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Connecticut Father Dies in Fall from MSG Balcony at Goose Concert

6/23/2026

Paul Kueker, a 51-year-old Connecticut father of two, died Saturday night after falling from a balcony inside Madison Square Garden during a Goose concert in New York City.

Kueker was marking his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife when he went over a four-foot glass barrier in the arena's 300s section and landed on concertgoers below, shortly before 10 p.m.

What Witnesses and Authorities Described Law-enforcement sources told the New York Post that witnesses described Kueker as appearing "intoxicated" and "under the influence" prior to the fall.

Video captured him going over the barrier head-first. He was unresponsive after landing and was transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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