Salah satu band pop punk paling populer di dunia sekarang ini, Neck Deep baru aja terlibat sebuah “masalah”.
Meskipun terlibat “masalah”, mereka justru malah mendapat pujian dari banyak pihak. Apa sebenarnya “masalah” yang diterima Neck Deep?
Awal mula ceritanya gini, sebuah kejadian nggak mengenakan terjadi dalam rangkaian tur mereka yang saat itu digelar di Nottingham’s Rock City.
Para penonton yang sedang asik menikmati alunan musik dari Neck Deep berkekspresi dengan melakukan moshing dan body surfing, sayangnya pihak security bertindak represif dalam menangani para penonton.
Mereka terlihat memukul beberapa penonton di barisan depan. Melihat hal ini, para punggawa Neck Deep nggak tinggal diam. Sang vokalis Ben Barlow langsung turun dari panggung dan berusaha melerai kejadian penuh kekerasa di depan pit tersebut.
Kejadian tersebut sempat terekam dan menyebar viral di media sosial.
#rockcity your security are a disgrace #neckdeep just protecting their fans pic.twitter.com/u3uCN5oDNwLewat akun fanpage Facebook mereka, Neck Deep memberikan penjelasan tentang kejadian itu dan meminta maaf kepada para penonton. Bahkan, mereka juga siap memberikan refund bagi penonton yang menjadi korban malam itu.— Rob Jackson (@RobJackson66) October 9, 2017
Berikut permintaan maaf Neck Deep selengkapnya….
A Neck Deep show – any show for that matter – should be a protected and positive environment, where everyone is safe and free to enjoy music being played.
The safety of our fans is our number one priority, but no-one involved in a show should EVER be in fear of harm or injury – be that fans, crew, venue staff, security or the band.
The events that transpired last night were regretful and deeply unfortunate. Things rapidly escalated to a point that they should never have gotten to. We believe that violence is never a solution, and that everything that went down could and should have been handled better by all parties.
We are so very sorry to anyone who was in any way hurt, upset or inconvenienced last night.
All scheduled tour dates will go ahead as planned, and we will be taking extra measures to ensure that these events are never again repeated.
For everyone in attendance last night, we are working on a rescheduled date for you, and we will ensure that your original tickets will remain valid / be reissued.
Thank you all for reading and for your understanding.
Neck Deep