Avatar Cut London Show Short After Crew Shocked By Electrified Stage

Swedish metal outfit Avatar were forced to end their February 14 London performance at Exhibition White City prematurely after electrical issues left two road crew members injured and damaged part of the band’s gear. The stop came after 12 songs, short of the usual 17-song set seen throughout their ongoing European/UK tour.

Vocalist Johannes Eckerström shared a video statement addressing the incident, describing the situation:

“Hello everyone watching, particularly the people of London who came out to see our show tonight. As you heard, we didn’t make it quite to the finish line.

The whole stage became electrified. It burnt up some of our equipment and also shocked — severely shocked — two guys in our crew.

We have deemed this venue not safe to perform in any longer. Like, we could get hurt, we we’re simply lucky. The crew guys are fine now, so also lucky. But this is not a safe place to be for you or for us, so how about a rain check?

We want to figure out what we can do to come back as soon as we can and do you right London. I think both you and us deserve that very much.

Thank you for an amazing hour-plus at least, it was supposed to be a bit longer. You were amazing, we were pretty amazing too. Let’s find an amazing place to finish this.”

Eckerström emphasized that safety was the priority and promised to return to London to give fans the full performance they expected.

Upcoming Avatar Tour Dates With Alien Weaponry

• 02/15 Manchester, UK – Academy
• 02/16 Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
• 02/17 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
• 02/18 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
• 02/20 Amsterdam, NET – AFAS Live
• 02/21 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
• 02/22 Zurich, SWI – Komplex
• 02/24 Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
• 02/25 Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
• 02/27 Lisbon, POR – LAV
• 02/28 Bilbao, SPA – Santana 27
• 03/02 Lyon, FRA – Le Cube
• 03/03 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
• 03/04 Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
• 03/05 Munich, GER – Tonhalle
• 03/06 Cologne, GER – E-Werk
• 03/07 Paris, FRA – Le Zenith
• 03/09 Wiesbaden, GER – Schlachthof
• 03/10 Zlin, CZE – Sports Hall Datart
• 03/11 Warsaw, POL – Stodola
• 03/12 Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
• 03/13 Hamburg, GER – Docks

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