Fan’s Cause of Death at Goose’s Madison Square Garden Concert Determined
The cause of death for Paul Keuker, a 51-year-old fan who fell during a Goose concert at Madison Square Garden on 20 June, has been confirmed by a medical examiner as multiple blunt impact injuries. Keuker was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, and both the band and MSG Entertainment issued statements expressing sadness over the tragedy at the time.
Despite the incident, the concert continued, with Goose completing a full set and encore that was livestreamed on Amazon Music. Witnesses reported that around seven rows in the lower section where the fall occurred were cordoned off by police, and those seated there were moved elsewhere in the arena. Goose are due to begin a 2026 headline tour on 3 November in support of their sixth album, "Big Modern!", running through to 21 November in Rochester, New York, with stops including Milwaukee, Nashville, Uncasville and Pittsburgh.
- Medical examiner rules Goose fan's death was from blunt impact injuries
- Paul Keuker, 51, fell at MSG concert on 20 June
- Goose continue with 2026 tour launching 3 November
New here? Start with this
Paul Keuker, a 51-year-old fan, fell during a concert by the jam band Goose at Madison Square Garden in New York on 20 June. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A medical examiner has now formally established the cause of death as multiple blunt impact injuries from the fall.
Goose are an American jam band who have built a large following through extensive touring, and Madison Square Garden is one of the most prominent concert venues in the United States. Both the band and MSG Entertainment, which operates the arena, put out statements expressing sadness after the incident. The show went ahead as planned, including a livestreamed encore, while police cordoned off the area near where the fall happened.
The story matters both as an update on the circumstances surrounding a fan's death at a major public venue and because it comes as Goose prepare for a new headline tour later in 2026 to support their sixth studio album.