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