A temporary grandstand collapsed during the sold-out Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at about 2:30pm local time. The seating, set up on a section of Coolangatta beach on Queensland’s southern Gold Coast, buckled during Boom Crash Opera’s set.
Three people were injured, according to 9News. On-site 1300 Medics assessed 18 patients; one person arranged their own transport to hospital with a reported ankle injury, while Queensland Ambulance paramedics — who were not called to the initial incident — later attended two people with back pain. Off-duty nurses Claire Borg and Alicia Glohe helped free and move injured patrons to a medical tent, including a woman whose ankle was trapped under the platform.
Queensland police were called to a reported “industrial incident” at Marine Parade at about 2:50pm, though they were no longer involved later in the day. The event was paused and the stand evacuated; promoters told attendees that everyone seated in the grandstand would receive a full Ticketmaster refund, and the show continued as planned that evening.
The Red Hot Summer Tour grandstand collapse has triggered separate inquiries from the promoters, police and the Gold Coast City Council into the design, installation and oversight of the temporary structure. The line-up featured headliners Australian Crawl — with James Reyne, Simon Binks and David Reyne on a shared stage for the first time in 40 years — and Men At Work, supported by Birds of Tokyo, Vika & Linda, Eskimo Joe, Boom Crash Opera and Ella Hooper. The tour continues with Ballarat on Saturday, November 7, and Mornington Racecourse on Sunday, November 8.
What should have been a sun-soaked afternoon of nostalgia became a test of the event’s safety protocols — and now of its accountability, as three separate inquiries begin their work.
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