Ottawa Bluesfest announced it will have a new main stage this year, two days after a fatal outdoor stage collapse in Toronto.
Radiohead's drum technician was killed on Saturday when their stage collapsed in Toronto's Downsview Park, again raising the question of stage safety.
"I definitely wouldn't sit around the stage, I sit further back anyways," said one concertgoer. "It goes up so fast that you get worried about how well they put it together."
Experts said they want improved labour and safety standards across the industry to make sure stages aren't rushed.
"In some cases, it is not clear who's going to say, 'That's not OK,' or 'That doesn't meet the standard'," Janet Sellery told The Canadian Press.
"I think there's a lot of performances and events that may go on with a lot of fingers crossed," she added.
Ottawa Bluesfest said its main stage will be built by Nashville's Premiere Global Productions, who offer a welded steel stage used for Sunday's MuchMusic Video Awards.
They've also hired a private engineer to oversee the building process and are using an independent weather service after their main stage blew over last year, injuring three people.
"There's always shock and dismay, it's very sad what happened in Toronto," said Simon Stafford of the NCC. "We always learn from tragedies like that, there are guidelines we follow."
Ottawa's Canada Day stage on Parliament Hill is set up over a period of two and a half weeks, but they have a big, government budget and have been using the same stage for a decade.
Experts said most travelling shows simply don't have enough time for proper set-up.
With a report from CTV Ottawa's Natalie Duddridge and files from The Canadian Press
