Kevin Costner, Band Escape Injury During Fatal Stage Accident

 
 
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  • The scene in Camrose, Alberta after a stage collapsed injuring 75 and killing 1 person. Kevin Costner’s band was set to perform next.
  • Kevin Costner at his band Modern West perform at the NASCAR Spring All-Star Race in North Carolina on May 16, 2009
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    The scene in Camrose, Alberta after a stage collapsed injuring 75 and killing 1 person. Kevin Costner’s band was set to perform next.

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    Kevin Costner at his band Modern West perform at the NASCAR Spring All-Star Race in North Carolina on May 16, 2009

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    Kevin Costner at the Saturday Night Spectacular in Tampa (Jan. 2009)

 
 

FIRST PUBLISHED: August 3, 2009 12:24 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: August 3, 2009 12:36 PM EDT

CAMROSE, Alberta --

It was a close call for Kevin Costner and his band Modern West at a Canadian music festival over the weekend.

Costner and the band were getting ready to perform when the stage caved in. One person was killed and about 75 others injured in the accident Saturday.

Costner’s manager says he and Costner were caught underneath the stage, but “wiggled” their way out. They weren’t hurt.

The Nashville-based Billy Currington band was playing when the power went out and the stage fell. One band member was pulled from the wreckage with a badly injured arm.

The last day of the Big Valley Jamboree in Alberta was canceled yesterday following the tragedy.

It’s billed as Canada’s largest country music festival.

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