SHOWSTOP PROCEDURE
Learning when to say no
Since it was launched by the Pink Bows Foundation at the Event Production Show, the Showstop Procedure training and certification programme has expanded its reach internationally.
Access hears why global adoption of the procedure is essential.
LEFT TO RIGHT: DR MARK HAMILTON, JIMMY BASS, MICHELLE DUBISKI, TY DUBISKI, BRIAN DUBISKI, STEPHANIE SEGAL, STEVE ALLEN
The launch of the Professional Certificate in Showstop Procedure course, at the Event Production Show in February, saw Steve Allen and Dr Mark Hamilton joined by We are FSTVL director Steve Durham and Crosstown Concerts promoter Conal Dodds to outline what’ s involved and why it’ s so urgently needed.
The passionate exchanges, and sometimes shocking examples of why the scheme should be uniformly adopted globally, was preceded with an introductory speech, by Brian Dubiski of the Pink Bows Foundation, that no one who experienced it will forget.
The course has been created with the full support of the Pink Bows Foundation, an organisation set up by the parents of Madison Alexis Dubiski, who at the age of 23 was one of ten fans who died in 2021 during a surge in the audience at a Travis Scott performance at the Astroworld Festival in Texas. Madison’ s family( pictured) travelled from the US to the Event Production Show( EPS) to launch the course.
Since it was founded by the Dubiski family in 2022, the Pink Bows Foundation has been on a mission to collaborate with the events industry, raise
Brian Dubiski – " It has been incredibly humbling and uplifting to receive the fantastic levels of support we continue to receive as a family.
" It is amazing to see how the events industry is galvanising behind The Pink Bows Foundation in memory of Madison to take on the Showstop Procedure courses.
" Steve and Mark are vociferous in their work with us on our quest to make events safer, so that other families don ' t suffer what we have been through."
awareness and create a global standard for Showstop Procedure at large-scale events. Madison’ s family established the foundation after witnessing the huge level of national support following the Astroworld tragedy, with its name inspired by the pink bows that were placed in Houston and around the world, in memory of Madison.
Introducing the panel session at EPS, Madison’ s father Brian( see box) said,“ Everyone deserves to come home at the end of the night after a concert or festival. We are hoping that those with safety roles and responsibilities, will collectively join us on our journey to improve the likelihood of this.”
Since EPS, Pink Bows Foundation and its crowd safety consultants Allen and Hamilton, who were both expert witnesses in the Astroworld civil litigation, have wasted no time launching and extending the reach of the Showstop Procedure course. The training and certification programme debuted in Houston, Texas, on 26 March, and has since been rolled out across the UK and Ireland.
They have also delivered two accredited Showstop Procedure courses, hosted by Roskilde Festival( pictured), that were attended by event professionals from across Europe.
“ The first certified European Showstop Procedure course at Roskilde Festival was delivered with outstanding clarity and professionalism by Mark and Steve,” said Pascal Viot, security coordinator at Paléo Arts & Spectacles and Yourope Event Safety Group.“ This course is part of a collaborative international initiative I am proud to co-develop, to promote a shared culture
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