A rock band’s reunion show in Manchester was cut short last night – when a fight broke out between band members on stage.
Footage from Twitter shows The View frontman Kyle Falconer throwing a punch towards bass player Kieran Webster as the Scottish rockers – who had a top 10 hit in 2007 – played Manchester’s live music venue, Deaf Institute.
Before the incident, the band were reported to be “buzzing to be back”.
But the set was cut short with a further seven songs still to be played.
Some fans are now calling for a refund with one saying the fight “ruined a class night”.
Falconer later came on the stage alone to finish the encore with a solo acoustic of the hit song ‘Face for the Radio’.
The conflict arose after Falconer claimed: “He (Webster) wants to sing the songs and he can’t.”
He later added that Webster should “finish the set himself.”
The band rose to fame in 2007 after their hit single Same Jeans reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. They topped the album chart with Hats Off to the Buskers before breaking up in 2017.
They reunited last year and many fans were eagerly awaiting their new tour – but last night’s clash has cast some uncertainty around the rest of their UK tour, as well as TRNSMT Festival and Neighbourhood Weekender.
No comment has been made so far from the band about the events from Wednesday or their gig tonight in London.
