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An anticipated free concert by the Australian band Amyl and the Sniffers was abruptly canceled when security barriers at Melbourne’s Federation Square were damaged due to the overwhelming crowd.
Vocalist Amy Taylor expressed her frustration on Instagram, exclaiming, “You can’t even begin to imagine the fit I’m throwing” over the missed opportunity to perform in their native city.
“We’re incredibly sorry, truly heartbroken,” Taylor lamented in a video shared with fans.
“We’re all here backstage, and it’s crushing not to be able to play. We’re truly devastated,” she continued.
“The fences were trampled, there were too many people, and the police had to shut it down. We’re extremely frustrated and deeply sorry for the disappointment,” Taylor added.
Fed Square said in a statement it was forced to cancel the show “after multiple breaches of the perimeter fences caused a very high risk of crowd crushes”.
“It was unsafe for the show to continue,” Fed Square said.
“We did not take this decision lightly and are deeply sorry for any disappointment caused, however tonight could simply not continue.
“Our sincere apologies to the band and their fans.”
Taylor and the rest of the band returned to Instagram later to say they had put $5000 bar tabs on at seven Melbourne venues for disappointed fans to “have a drink on us”.
“We’re not doggin’ ya, it’s because a bunch of people rushed the f—ing barriers and so it wasn’t safe, and especially because it was all ages, we just can’t have that, we don’t want anyone having a shit time,” Taylor said.
She also posted on her Instagram Story that she would be dealing with her frustrations by getting “blackout drunk somewhere in mourning”.