The Who concert disaster occurred on December 3 , 1979 when British rock band the Who performed at Riverfront Coliseum ( now known as U.S. Bank Arena ) in Cincinnati , Ohio , United States , and a crush of concert-goers outside the coliseum 's entry doors resulted in the deaths of eleven people . The Who were in the midst of the United States portion of their 1979 world tour , which began in September with a total of six dates split between the Capitol Theatre in Passaic , New Jersey and Madison Square Garden in New York City . The band then took some time off and would resume the tour on November 30 at the auditorium of the Detroit Masonic Temple . The Cincinnati concert was the third show played in this portion of the tour , after a concert the night before at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena
1979 world tour
The Who Tour 1979
The Who concert disaster