Metallica Fans Fined and Banned for Life From Optus Stadium After Tower Climb
The pair pleaded guilty to trespassing over a Nov. 1 stunt, with police seizing their phones as evidence and no motive offered in court.
Overview
- Beau William Loch Rollings, 20, and Rory Hugh Culbert, 23, received lifetime bans from Perth’s Optus Stadium after scaling a central speaker tower during Metallica’s show.
- Both men pleaded guilty in Perth Magistrates Court, where Rollings was fined A$1,000 plus A$308.80 in costs and Culbert received a similar penalty.
- Magistrate Ruth Dineen called the climb “an incredibly stupid thing to do and a good way to ruin your night out,” citing significant safety risks.
- Police and stadium security intervened during the concert, later seizing the men’s phones that contained footage as part of the trespass investigation.
- Court reporting states the men jumped a safety barrier around 10:30 p.m. and clung to the tower for roughly 20 minutes at heights reportedly up to 50 meters, with Rollings admitting he had been drinking.