Holy fuck.
This is the Al Rosa Villa in Columbus Ohio. It’s mostly a metal club, but Guided By Voices just played there.
It looks like the singer (or guitarist?), Dimebad Daryl, was shot onstage. The band was Damageplan, featuring ex-Pantera member.
From the local news:
A man reportedly entered the club, ran onto the stage, and began shooting, according to a witness who identified himself as Sean. (source)
From Metal Sludge message board:
Less than a minute into Damage Plan’s set, some guy ran onstage, grabbed Dimebag, and just started pumping shots into him!!! I am in total shock right now. I was close to the stage and it was all very confusing. As soon as I realized that the shots were real, I got the fuck out of there, along with many screaming and crying others. It’s lucky there was not a Station style trampling on the way out the door.
Donewaiting.com message board discussion for ongoing updates.
We’ll keep you posted.
UPDATE: Link to discussion on the Al Rosa message board.
UPDATE: Channel 4 is reporting that the singer of the band is dead.
UPDATE: Death toll risen to five.