1998, 20 years ago today, lightning struck twice at Washington DC's RFK Stadium during the Tibetan Freedom Concert. 14 people required medical treatment due to the electrical storm, one, 25-year old Lysa Selfon, a law student at George Washington University, sustained serious internal, external, and memory injuries. The double-lightning strike occured around 3:30pm, almost 4 hours into the show, as Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters began their set. The show was immediately stopped, and at 5pm, cancelled along with the remaining acts-- Tracy Chapman, Sonic Youth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Beck and Radiohead. Several were rescheduled for the following day.
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