Watch Trivium’s Matt Heafy jump offstage to save a crowdsurfing fan from falling
nme.comTrivium frontman Matt Heafy had to pull double duty as security during the band’s recent show in Dallas, Texas.While performing in Dallas earlier this week, Heafy and Trivium bassist Paolo Gregoletto were alerted by their audience that a crowdsurfing fan was on the brink of injury after security at the show failed to properly ensure the safety of the crowd.Heafy, who films and livestreams all of Trivium’s show, took to Twitter once the concert had wrapped to reveal that he had to jump offstage mid-performance to catch a fan from falling.
In the clip posted online, Heafy can be seen throwing his guitar to the ground and catching the fan right in the nick of time.“Don’t ever say we don’t love our fans.
Absent security in that spot – dude almost broke his neck – and I had to jump down and catch him,” Heafy wrote on Twitter, adding that a similar incident occured again later on in the show.Watch the clip below.Don’t ever say we don’t love our fans Absent security in that spot – dude almost broke his neck – and I had to jump down and catch him!
Whew. Had to check on a second person on martyr – if that was you – please lmk if you’re alright. Dallas. Holy shit. pic.twitter.com/TCRa4Gfepa— Matthew kiichichaos Heafy (@matthewkheafy) June 8, 2023Gregoletto later said on the mic, “Hey security, you need go the whole way across and not bunch up in the middle.
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