The man was pronounced dead after falling from an upper tier of the venue, which seats approximately 20,000.

Concertgoer plummets to death during Goose concert at Madison Square Garden

The man was pronounced dead after falling from an upper tier of the venue, which seats approximately 20,000.

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- A man fell to his death during a Goose concert at Madison Square Garden.

- ** has learned that NYPD officers arrived to find the man "unconscious and unresponsive" after falling from an upper tier.

- Fans report that the show continued while police cordoned off a lower section following the incident.

A 51-year-old man has died after falling to his death at a Goose concert in Madison Square Garden.

On Saturday night, just before 10 p.m., police were called to the iconic New York City venue after a concertgoer plummeted from an "elevated position" inside the arena to a lower tier, the NYPD confirmed to **.

"At approximately 9:51 p.m. officers responded to a 911 call for an injured male inside 4 Penn Plaza," authorities told EW. "Upon arrival, officers observed a 51-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicative of falling from an elevated position."

Madison Square Garden on July 25, 2025.

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EMS transported the concertgoer to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The NYPD is currently conducting an investigation into the incident.

** reached out to Madison Square Garden for comment on Sunday, but did not receive responses at the time of publication.

In the wake of the tragic incident, Goose shared a statement on social media.

"We are deeply saddened and heartbroken to learn of the tragic event that occurred at tonight's show. We extend our deepest sympathy to everyone affected," the band wrote on Instagram that same night. "Thank you to the emergency personnel and venue staff who stepped in with care and support."

Goose — a Connecticut-based jam band composed of members Rick Mitarotonda, Trevor Weekz, Peter Anspach and Cotter Ellis — played two consecutive shows at MSG, which seats approximately 20,000, over the weekend. They are next set to perform Sunday at New York’s Central Park Summer Stage.

Goose performs in Nashville, Tennessee in 2023.

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Despite the incident, the Saturday night concert went on unaffected. The band performed a full set, which was streamed live on Amazon Music.

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News of the tragedy first emerged when fellow attendees began posting about the fall on social media, having witnessed the incident firsthand. Fan-captured photos and video from the venue showed that about seven rows of the lower section were taped off by police handling the death, and the attendees of that section were re-seated in other sections of the arena.

This is not the first time in recent years that a fan has fallen to their death from the upper section of a major concert venue. Just last year, a 45-year-old man attending a sold-out Oasis concert at Wembley Stadium died after falling from an upper-tier balcony towards the end of the show. Four years prior, a fan fell to their death at Dead & Company’s Citi Field concert in Queens while attempting a body flip during the show's intermission.

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