{"id":5920,"date":"2011-08-15T14:26:14","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T18:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=5920"},"modified":"2011-08-15T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T18:38:13","slug":"country-music-stars-tweet-prayer-requests-for-dozens-hut-in-stage-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/08\/country-music-stars-tweet-prayer-requests-for-dozens-hut-in-stage-collapse","title":{"rendered":"Country music stars &#8220;tweet&#8221; prayer requests for dozens hurt in stage collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Country music stars used Twitter to ask fans to pray for dozens injured Saturday night when\u00a0the band\u00a0Sugarland&#8217;s stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sugarland tweeted to fans late Saturday night: &#8220;We are all right. We are praying for our fans and the people of Indianapolis. We hope you&#8217;ll join us. They need your strength.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Country star Blake Shelton\u00a0responded,\u00a0&#8220;My prayers to the people at the Sugarland concert in Indianapolis&#8230;. Absolutely shocking and hard to comprehend&#8230; Beyond belief&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What followed were scores of tweets from all over the world, including from Martina McBride:\u00a0&#8220;So sad to hear about the State Fair in Indianapolis. Our prayers are with Sugarland, their fans, and all the personnel working there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Clarkson tweeted:\u00a0&#8220;Just saw video footage of the stage collapsing at Sugarland&#8217;s show in Indiana. Oh my gosh that is maybe one of scariest things I&#8217;ve ever seen. I pray everybody on their crew and the band is okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Marie Osmond\u00a0sent:\u00a0&#8220;Prayers for Sugarland, the fans, the 4 who lost their lives and those injured at the Indiana State fair. Love to you all. Sad times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Branch: &#8220;Just heard about sugarland and the stage collapse in Indy. Sending prayers!!!<\/p>\n<p>And from Ryan Seacrest:\u00a0&#8220;Just saw the vid of the stage collapse in indiana, unbelievable. Sending prayers to injured fans and @sugarlandmusic &amp; crew. So sad&#8230;scary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grammy nominee Sara Bareilles had just finished her set, commenting what a beautiful night it was, according to <em>Indianapolis Star <\/em>music writer David Lindquist.<em> <\/em>Less than 30 minutes later, a freak gust of wind estimated at 60 miles per hour toppled the stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The gust of wind came, there was no rain yet and the production fell from left to right,&#8221;\u00a0reported\u00a0\u00a0Lindquist at\u00a0the scene. &#8220;And you could see, you could clearly see people were under the footprint of the rigging.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fans and workers\u00a0swarmed over the debris\u00a0and worked to free the dozens trapped. Marion County Coroner Frank Lloyd said four victims died at the fairgrounds and\u00a0a\u00a0fifth died at\u00a0the hospital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indystar.com\/article\/20110814\/NEWS15\/110814002\/Sugarland-among-celebs-expressing-sorrow\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE to read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country music stars used Twitter to ask fans to pray for dozens injured Saturday night when\u00a0the band\u00a0Sugarland&#8217;s stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. \u00a0 Sugarland tweeted to fans late Saturday night: &#8220;We are all right. We are praying for our fans and the people of Indianapolis. We hope you&#8217;ll join us. 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