Worker’s death cancels show

A spotlight technician fell to his death during final preparations for a David Bowie concert in Miami on Thursday night, prompting the performance to be canceled.

The worker, whose identity was not immediately released, fell about 50 feet from a ladder and landed on the side of the stage at the James L. Knight Center, said Miami Fire-Rescue spokesman Ignatius Carroll. The worker was pronounced dead at Ryder Trauma Center.

Stereophonics, the opening act for Bowie’s show, had finished its set a few minutes before the incident. The worker was apparently trying to adjust lighting in preparation for Bowie, Carroll said.