At Least 1 Dead, 28 Injured After Roof Collapses During Death Metal Concert in Illinois

At Least 1 Dead, 28 Injured After Roof Collapses During Death Metal Concert in Illinois
Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Ill., screenshot taken April 1, 2023. Screenshot via Epoch Times/ Google Maps
Caden Pearson
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A person was killed and 28 others injured when the roof and marquee of the Apollo Theatre collapsed amid a severe weather warning during a concert in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday evening.

The sold-out concert, which included death metal bands Morbid Angel, Revocation, Crypta, and Skeletal Remains, began at 7 p.m. The collapse occurred about 30 minutes into the concert while Skeletal Remains was performing.

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