MUSTANG SALLY BAND MEMBERS
INJURED IN OHIO STORM
Bass Player and Bus Driver Hospitalized When High Winds Blew Through Stage Area
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 30, 2012) –Two
members of international touring band Mustang Sally were taken to the
hospital following a storm of high winds and rain that blew through
Celina, Ohio, on Friday, June 29, as the band was preparing for its
concert at the Freedom Days 2012 Festival. Mustang Sally was on the bill
to headline opening night of the popular outdoors event at Lakeshore
Park.
members of international touring band Mustang Sally were taken to the
hospital following a storm of high winds and rain that blew through
Celina, Ohio, on Friday, June 29, as the band was preparing for its
concert at the Freedom Days 2012 Festival. Mustang Sally was on the bill
to headline opening night of the popular outdoors event at Lakeshore
Park.
Mandy Holbert, bass
player, and Bill Strange, who is in charge of the band’s transportation,
were taken to a local hospital, and later released, for
non-life-threatening injuries that occurred when winds brought down
parts of the stage. Two crew members with the Freedom Days Festival also
sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital.
player, and Bill Strange, who is in charge of the band’s transportation,
were taken to a local hospital, and later released, for
non-life-threatening injuries that occurred when winds brought down
parts of the stage. Two crew members with the Freedom Days Festival also
sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital.
“It all happened so fast,
with the wind and things blowing around the stage,” says Mustang Sally
lead singer Tobi Lee, about the storm and events that followed.
“Equipment and instruments can be replaced. We’re just thankful everyone
is alright.”
with the wind and things blowing around the stage,” says Mustang Sally
lead singer Tobi Lee, about the storm and events that followed.
“Equipment and instruments can be replaced. We’re just thankful everyone
is alright.”
Damage was widespead throughout a two-county area, with winds estimated at 80 mph, according to The Daily Standard, the Celina newspaper. Freedom Days organizers canceled all activities for the remainder of Friday.
“Most of the big tents
are down,” said Junior Donovan, one of the festival’s organizers,
immediately following the storm Friday. “There’s no power in Celina and
trees are down all over the town. There isn’t going to be a show
tonight.”
are down,” said Junior Donovan, one of the festival’s organizers,
immediately following the storm Friday. “There’s no power in Celina and
trees are down all over the town. There isn’t going to be a show
tonight.”
The festival is set to resume activites at noon Saturday, with Mustang Sally rescheduled to take the main stage at 6 p.m.
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About Mustang Sally:
In demand worldwide for its high energy performances, Mustang Sally
headlines fairs and festivals and plays to sold out crowds on average of 250 dates per year throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. The band’s next single, “L Bomb,” is due out this summer. For more information, go to mustangsallyband.com. |