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Mathew Gawiak, 36, collapsed and later died while attending a music festival in Buena Vista, Colo., on Aug. 15, according to authorities

On the final night of the festival, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard acknowledged his passing and performed two songs in his memory.

Gawiak's wife created a GoFundMe to pay for her husband's funeral expenses, which has raised over $50,000

A 36-year-old man died after collapsing during a music festival mounted by the Australian rock group King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard in Colorado, authorities said.

Chaffee County Coroner Jeff Graff identified the victim as Mathew Gawiak of Denver, The Mountain Mail and Ark Valley Voice reported.

The incident occurred on Friday, Aug. 15, on the first night of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wiz

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