Aug 13, 2025
Over the years, the live events business has become a highly organized, and in many ways standardized, industry, especially in all matters pertaining to the audience’s safety and security at an event.
The one aspect that’s been lacking a standardized procedure so far is the moment a show needs to be halted. So far, this aspect has been handled differently by different events, with varying degrees of success. In the worst case, event visitors have lost their lives in a crowd surge.
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Showstop Procedure courses launched in the UK last year. At the recent edition of Roskilde Festival in Denmark, 60 people, including some from other European festivals, attended a two-day course.
In the U.S. the Showstop Procedure launched in collaboration with the Pink Bows Foundation, which just announced a string of training courses across the country, teaching event professionals a tried-and-tested standard for stopping a show.
Pollstar: Read the Q&A with our crowd management and security expert
Pink Bows Foundation is excited to announce its partnership with Birdies for Charity, a fundraising program designed to maximize community giving. Through this partnership, donations made in support of Pink Bows Foundation will go further, helping us continue our work and extend our impact. The Texas Children’s Houston Open Birdies For Charity® presented by Chevron, is […]
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LONDON & HOUSTON- Pink Bows Foundation (“Foundation” or “Pink Bows”), a Texas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing safety at live events, has been announced as the official nonprofit partner of the Union Jack Classic— a landmark Big 12 college football matchup between Arizona State University and the University of Kansas, taking place at Wembley Stadium on […]
Read PostNov 18, 2025
LONDON & HOUSTON-Pink Bows Foundation (“Foundation” or “Pink Bows”), a Texas-based nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing safety at live events, has been announced as the official nonprofit partner of the Union Jack Classic— a landmark Big 12 college football matchup between Arizona State University and the University of Kansas, taking place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, […]
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