Man injured after fall from upper level of Lucas Oil Stadium at Mötley Crüe show

A man was injured Tuesday night when he apparently fell from an upper level of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana during Mötley Crüe's performance, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

According to a police report, "an intoxicated male stumbled over the railing at Lucas Oil Stadium and was transported to Eskenazi Hospital in stable condition" around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Mötley Crüe took the stage at 9:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, IMPD public information officer Samone Burris said the man was "awake and breathing" when police reached him at the concert.

"Additional information I have received is the adult male was extremely intoxicated and leaned over the railing, at which point he fell," Burris said.

Police are investigating the incident, but did not have any additional information, Burris said.

Spokeswoman Monica Whitfield Brase said in a statement that Lucas Oil Stadium was "made aware that a person was injured as the result of a fall during the (concert)."

Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil and drummer Tommy Lee perform their hit “Shout at the Devil” during a performance at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Indianapolis. The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.
Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil and drummer Tommy Lee perform their hit “Shout at the Devil” during a performance at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Indianapolis. The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

"The person was assessed by on-site paramedics and transported by ambulance to an area hospital," she said in the statement. "Although we do not know the extent of the person’s injuries, the individual appeared to be communicating with paramedics on site prior to leaving the stadium. At this time we do not believe other guests or employees in the stadium were involved in the incident."

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Brase said the stadiums and its contractors "work tirelessly to maintain the highest safety standards and best practices with regard to the physical structure and operations of the stadium."

All employees and volunteers with Sodexo Live!, the venue's food service provider, are trained on food and alcohol service standards, she added.

IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY network, has also reached out to concert promoter Live Nation for comment.

Local TV news station WTHR first reported the apparent fall late Tuesday evening, citing several witnesses.

"We seen a figure, at first we didn't think it was a person, we thought it, you know, they had been tossing volleyballs and different stuff around the crowd. But when you heard the thud twice, then we knew it was a person," Steven Neeley told WTHR. "You could hear the audible gasps over the music playing."

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The Stadium Tour drew tens of thousands of people to Lucas Oil and featured Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, all of whom performed before Mötley Crüe. The show had originally been planned for 2020 but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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