The Final Dinner Occasion have mentioned they’re “appalled and disappointed” that a few of their followers have been subjected to “strange” and “condescending” behaviour when arriving at a gig in Lincoln over the weekend.
The Shed Engine venue has apologised to some male followers who skilled “unacceptable treatment” once they turned as much as watch the present alone.
The membership, which payments itself as Lincolnshire’s largest stay music venue, posted a press release on its official Instagram web page to say their entry process had fallen “far short of our venue entry policy, which requires all attendees to be treated equally and be subject to the same entry requirements”.
The gig had been scheduled for Saturday evening nonetheless it was cancelled with quick discover attributable to “a sudden illness within the band that we had obviously not foreseen”.
A number of males posted on social media saying that they had been quizzed on their data of the band earlier than they got entry.
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The Final Dinner Occasion on the Brit Awards 2024
One fan referred to as Dan wrote on X: “Just arrived at the gig, been funnelled into a dark corner with other men, told I might be a pervert cus I’m alone and then taken into a room alone with a security guard where I was interrogated and searched. Feel sick.”
He mentioned he had additionally been requested what his favorite Final Dinner Occasion tune was by employees.
A person referred to as Paul wrote on X: “I rocked up there tonight at 8.45 on my own, no queue, I got asked how long I had liked them for, and to name my favourite song.
“I believed it was a bit unusual and the primary time I’ve ever felt like I am on mastermind to get right into a gig. Now I’ve learn this I perceive why now.”
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The Final Dinner Occasion At Studying Competition.
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He went on: “I just told him, Nothing Matters and said a line of the song and he was fine. It does sound like they were targeting single men, I wonder if there’s been trouble at previous gigs.”
‘It is a shame’
A person referred to as Kam Zagi wrote on X: “Same here, I queued for 7 hours to get to barrier as I am 4′ 11′, got whisked away, searched, asked condescending questions, didn’t get to barrier…”
Later, commenting on the Engine Shed’s assertion, he wrote: “this.is.a.disgrace [sic]. I won’t be attending any rescheduled dates based on the way I was treated last night & I am not alone.”
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Responding to the stories, the band posted a press release on social media saying they performed no half within the safety insurance policies on the present and “they would not have been implemented had we been made aware of them in advance”.
They mentioned: “Our shows are intended to be safe, welcoming spaces for everyone, which is something we care deeply about. Seeing inclusivity embraced by our fanbase is one of the best parts of performing live…
“Everyone seems to be welcome and inspired to attend our exhibits. We’re appalled and disenchanted that anybody was made to really feel in any other case”.
‘The unacceptable treatment of guests’
In a long statement published by the Shed Engine, the venue said they had “urgently” carried out a provisional investigation, saying “ad-hoc adjustments” had been made to their policy due to information “offered to our safety crew about incidents at a earlier The Final Dinner Occasion gig”.
The venue went on to say the policy was changed “with the best intentions”, but that it “resulted within the unacceptable remedy of some friends”.
It “totally apologised” to anyone affected and said further training would be given to staff on door entry policy as “an pressing measure… to make sure that this can’t occur once more”.
The Engine Shed inspired anybody who felt that they had been discriminated towards to succeed in out.
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‘Surprising sickness’ forces ‘final minute’ cancellation
About half-hour earlier than the Lincoln efficiency was attributable to begin, the Mercury-nominated band cancelled the present attributable to sickness.
In one other assertion, the venue apologised to followers for the “last minute” cancellation, including: “This decision was not taken lightly as the band and the promoter were hopeful that the member would recover from the illness to be able to perform”.
The band, who’re at the moment touring the UK and Eire, cancelled a gig in Cardiff which had been attributable to happen on Sunday, telling followers on social media it was “cancelled due to illness” they usually have been “truly sorry”.
The Final Dinner Occasion are subsequent attributable to carry out on Tuesday in Birmingham.
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The Final Dinner Occasion acting at Leeds Competition 2024. Pic: PA
An indie rock band, The Final Dinner Occasion are made up by Abigail Morris, Lizzie Mayland, Emily Roberts, Georgia Davies and Aurora Nishevci, and fashioned in 2020 after assembly at college in London.
Final yr they gained the Brit rising star award, with their debut album Prelude To Ecstasy reaching primary within the UK albums chart when it was launched in February.
