Back in 2017, Neck Deep played a show at Rock City in Nottingham as part of their ‘Panic and the Peace’ tour.
After only performing two songs into their set, Neck Deep were forced to stop the show due to altercations with the venue’s employed security staff.
Eyewitness accounts started to circulate on social media very quickly. The incident started when a show goer was aggressively handled by a security staff member, according to accounts.
After revisiting eyewitness accounts (like the one above), it’s fair to say the situation escalated very quickly. Band members and their touring crew got involved, trying to stop the manhandling of the show goer. This ultimately led to the band bringing their set to a close early.
Watch fan-shot videos of the incident below:
As you can see in the video above, you can see the band’s bassist and backing vocalist Fil Thorpe-Evans being grabbed by security staff members.
Once the altercation came to an end and everyone involved left the stage, show goers started singing and chanting hoping that the band would return to finish their set. They didn’t!
Neck Deep frontman Ben Barlow returned to the stage alone to speak to the crowd, in which he said, “Yo…Show’s fucking over. Security fucked it. There was a fight. Show’s over.”
The day after, the band released a lengthy statement regarding the incident. You can read their statement in full below.
“A Neck Deep show – any show for that matter – should be a protected and positive environment, where everyone is safe and free to enjoy music being played.
The safety of our fans is our number one priority, but no-one involved in a show should EVER be in fear of harm or injury – be that fans, crew, venue staff, security or the band.
The events that transpired last night were regretful and deeply unfortunate. Things rapidly escalated to a point that they should never have gotten to. We believe that violence is never a solution, and that everything that went down could and should have been handled better by all parties.
We are so very sorry to anyone who was in any way hurt, upset or inconvenienced last night. All scheduled tour dates will go ahead as planned, and we will be taking extra measures to ensure that these events are never again repeated
For everyone in attendance last night, we are working on a rescheduled date for you, and we will ensure that your original tickets will remain valid/be reissued. Thank you all for reading and for your understanding. Neck Deep”