The View compelled to desert gig after bandmates combat on stage
The View have been compelled to desert a gig after the lead singer threw a punch on the band’s bass guitarist throughout an onstage bust-up.
The Dundee band later apologised and stated it was a “brotherly bust-up that went too far”.
The incident occurred throughout a gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester on Wednesday evening.
Footage shared on-line by followers of the Scottish indie rock band reveals singer Kyle Falconer, 35, throw his guitar down after bassist Kieren Webster, 37, seemingly kicks his microphone stand.
Falconer then lands a number of punches and a kick.
The singer, later left standing on his personal onstage, apologised to the viewers earlier than ending the set.
He stated: “The problem with this band is he wants to sing the songs and he can’t, right, so [see you].”
Greater Manchester Police stated officers weren’t referred to as to the incident.
On Friday, the band issued an apology.
A press release posted on-line learn: “Sorry to the fans at our show in Manchester and everywhere else that we’ve upset – we had a brotherly bust-up that went too far, and we cannae wait to get back to touring in November and throughout the festival season with yous lot.”
Kieren Webster and Kyle Falconer again in 2009
The band have been as a result of carry out on the Oslo in Hackney, London, on Thursday evening, however the gig was postponed.
In the replace on Friday, the band stated the tickets will probably be legitimate for his or her present within the metropolis at Scala on 7 December.
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The View is greatest recognized for hit Same Jeans, which reached quantity three within the UK Singles Chart in 2007.
The band introduced a hiatus in 2017 and have since performed quite a lot of comeback gigs. Their new album, Exorcism Of Youth, is about for launch this August.
They are as a result of seem at Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington on 27 May and are additionally scheduled to play quite a lot of different gigs, together with TRNSMT in Glasgow this summer season.
The Deaf Institute has been contacted for remark.