A 51-year-old man fell to their death Saturday during jam band Goose’s concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
The concertgoer, who was not identified at press time, fell from an “elevated position” inside the arena to a lower tier. “At approximately 9:51 p.m. inside Madison Square Garden, officers observed a 51-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive,” the NYPD told the New York Post in a statement.
The man was soon transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident remains under investigation, the NYPD added.
“We are deeply saddened and heartbroken to learn of the tragic event that occurred at tonight’s show. We extend our deepest sympathy to everyone affected,” Goose said in a statement following the concert, the band’s second of two sold-out nights at MSG. “Thank you to the emergency personnel and venue staff who stepped in with care and support.”
A spokesperson for MSG Entertainment said in a statement to Rolling Stone, “While we await the police report on the tragedy at last night’s Goose concert, we are deeply saddened by the loss of a fan’s life at Madison Square Garden. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the concertgoer.”
Despite the incident, Goose’s concert Saturday was unaffected, as the band still performed a full set and encore that was streamed live on Amazon Music. According to witnesses on social media, about seven rows of the lower section where the man fell were taped off by police, and the attendees of that section were re-seated elsewhere in the arena.
Goose is still scheduled to perform Sunday at New York’s Central Park Summer Stage.
This is the second time in recent years that a fan fell to their death at a jam band’s concert in the New York area: In August 2021, at Dead & Company’s Citi Field concert in Queens, a man in his 40s died after he fell from an upper tier balcony to the concrete below during the show’s intermission. “He attempted a body flip, fell, and landed on the balcony below,” police said at the time.
