Balcony dive fail lands Adelaide concert-goer in hospital after no one catches him
A young Adelaide man has ended up in hospital after an epic balcony dive went horribly wrong last night.
Footage from inside the Thebarton Theatre, where Brisbane punk rock band Dune Rats was playing, captures the moment the 20-year-old jumps.
The shirtless concert-goer can be seen standing on the edge of the four-metre balcony, hands raised, as the crowd cheers him on.
He stretched his arms out wide before jumping from the balcony into the mosh pit below.
Seven News has been told the diver thought the audience below would catch him and break his fall, but instead punters dispersed to avoid injury.
A paramedic at the venue treated the man before he was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital suffering facial injuries.
He's since been discharged, not before sharing a selfie sporting a neck brace and his face covered in blood, but appearing to be in good spirits.
Brendon Maczkowiack, who recorded the wild antics on his mobile phone, described the scene as "intense".
“He just took his shirt off and started standing on the balcony and everyone though he was just dancing.
“So I started recording him and then two seconds later he just jumped into the pit."
He told News Corp the jumper expected the crowd would catch his fall, but instead they began screaming and moved out of the way.
“He face was covered in blood. They had to keep wiping it away. It was intense,” Mr Maczkowiack said.
