PERHAPS it should be called Cream-failed.

One intoxicated reveler only just avoided being seriously creamed at Sydney's Creamfields dance music festival when he scaled a 20m scaffold next to the stage - only to topple off as he capered around.

The unidentified, long-haired man, wearing just shorts, bounced off support poles on the way down, but somehow managed to slow his fall enough to avoid injury, the Wentworth Courier's Alex Cauchi reported.

He even managed a thumbs-up to horrified witnesses as he wandered off to nurse his wounded pride.

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His fall from grace came during Swedish DJ Alesso's set at Sunday's rave, which was headlined by David Guetta.

Alesso later tweeted, "Btw that crazy guy that jumped from the PA is alright...."

The man was ejected from the event and taken to St Vincent's Hospital by ambulance but then discharged himself - before attempting to gain entry back into the 12,000-strong crowd.

The dangerous practice of climbing festival scaffolding is growing in popularity, after similar incidents at other events Down Under.

Surry Hills police acting crime manager Inspector Andrew Koutsoufis said, "This man was very lucky to survive, let alone escape serious injury."

Police arrested and charged 75 people with drug-related offenses at the Sydney leg of the touring event.

Originally published as Music fan falls from 20m tower