Louis Tomlinson fans injured after strong hailstorm pummels concert venue

A hailstorm struck an open-air venue in Denver where the singer was about to perform as part of his Faith In The Future world tour.

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Hundreds of fans of singer and songwriter Louis Tomlinson were left scrambling for cover after a powerful hailstorm struck an open-air concert venue in Denver, US, on Wednesday night.

The fans had gathered at Red Rocks Park to attend Tomlinson’s Faith In The Future world tour when the weather turned severe, eventually leading to a strong hailstorm that led to the show’s cancellation. Since it was an open-air venue, many fans were injured.

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West Metro Fire Rescue, a local fire protection and emergency medical service, tweeted that seven people were sent to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and about 80 to 90 people were treated near the concert venue. The injuries included cuts and even broken bones.

UPDATE: Red Rocks hail storm- 7 people transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. A total of 80 to 90 people treated on scene. Injuries include cuts and broken bones. Sporadic hail still coming down in Morrison area. @StadiumMedical pic.twitter.com/gM7KKNqocW

— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) June 22, 2023

On Twitter, many concertgoers spoke about the distressing experience. A Twitter user @nikkitbfh shared a shaky video that showed a massive deluge of hail pouring from the sky and wrote, “Tonight was the scariest night of my life. It started pelting people with hail at Red Rocks and my sister and I luckily found shelter under a sign. I am bleeding and have huge bumps on my head from the hail. Hoping everyone made it out safely.”

my dad took this right after i was safe backstage. it was straight out of a horror movie. pic.twitter.com/cCzY2jiDIE

— madi♡²⁸ (@anditslou) June 22, 2023

https://twitter.com/fa11ing4lou/status/1671736450445094912

Tonight was the scariest night of my life. It started pelting people with hail at Red Rocks and my sister and I luckily found shelter under a sign. I am bleeding and have huge bumps on my head from the hail. Hoping everyone made it out safely. pic.twitter.com/jong1SBuYd

— nicole (@nikkitbfh) June 22, 2023

Hail the size of large hail in central Denver. pic.twitter.com/ZyjTovQrkS

— Sam Kamin (@ProfSamKamin) June 22, 2023

A concertgoer says her finger was broken by hail that moved across Red Rocks Wednesday evening. Her windshield was also damaged.

📸: @MyLoveLoueh pic.twitter.com/pngMGpv76h

— Denver7 News (@DenverChannel) June 22, 2023

Louis Tomlinson also commented on the incident in a tweet, “Devastated about the show tonight, hope everyone’s ok, I’ll be back! Even though we didn’t play the show I felt all of your passion! Sending you all love!”.