Apparently there was a “small-scale riot” at Brighton Live last week when Until Escape fans clashed with bouncers at the Engine Room. We’ll be looking into in more, but at the moment here are the two viewpoints as quoted in The Argus. Guitarist Mark Wyss puts the band’s side of the story: “We were starting our last song and invited the crowd onto the stage for it, which we usually do. But there was a doorman at the front of the stage who was physically preventing anyone from coming up. As more and more people tried to get on stage the whole situation got heated.”
The trouble seemed to head outside the venue but a video by the band doesn’t make it clear whether the escalation heads to mere shouting or more than that. The police say no crimes took place.
Neil Campbell, manager of Engine Rooms, saw it differently to the band, claiming that it was a publicity stunt staged by Until Escape: “They looked pretty pleased when they left and apologised for what had happened. They specifically asked for a bouncer to be put at the front of the stage and for them not to allow anyone on. Then during the act they encouraged people to come up.”
We’ll talk to the Engine Room and Until Escape in the next couple of days to find out what went on. Stay tuned – but ‘til then here’s that YouTube video by the band that captures some of the night’s events.
Until Escape at the Engine Room
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