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Goose ‘reeling’ after dad Paul Kueker fell to his death at Madison Square Garden concert, learned tragedy while ‘getting off stage’

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Goose ‘reeling’ after dad Paul Kueker fell to his death at Madison Square Garden concert, learned tragedy while ‘getting off stage’

By Alec Gearty Published June 22, 2026, 4:15 a.m. ET

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Jam band Goose is ‘reeling’ after a married dad of two had fallen to his death at their Madison Square Garden concert — as the group paid tribute to the concertgoer who had been celebrating his anniversary.

Paul Kueker, 51, fatally plunged 150 feet from the Chase Bridge inside the World’s Most Famous Arena shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday as Goose performed the second of their two-night stint.

“We are all reeling following the events that occurred at last night’s show,” the band said on Instagram on Sunday evening — just before they played their sold-out gig in Central Park’s SummerStage.

“Getting off stage to learn that news was devastating for us and our crew, and we cannot imagine how some of you left the show feeling last night.”

Paul Kueker fatally plunged to his death inside Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. 3
Paul Kueker fatally plunged to his death inside Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Facebook/Patti Hoxsie Finelli

Kueker, director of operations at energy management company Smartcon Solutions, was attending the show with his wife, Kristen, to celebrate their upcoming 25th wedding anniversary, according to the New York Daily News

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Police found Kueker “unconscious and unresponsive” after he fell from an “elevated position” inside Madison Square Garden, NYPD told The Post. He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

Kueker, of Niantic, Conn., left for the restroom during the show and never returned to his seat, his mother Patricia Finelli told the outlet.

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