MECHANIC FALLS, Maine — Sparks from indoor pyrotechnics at the start of a Great White concert in 2003 ignited the ceiling’s foam soundproofing, causing a fire that destroyed The Station nightclub in Rhode Island and killed 100 people.
The band’s lead singer, Jack Russell, has not performed in New England since that night.
After 12 years, Russell is returning to the region for a show at a venue that recently suffered its own tragedy — Harvest Hill Farms.
Jack Russell’s Great White is scheduled to headline the all-day Party in the Pasture Rock Fest on Aug. 15 at the Mechanic Falls farm, which was the site of a fatal accident on its haunted hayride last October.
Acknowledging the “elephant in the room” with the two tragedies, Stan Miller, the CEO of North East Concerts, which is promoting the show, is welcoming the opportunity to help provide some healing.
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