Vigil to mark 30 years since Who concert tragedy

CINCINNATI (AP) — Organizers of a 30th anniversary vigil where 11 people died trying to get into a Cincinnati rock concert say there should be a permanent memorial at the site.

People with personal memories of what happened on Dec. 3, 1979, plan to gather and light candles tonight on a concrete plaza outside U.S. Bank Arena. It was called Riverfront Coliseum the night about 18,000 rock fans stormed its doors for unassigned seats to see the band The Who.

In addition to the 11 who suffocated or were trampled to death, 22 were seriously injured.

Kasey Ladd, whose mother was killed, helped arrange the vigil and says the plaza needs a memorial marker.

Paul Wertheimer, a former Cincinnati city spokesman, says there should be some reminder of the tragedy.