Last night at the Sydney Soundwave festival during a band’s set, one reveller thought it would be a grand idea to rip a flare in the middle of the mosh-pit to add a bit of atmos to the event. Sadly, a young girl reportedly sustained severe burns as a result, and the festival organiser immediately took to Twitter with a mission to find who the culprit was.
According to Music Feeds, the young girl was reportedly injured during either the Metallica or the Bring Me The Horizon sets (there were multiple flare incidents last night), which put organiser AJ Maddah on the warpath.
Dear piece of shit who lit the flare in BMTH pit: Tonight you seriously burned and disfigured a young girl. I hope you fucking get yours.
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013
If we catch anyone w/ flares you’ll not only be evicted/arrested, I’ll dedicate every iota of energy & money I can muster to ruin your life
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013
If anyone can correctly identify this son of a bitch I will shower you with so much tickets, backstage and cash you wont know what to do.
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013
If you see anyone with a lit flare please take their photo and tweet to me so I can hand to police.
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013
A few people got in touch:
https://twitter.com/aaron__duke/status/305657017878585344
@aaron__duke Following you now so you can DM me
— AJ (@iamnotshouting) February 24, 2013
There’s no word yet on whether or not the flare-lighters have been identified, but it’s a solid lesson that social media will find you out. [AJ Maddah via Music Feeds]
Flare image via Shutterstock