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Ed Sheeran Crew Members Rushed to Hospital Following Stage Equipment Accident After Detroit Concert

Crew members working to tear down the stage after Ed Sheeran’s Detroit concert were struck by falling equipment during a freak accident.

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Several crew members working on Ed Sheeran’s 2026 Loop Tour were rushed to the hospital in Detroit, Michigan, following an accident on August 26, 2026. The crew was disassembling the stage after the show at Ford Field when equipment fell and landed on six crew members.

According to reports from Detroit’s Local 4 News, the workers were hit by equipment near a vehicle tunnel. Around 11 p.m., they were walking in the opposite direction to go on break when the accident happened. One of the workers, who requested Local 4 keep their identity anonymous, said the whole thing happened in “a split second.”

Audio from the dispatch call described the incident as a “forklift........

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