Gruesome footage has captured the moment a reveler was thrown to the ground and knocked unconscious in the mosh pit of a packed concert.
The clip was filmed by an audience member during American rapper Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus tour at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium on Thursday, October 17.
In the video, Scott had already taken the stage when a group of men at the back of the general admission area appeared to become irritated.
A shirtless man placed another concertgoer in a chokehold before violently throwing him to the ground.
“Knock him down,” someone shouted.
“Whoa, World Star,” said a second, referring to a news site known for its fight videos.
The victim lay motionless as other concerned attendees rushed to his aid.
NSW Police and NSW Ambulance told Daily Mail Australia neither department was notified of any incident during Thursday’s show.
The incident took place at the back of the general admission and mosh pit area and was filmed by a bystander
Social media users are criticizing the fact that rap concerts no longer seem safe.
“This is the downside of all this pit macho-ism,” one person wrote.
“The worst part about going to rap shows these days. I hope that guy is doing well,” another added.
“People really don’t know how to do this, why we can’t have nice things,” a third wrote.
One person who was at the same concert as the alleged incident said they were also in the mosh pit and it had gotten scary at times.
‘I was standing at the barricade and people were acting completely crazy. I was even scared at times, like I’m quite a small person and I was choking. This is so sad and scary,” they wrote.
Others who attended Scott’s second concert in Sydney on Friday evening echoed the experience.
‘I also barricaded and [was] I’m just doing my best not to crush the two very small girls next to me. It was crazy at the front,” said one.
“I was on the second night and I think one of the guys, a self-imposed mosh pit maker, had his front teeth knocked out,” wrote a second.
“These things are so dangerous. I really feel sorry for the girls who were there.”
Scott was in Sydney for two nights to promote his latest album and will tour the east coast next week.
Scott’s concerts have gained an infamous reputation since nine people died at the hands of a lovelorn audience at his Astroworld Festival in November 2021
He has two more concerts planned in Melbourne on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a final show in Brisbane on Saturday.
Scott’s concerts have earned a notorious reputation for their rowdy crowds since a fatal 2021 incident in Houston, Texas, claimed the lives of several attendees.
Nine concertgoers were killed at the Astroworld Festival on November 5, 2021 in Houston, Texas.
The county medical examiner said the deaths were caused by pressure asphyxiation, meaning people had suffocated in the crush of the crowd in the mosh pit.
Scott was cleared of any wrongdoing and the deaths were declared accidental.