Punter falls to his death at Exit Festival

www.inthemix.com.au
  • 7
  • 0
  • 2788

It’s with an envious eye that we’ve been following the lead up to this year’s Exit Festival, which got under way this past weekend. However, according to worldwide news reports, the 10th anniversary of the Serbian festival has been overshadowed by the untimely death of a young patron on Saturday.

According to the BBC, 22 year old London man, Anthony Fisk, fell from a wall of the 17th Century fortress at which the festival is located, dying later that night in a nearby hospital.

The death of the Fisk follows on from last year’s tree collapse accident which claimed the life of an unlucky camper, an unsettling double-act for all involved with the event.

The four-day festival – which featured an enormous lineup of festival favourites like Kraftwerk, The Prodigy, Grandmaster Flash and Moby, as well as special back to back sets from big name DJs like Eric Prydz vs Adam Beyer, Kissy Sell Out vs Alex Metric Carl Cox vs Green Velvet, Sasha vs John Digweed, and Richie Hawtin vs Dubfire – continued on in the face of the tragedy, wrapping up on Sunday night.

Social

Nobody has hearted this, be the first Be the first!

Comments

www.inthemix.com.au arrow left
Comment Added
brenly

brenly said on the 13th Jul, 2009

every year someone climbs the myer music bowl tent and stands at the top overlooking the crowd. only a matter of time before someone falls onto those chairs and the people below.

midsound

midsound said on the 13th Jul, 2009

That sucks. I was there last year when the tree came down. That was a freak accident but generally you can't get close enough to the edges of the walls. I wonder if he was doing something he wasn't supposed to. It's still sad.

Gouldy

Gouldy said on the 13th Jul, 2009

Well quite obviously he was doing something he wasnt supposed to be doing. It is very sad, ussually people's stupidity is marked by a video on youtube or a soar head the next day... not by their death.

bkinluvwithsound

bkinluvwithsound said on the 13th Jul, 2009

That's a terrible way to exit the festival!!! No shouldn't make jokes but seriously these are risk that should be well and truly dealt with and minimised/managed in the planning of the event. Wouldn't happen here that's for sure.

davidgcher

davidgcher said on the 13th Jul, 2009

bkinluvwithsound says... on July 13th, 2009 "Wouldn't happen here that's for sure. " i hope you are right!!! but from what i have seen when my eyes are open at festivals... it could easily happen here... especially when the crowd start to throw bott

crazykid

crazykid said on the 16th Jul, 2009

Gouldy just for the record. I knew him, i found out about it an hour after it happened. He wasnt doing anything wrong he went for a piss tripped and fell. Dont first assume stupidity when you dont know the facts. RIP Fisky we will party in your honour