Azealia Banks cut short another festival performance on Saturday after she was pelted with a can onstage, leaving before the first song of the set was even finished. It was the second time in a week she’s disappointed Australian audiences.
Banks was about 90 seconds into her song “ATM Jam” when the projectile was thrown at the Listen Out Festival in the Royal Botanic Gardens. Later, the 22-year old singer tweeted an apology to fans, saying she would still perform in Brisbane on Sunday. However, Melbourne attendees took to Twitter to complain about the short set, saying they wanted a refund for the $132 tickets.
Banks can be seen in the video below storming offstage immediately after the can was thrown, shutting down the performance.
“The incident made Azealia and her stage crew feel unsafe,” her reps said in a statement.
The singer had a similar incident last week in Sydney, when a full can of beer was thrown onstage.
So apparently Azealia Banks talks in first person when she's angry & just a thought – don't invite her to perform shows Australia.
— Winky Boo ® (@WinkyBoo) October 7, 2013
I hope that no festival books @AZEALIABANKS again, she has no respect for her fans who are THE ENTIRE REASON she is able to tour Australia!!
— Amy Williams (@AmyWilliamz) October 5, 2013
so @AZEALIABANKS stormed off stage within a minute in melbourne, please never return to Australia xo
— Jaxon Carr (@DECKHEAD) October 5, 2013
Sorry to all the festival-goers in Melbourne !!!!! See ya tomorrow in Brisbane !!!!!
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) October 5, 2013
K. Brisbane went smoothly. No one threw any cans at my head. I'm gonna read my Cat encyclopedia, have a wine and go to sleep.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) October 6, 2013
The can definitely didn't hit me…..and I definitely still got paid. More press please, and thank you. -Xx AB
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) October 7, 2013
Next time. I'm bringing a tennis racket on stage.
— AZEALIA BANKS (@AZEALIABANKS) October 7, 2013