Followers of The View have been left shocked final night time (Might 10) after a struggle broke out onstage between two of the members.
The sold-out present marked the primary comeback present for the Dundee trio, and passed off at The Deaf Institute in Manchester, the place it quickly descended into chaos.
Whereas performing, lead singer Kyle Falconer was seen getting more and more annoyed whereas onstage, and in the end throwing a punch at bassist Kieren Webster, who was celebrating his birthday on the gig.
Within the fan-captured footage — which has now been making the rounds on social media — Falconer seems to land a punch on Webster’s face, earlier than he’s held again by fellow bandmates and crew members. Because the guitarist, Peter Reilly, intervenes within the battle, the frontman could be heard shouting on the bassist, saying: I’ll fucking kill you”. It isn’t but clear what precipitated the struggle to interrupt out.
If you’ve waited for the comeback gig for years & then half means by way of the lead singer batters the bassist!
Rock N Roll#theview @DeafInstitute @viewofficial pic.twitter.com/AkVIy4QxoY
— The Window Co (@TheWindowCo) May 10, 2023
Simply been despatched this one from The View gig final night time. Psychological 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Z8ptyK2vyO
— MARTIN STONE (@stonefish100) May 11, 2023
In a separate clip shared on Twitter, the frontman is taking part in an encore of ‘Face For The Radio’ when he pauses the efficiency to inform the gang that Webster ought to return to the stage to complete the set.
Amid the noise of the gang, the frontman additionally says to the viewers: “The issue with this band is he needs to sing the songs and he canny, proper, so I’ll goodbye,” — hinting at what might have precipitated the battle.
From there, Falconer left the stage prematurely, though crew members tried to intervene, and the present ended a number of songs early.
The Encore……@viewofficial #theviewband #theview #manchester pic.twitter.com/8ydmovA1L7
— The Window Co (@TheWindowCo) May 10, 2023
The band have been anticipated to carry out this night (Might 11) on the Oslo Hackney venue in London, though this has now been postponed indefinitely till the members “resolve the state of affairs”. A brand new date for the present has not but been introduced, nonetheless, must be made clear on the band’s social media pages at a later date.
— The View (@viewofficial) May 11, 2023
The View are additionally scheduled to make appearances at TRNSMT and different festivals later this summer time, though it’s unclear whether or not or not these reveals will nonetheless be going forward following the incident final night time.
Earlier this 12 months, it was introduced that The View could be sharing their new album ‘Exorcism Of Youth’ on June 9 by way of Cooking Vinyl. The announcement additionally shared particulars of the continuing tour dates, and marked the primary new LP from the indie rockers’ in eight years — having spent 5 years aside earlier than reconvening in 2022. Pre-order the album right here.
