A 51-year-old concertgoer dies after a fall during a Goose performance at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night. Multiple outlets report that the man falls from an elevated area of the arena, described as the upper level or 300 level, and lands in a lower seating area. According to police statements cited by several sources, the man is found unconscious and unresponsive with injuries consistent with a serious fall. He is transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he is later pronounced dead. Some reports note the incident occurs shortly before 10 p.m. and that concertgoers are evacuated from nearby seats.
Goose and Madison Square Garden respond with condolences. The band says it is “deeply saddened” and “heartbroken” about the incident. CBS News and other outlets attribute the account to the New York Police Department, which is investigating the circumstances of the fall. The concert proceeds after the incident, as described in some reporting.
