May 30, 2025

Shakira’s concert at Boston’s Fenway Park was canceled today due to structural issues with the stage setup. Steve Allen, Pink Bows’ crowd safety expert and consultant was interviewed about the concert cancellation. In the interview, he emphasized the importance of safety in event planning and the need for thorough inspections to prevent such incidents. NBC10 […]

May 15, 2025

Mark Hamilton, strategic, tactical and operational advisor with over 50 years’ experience in security, Paul McCartney among his long-term clients, and equally independent crowd, security, event and fire safety consultant, Steve Allen, have teamed up to develop and deliver the new Showstop Procedure course. Principal consultant with Crowdsafety.org since 2014, Steve toured with any number […]

May 14, 2025

The initiative aims to teach event safety and security professionals a robust system to reduce the likelihood of major injuries at shows. […] Pascal Viot, security coordinator at Paléo Arts & Spectacles, and a member of the Yourope Event Safety Group, was one of the beneficiaries of the 10-11 May courses in Denmark. He comments, […]

May 13, 2025

Showstop® Procedure courses have welcomed 125 event professionals since launching with The Pink Bows Foundation in the US at Houston, Texas in March, followed by sessions in the UK and Denmark. Course Facilitators Mark Hamilton FdA MA (Dist.) HonD Univ and Steve Allen FdA MIFireE FIIRSM RSP delivered two accredited Showstop® Procedure courses, hosted by […]

May 12, 2025

Showstop Procedure, a global crowd safety training and certification programme for venues and large-scale event organisers, has expanded its reach from the US, with courses staged in the UK and mainland Europe. Since launching with The Pink Bows Foundation in the US in March on the back of a conference panel exploring its content at […]

May 1, 2025

How do you prepare for the unthinkable? The short answer: you don’t. You cannot plan for something that wouldn’t occur to you in a million years: like your baby girl not returning home from a concert; from what should have been a wonderful night out with friends, and one of the most benign activities imaginable. […]