Great White

Five Years After The Great White Fire: Settlements And Benefit Shows

noah | February 18, 2008 4:45 am
noah | February 18, 2008 4:45 am

Saturday’s New York Times piece on the survivors of the fire during a Great White show at the Warwick, R.I., club The Station is a worthy–if depressing–read, if only for the way it looks at what happens to victims of a tragedy after the initial burst of charitable donations stops. (Survivors and victims’ families are waiting on a lawsuit against multiple parties–the largest tort in Rhode Island history–to be decided in federal court; Clear Channel, which owned a radio station that promoted the show, settled for $22 million last week, but there are many other defendants, including band members and Anheuser-Busch, who are still part of the case.) Dee Snider has organized a show for survivors featuring country, hard rock, and Christian acts for next Monday, but some victims still feel that they’re being slighted by the public because of the nature of the music on the Station’s bill back in 2003.

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noah | February 6, 2008 2:00 am
noah | February 6, 2008 2:00 am

The video of the 2003 fire at the Great White show at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island that killed 100 people has made its way to the Internet. More »


noah | August 30, 2007 10:45 am
noah | August 30, 2007 10:45 am

A recent Great White show, broken down by the numbers: “10 young groupie daughters who looked 17-going-on-1989,” three air-drummers, and one actual drummer who “looked like Estelle Getty from Golden Girls having a stroke.” More »



Great White’s Charitable Priorities May Be A Bit Mixed Up

noah | January 10, 2007 3:40 am
noah | January 10, 2007 3:40 am

It’s been almost four years since the Great White show in Warwick, R.I. that ended in a fire, killing 100 people. More »


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