John Shuttleworth’s comedy gig inside deep cave axed after man nearly fell into venue
AN outdoor comedy gig was axed when a man nearly fell into the venue — a deep cave known as the Devil’s Arse.
Organisers abandoned the event fearing the concert-goer loosened rocks which could fall on the audience 100ft below.
He slipped at 9pm after losing his way as he hurried to see John Shuttleworth — by then halfway through his show.
The visitor was found hanging on to a tree “inches from a 100ft drop to the cavern floor” at Castleton, Derbyshire.
Edale Mountain Rescue winched up the man, who suffered cuts and bruises, after fixing him into a “rescue nappy” .
A spokesman said: “Unfortunately the concert had to be cancelled due to the danger of rocks being dislodged on to the concert-goers below.”
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Shuttleworth — a fictional singer-songwriter played by Graham Fellows — tweeted later to say the man was safe.
He wrote: “Thank you for evacuating so swiftly.”
He added: “I suppose I’ll have to write a song about the incident.
“I can perform it when I return to finish the abandoned gig.”
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Fellows was the first comedy act to play at the cavern, so named for the flatulent sounds made by draining flood waters.
It was renamed Peak Cavern in 1880 to avoid offending Queen Victoria when she visited but is known by the original moniker.