Halo Solutions is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Showstop^® Procedure , an award winning internationally accredited certification programme from the Pink Bows Foundation which is supported by global industry bodies and experts.

The inaugural course was launched in Houston, Texas in 2025, as an immersive, certificated one-day accredited programme for event professionals responsible for safety and event-day decision-making at concerts, festivals, stadia and large-scale public gatherings.

It equips planners, venue managers, safety leads and tactical decision-makers with structured frameworks, defined competencies and the confidence to plan, prepare for and execute a rapid, coordinated response when life-safety risks arise during live events, reducing the risk of system failure and enhancing command, control, coordination and communication during an emergency incident.

Halo has worked with Pink Bows Foundation to develop training-aligned material, namely a scenario-based video that demonstrates how a Showstop  incident can be recorded, escalated and managed through the Halo System, an Incident Management system that supports real-time control room decision-making and post-event reporting.

The Showstop^® Procedure course: A new standard for event safety

The Showstop^® Procedure course was developed by internationally recognised crowd safety experts Steve Allen and Dr Mark Hamilton, who pioneered and named the Showstop^®  Procedure in the 1990s. Retained by the Pink Bows Foundation, they bring decades of frontline experience in event risk reduction, operational safety and crowd management, and have served as Expert Witnesses in multiple high-profile cases.

The course is internationally accredited by Highfield and the CPD Certification Service and is recognised across global safety networks for its professional credibility and practical application.

The training focuses on real-world readiness: it introduces a structured emergency intervention protocol that gives event leadership the tools to respond proportionately to emerging life-safety hazards, coordinate a tactical response and where necessary, implement Showstop^® to regain control and restart if safe to do so within a structured framework.

This approach reflects industry leaders’ recognition that formal decision frameworks, supported by practice and systems integration, are integral to safer event outcomes. Showstop^® is designed to help unify audience safety practice across jurisdictions and event types.

Supporting a Global Standard for Showstop Procedure

The Showstop^® Procedure training programme is championed by the Pink Bows Foundation, a nonprofit founded by the Dubiski family following the tragic loss of their daughter Madison at the 2021 Astroworld Festival where 10 people died and hundreds of others were injured.

Pink Bows’ mission is to work collaboratively with the live-events industry to raise safety standards and help prevent similar tragedies in the future. The foundation has the support of major global crowd safety organisations, including the Event Safety Alliance (North America), Event Safety Alliance Canada, the Global Crowd Management Alliance and the United Kingdom Crowd Management Association, as well as endorsement from Sir Paul McCartney and seasoned safety professionals.

This collaborative effort marks one of the first attempts to standardise a global crowd safety procedure with third-party accreditation, training individuals not only in tactical implementation but also in the theory, planning and risk assessment that underpin event safety-critical decisions.

Bringing Training to Operational Reality

While the Showstop® course focuses on event personnel with safety-critical roles, the practical challenge for many organisations lies in operational execution, how control rooms, incident coordination teams and cross-functional staff apply these principles when incidents occur.

Halo’s contribution: a Showstop Procedure-aligned incident simulation video — helps to bridge that gap by showing how the Halo System can support Showstop Protocol and C4 framework with:

• Rapid incident capture when a safety threshold or trigger is recognised
• Delegated tasks and communication channels between safety, security, production and event control
• Audit-ready timelines and evidence trail’s to support post-event analysis and compliance
• Decision logs that help teams reflect on critical choices and outcomes
  

By aligning procedural training with practical implementation tooling, Halo and Pink Bows Foundation aim to help organisations move beyond theory into repeatable, defensible operations.

A Step Forward for Event Safety

As live events continue to attract large, diverse audiences, and as scrutiny on safety outcomes grows, coordinated training and integrated management systems are becoming essential components of risk mitigation.

The Showstop^® Procedure course and associated materials reflect a broader industry shift toward tangible, accredited emergency frameworks; integrated decision support and management platforms; cross-discipline preparation spanning safety, production and operations; and universal understanding of risk thresholds and escalations.

Halo Solutions is proud to support this important initiative and looks forward to continuing partnerships that help translate crowd safety best practice into real-world operations.

Find out more about Showstop Procedure courses here

About Halo Solutions

Halo Solutions are on a mission to transform how technology is used to protect people. The Halo System is an all-in-one incident and risk management platform designed to give control rooms, security teams and safety leaders the tools they need to protect people and places more effectively. From planning and proactive risk management, through to live incident response, task coordination and post-event reporting, Halo brings every part of safety operations together in one place and records it all.