Paramore condemn “violence, homophobia or bigotry of any kind” following apparent assault at Utah show

Following their Tuesday night show at Salt Lake City’s Great Saltair, Paramore have apologised to fans in the crowd who were affected by a man who “physically and verbally assaulted multiple women, including an engaged couple”.

In a statement addressing the situation, the band stress that they condemn “violence, homophobia or bigotry of any kind”, and that it is “supremely unwelcome in our community and has no place at our shows”. They also explain that the incident happened out of view from the stage, otherwise they would have “stopped the show until the situation was under control”. Nevertheless, their security team and venue staff were able to “restrain and remove” the man.

Read the full statement below:

“After last night’s show in SLC, we were made aware of an incident that happened in the crowd while we were on stage. A man physically and verbally assaulted multiple women, including an engaged couple at our show. Our security team and venue staff were made aware and were able to restrain and remove him.

“We did not realize this was happening, as the incident took place out of view from stage. Had we seen any of this happening, we would have stopped the show until the situation was under control.

“PARAMORE DOES NOT CONDONE violence, homophobia, or bigotry of any kind. It is supremely unwelcome in our community and has no place at our shows.

“To the fans who were hurt by or who witnessed what happened last night, we are so sorry. We hope that you know we will always do anything we can to protect you and make you feel celebrated.

“To make things as clear as possible: Paramore shows are meant to be a safe place for people. If you can’t respect that, do not come.”

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