10 Musicians Who Died On Stage
3. Seventeen (Bani, Herman, Andi)
Acts of nature are terrifying, but it's rare to hear about musicians falling victim to such disasters. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the Indonesian pop-rock band, Seventeen.
The band were performing at a PLN (an Indonesian government-owned company) event when an eruption from Anak Krakatau caused a sudden tsunami. This ended up striking the stage from behind and wiping all of the band members away with it.
Seventeen's bassist (Bani) and their road manager were killed instantly, with two other members (guitarist Herman and drummer Andi) being found in the coming hours/days and pronounced dead. The only survivor from the band was lead vocalist Ifan, with other victims being a crew member and Ifan's wife, TV personality Dylan Sahara.
This terrifying event proved how quickly things can go wrong and how little control we have over the world. The band's story was turned into a documentary released in 2020, but sadly didn't find much success thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.