By Helen Pitt and Sarah Keoghan
A woman has died after falling at a Robbie Williams concert last week held at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium.
Robyn Hall, who was in her 70s, was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst from the concert at Moore Park last Thursday night.
The woman’s death has been described as a “terribly sad incident”.Credit: Facebook
She remained in intensive care in an induced coma for several days and died on Monday, a spokeswoman for St Vincent’s said.
Her son Michael posted a tribute on social media.
“I haven’t got the words to say what my mum meant to me taken from under me,” he wrote on Facebook.
“My best friend is no longer with me.”
Robbie Williams performing at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on his XXV Australian Tour.Credit: Edwina Pickles
A family friend, who wished not to be named due to privacy reasons, said Hall loved the British singer and had “thoroughly” enjoyed the evening before tragedy struck.
“She was one of those ones who looked 50 but was 70. She took care of herself and didn’t need carers,” he said.
The friend said she had just bought a dress for her granddaughter’s upcoming 21st birthday.
“Robyn was the most beautiful human I have ever met. Through all adversity, she smiled, hugged and laughed her way through,” he said.
“Broken hearts amongst all her family and friends, she will be missed by all who knew her.”
The incident occurred on the upper level of the stadium about10.17pm when the concert finished and as patrons began to leave, a spokesman for Venues NSW, which operates Allianz Stadium, said.
“Rather than use stairs, the woman attempted to step over seating rows. She lost her footing and fell,” the spokesman said.
“This is a terribly sad incident and our thoughts and wishes are with the patron and their family during this time.”
A venue staff member and nearby guest, a qualified medical professional, ensured the woman was in care about 60 seconds after her fall, and paramedics assisting her had to make their way through many thousands of departing patrons, the spokesman said.
At the time, a NSW Ambulance spokesperson confirmed that paramedics were called to the scene.
“We treated her on scene to injuries to her face and head and took her to St Vincent’s Hospital in a critical condition,” they said in a statement.
About 40,000 fans attended Williams’ XXV Australian Tour in Sydney on Thursday, with his nine-date run sold out at every performance.
The former Take That singer is due to play on Wednesday night at Melbourne’s AAMI Park, in the same month a four-part Netflix docuseries of his life was released. This masthead has contacted Williams’ management for comment.
The death comes on the back of another rock concert tragedy last Friday. During Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour performance in Rio Di Janeiro, which took place during a heatwave, 23-year-old fan Ana Clara Benevides Machado died.
According to reports, she fainted at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium where Swift was performing and was taken to hospital, where she died of a cardiac arrest.
Machado’s father says he is seeking answers from concert organisers following reports that they prevented concertgoers to bring in water during the extreme heat. Swift postponed one show after the death due to the conditions where the apparent temperature — a combination of temperature and humidity — hit 59 degrees.
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