For those not in the know... Lollapalooza is huge. Every year, thousands of people descend on Chicago to take in some of the music industry's biggest acts. This past weekend a record 270,000 peopled showed up to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath and Jack White perform.

I know that music can be a divisive issue, so I would never be so bold as to say that the Lollapalooza organizers "nailed" the line-ups. What I am confident in saying is that Lollapalooza absolutely nailed the implementation of their

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A large concert stage collapsed under the pressure of 70mph winds at the Indiana State Fair this past Saturday. Reports have indicated that at least five people have died and dozens more have been injured. According to a TIME Magazine article on the tragic events, AccuWeather had issued a warning of high wind gusts more than 15 minutes before the stage collapsed.

Fifteen minutes almost definitely would have been enough time to clear the concert area of the 12,000+ people waiting for the concert to begin. If organizers did, in fact, receive warnings from the National Weather Service or AccuWeather, they would have been forced to make a difficult decision. They could either

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