Jessica Michalik

Jessica Michalik was a teenage girl who was unfortunately crushed to death in the mosh pit at the 2001 Sydney Big Day Out festival. Her death was caused by a combination of poor crowd control and Limp Bizkit member, Fred Durst who fuelled the crowd rather than appealing to them to stop.

Related Topics:
Mosh pit - 2001 - Big Day Out - Crowd control - Limp Bizkit - Fred Durst

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Australian band Grinspoon performed at her funeral, and moments of silence have been held at subsequent Big Day Out festivals.

Related Topics:
Australia - Grinspoon - Big Day Out

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Her death also inspired a new barricade used at the festival that prevents further "crowd crushes".

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