Man Falls Of Stage Scaffolding At Creamfields Australia & Survives
Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
While festivals are all about partying, going wild, and having fun, it is possible to take it too far – and one guy, who was having the time of his life at Creamfields Australia over the weekend, is a perfect example of doing just that.
It's not uncommon to see rockstars and DJ's climbing equipment, nor is it uncommon to see fans doing similar things with the stage. Heck, it was even uncommon to see the festival stage fall down last year. But, climbing up on to huge stage scaffholding is probably not something you should do at any festival, especially when you're high and/or on drunk – yet a guy at Creamfields Australia decided to do it anyway. And it didn't end well.
While the attention-craving lunatic had around 30 seconds of fame after scaling the side of the Creamfields stage, he then lost his balance and fell backwards around 60ft – with just poles of scaffholding to break his fall. Luckily, he escaped unhurt and allegedly carried on dancing when he got back on his feet – but was eventually booted out of the festival by officials. You can watch the video below.
One YouTube user who was at the festival wrote: “My heart sunk like you would not believe, I thought I had just witnessed a man die right [in front] of me, i hope the guy is ok however he is an absolute idiot [sic].”
DJ Alesso, who was performing when the male fell, wrote on his Twitter page after the event: “Sydney you guys were insane!! Btw that crazy guy that jumped from the PA is alright..”
Creamfields is coming to the UK this August, and will see artists like deadmau5, Skrillex and David Guetta performing over three days. The festival takes place in Daresbury, Cheshire, on the 23rd -25th. If you need tickets, check the link below.
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