Epic Stage Dive Fail At Dune Rats Gig In Adelaide

Stage Dive Fail @ Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide

Details: By Howard Duggan; Sep 29; 29 September 2017; Last Updated: 05 June 2023; Hits: 4772

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29 September 2017

Fail

A punter at a Dune Rats gig in Adelaide launched himself into the crowd – and internet lore – with an epic stage dive fail.

Actually it was a balcony dive. A 4-metre balcony dive. It didn't end well.

The bare-chested man climbed on to a balcony rail at Thebarton Theatre on Wednesday and signalled his intent with pumping Jesus-cross exultations before launching himself into the crowd below. To the surprise of no one – except old mate – the waters parted. And so did the crowd.

While it's tempting to invoke Darwin's laws of Natural Selection, the hapless surfer required immediate medical attention and was taken to hospital with blood gushing profusely from his face.

Brendon Maczkowiack caught the whole episode on camera.

Adelaide's Son Of God wasn't the first and won't be the last.