Louis TomlinsonRed Rocks Hailstorm
A severe thunderstorm brought large hail to Red Rocks during the Faith in the Future Tour concert night, injuring concertgoers and leading to the show being halted and later not rescheduled.
Incident Overview
What Happened
Date: 21/06/2023. Multiple sources identify the incident as occurring on the evening of Wednesday, June 21, 2023.
Location: Red Rocks Amphitheatre / Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, 18300 West Alameda Parkway, Morrison, Colorado 80465, United States. Source wording also describes it as “near Denver,” “outside Morrison,” and “in Morrison, Colo.”
Incident name: Louis Tomlinson (Faith in the Future Tour) hailstorm / Red Rocks hail incident during Louis Tomlinson concert. Sources also describe it as a hailstorm or severe thunderstorm impacting the Louis Tomlinson show at Red Rocks.
Summary
Weather, Injuries and Cancellation
A severe thunderstorm struck Red Rocks during the Louis Tomlinson concert night, bringing large hail that injured concertgoers and led to the show being halted and then canceled/postponed that night. Official and news sources report the hail hit around 9:20 p.m. MDT and that venue/response procedures were later reviewed.
Reported injuries: Reported variously as 80 to 90 treated on scene, “up to 90,” “at least 90,” “more than 80,” or “nearly 100.” Reported injuries included cuts/lacerations, bruises/welts, and broken bones.
Reported fatalities: No fatalities found in the sources reviewed. Sources say the seven hospitalized had non-life-threatening injuries.
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Conflicting or Unsettled Details
The uploaded incident note records several points where sources use different wording or give different figures.
The reviewed sources do not give one single settled version of this point.
KUNC/AP says “up to 90 people were treated” and seven were taken to hospital.
Washington Post says “Nearly 100” were injured and “80 to 90” were treated on scene, with seven transported.
The reporting is broadly consistent on seven hospital transports, but total injury/treatment counts vary in phrasing.
The reviewed sources do not give one single settled version of this point.
NWS Boulder says 2-inch hail struck Red Rocks.
Several news sources describe the hail as golf ball-sized.
These descriptions are close, but not identical. Other secondary reports used terms such as tennis-ball-sized or apple-size; those appear to be media characterizations rather than the clearest official measurement.
The reviewed sources do not give one single settled version of this point.
Same-night reports describe the show as canceled or postponed after the hailstorm.
9NEWS follow-up on 27 June says the show would not be rescheduled.
There is no contradiction on the incident itself; the wording changed as the follow-up status became clear.
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Unverified Details
These points were not verified in the reviewed source set.
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