05/25/2017

Manchester Attack: Event, Venue Groups Eye Security Focus

Event groups pledge to reinforce their safety strategies, share information with members

After a deadly bombing at an Ariana Grande concert took the lives of nearly two dozen people, event groups are pledging both to reinforce their safety strategies and sharing information with members, as the attack puts fresh attention on concert venue security.

This week’s attack on the Manchester Arena after an Ariana Grande concert has many in the live events industry carrying heavy hearts—as well as thinking about the security ramifications for events going forward.

The suicide blast at the U.K. venue, which killed 22 people, including children, was the deadliest terror attack on a concert venue since the 2015 shooting at the Bataclan in Paris.

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