25ft stage dive.

wtf?>!? at what point does jumping 25-30 feet in to a crowd of people sound like a good idea? that has disaster written all over it!!!! fucking retard.
 
Christ, possibly the first time height has been accurately stated on a video as well, surprised this isn't being called a 3 mile stage dive.

Is this the watsky guy? no knees anymore

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Well this isnt America so she will probably just get over it and let both parties get on with their lives.
 
yeah, she should probably get over some fucking idiot breaking her arm and causing her thousands of dollars in medical bills, missed work, etc..

granted, i don't support a lot of the ludicrous lawsuits that happen in the US, but this woman shouldn't get screwed because some performer thought it would be a good idea to jump on top of her from that high up. she didn't assume this kind of risk by attending the show.
 
his point was that since it isnt in america, its not thousands in medical. universal healthcare and all that jazz.
 
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Angelo from Fishbone has crowd surfed to the balcony gotten on it and then jumped back into the crow/surfed back to the stage.

Eddie Vedder has done some fucking wild shit.
 
if you were under him you wouldnt even try to catch him haha. just step out of the way

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yeah, 30 feet up and jump feet first? even if someone tried to catch him it'd kill them, and if he'd jump stomach first he'd die too. Fucking stupid I have no clue how he survived
 
I'm not a huge fan of his music, but I get updates from his page on Facebook and he always seems pretty intelligent. Here's an apology he posted on Facebook:

This is news to some, but many of you may have heard about the incident today at Warped Tour London. I jumped off an extremely tall lighting tress during my last song, and was taken to the hospital for examination. I was released, and I'm fine, besides some nicks, bruises, and the shame of endangering the crowd. The fall broke a girl's arm and hurt another guy. My tour manager Nils and I stayed at the hospital for 6 hours til the visiting period ended, and all I know about the man's condition at this point is that he has no breaks and the injury seems to be muscular/ bruising. I'll be going back in the morning to try to apologize, but I wouldn't blame the guy if he spits in my face. The jump was not awesome, it was not badass, and it was not ballsy. It turned what should have been a great day for the people who got hurt into a nightmare. It was stupid and wildly irresponsible, plain and simple.

I have no excuse for my actions, and the only way I can explain my mindset is that it was a huge overreach in the heat of the moment. No, I was not drunk or on drugs. I used to be a kid who was afraid to do anything physically dangerous-- I was scared of the ball in little league, didn't want to jump into lakes and would never have had the nerve to crowdsurf. But in the last year of touring, I've done increasingly risky things, maybe pushing myself by some dumb sense I am conquering my early timidity. I pride myself on trying to put on a good show and always giving 100% energy, but jumping off some high shit doesn't make someone a good musician or performer. I feel fucking terrible. I made a boneheaded decision that got people hurt, and it's extremely lucky it wasn't worse. Putting your own body on the line is one thing, but putting other people in harm's way is inexcusable. Today I let down my supporters, I let down the Warped Tour and I let down my band and the people who work their asses off behind the scenes to make these shows happen. My #1 priority right now is to somehow make this right for the folks who were hurt.

I will not be canceling the remaining 6 tour dates. I will do the shows, as usual I will meet everyone afterwards, and I will NOT be jumping off anything. I am deeply sorry and I promise to learn from this mistake.
 
Glad he realizes how dumb that was, it would seriously suck to pay for a ticket to see a band and then have that band send you to the hospital instead of entertain you.
 
No, it's not the girls fault the dumbass who jumped, jumped. But, it is her fault for not getting the fuck out of the way. Honestly, if you see a kid jumping from 20+ feet, feet first, you get the fuck out of the way.

 
But EI does though. Hell, my job forces me to go to school two months every year and I get my tuition, living expenses, and pay I would have earned during that period, all compensated and payed for by the government. That's just Canada for you.
 
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