Topic: Wolf x Down и Demonwomb не свириха в София заради нази скинове
Двете банди, които трябваше да забият в "Grindhouse" на 14-ти август са отказали категорично да свирят на шоуто заради група неонацисти пред клуба. По думите на хора от присъствалите, Wolf x Down и Demonwomb са взели пари за концерта и дори не са се извинили на 80-те души публика. Самите банди пък твърдят, че са предложили да върнат парите на организаторите, предоставили са беклайна си и до последно са имали желание да свирят, но при условие, че въпросните нази скинове напуснат събитието. Във Facebook се разрази голяма дискусия прерастнала в множество спорове, а тук отваряме тази тема във форума ни, където всеки може да изрази мнение. По-долу публикуваме официалното изявление на Wolf x Down и Demonwomb, а след него и това на организаторите от IHMR.
"Show in Bulgaria was cancelled.
Because of the presence of a group of Neonazis, we were forced to cancel our show yesterday.
We are sorry for the people who came to see us. We were very excited for the show ourselves, of going to Bulgaria and celebrating the IHM Radio Birthday. But after we noticed the presence of a
person with an apparently right wing mindset (due to an offensive shirt and tattoos), we brought it to the attention of the promoter. In the end, there were about ten of them – partially "Autonomous Nationalists" from Germany.
The promoter was unable to remove said people from the show. Their sheer presence is a provocation and a potential danger of unknown severity. In that matter it is irrelevant if they "just came to have a drink".
We were told they had a huge backup in the city, knew a lot of people and thus having infiltrated the scene, becoming tolerated – one of them was even described as a friend of the club's owner.
All of this made it really hard for us to get a clear overview of the situation and our available decisions.
A place where Nazis are welcome and accepted is a place where we will always feel insecure and which we will not support.
The crowd and the promoter played this situation down by calling them idiots or saying that it's just fashion. At the same time, they were obviously afraid of them.
From what we were told, it was possible that the Nazis would have become more aggravated when confronted, alarming their comrades, taking over the show.
In western Europe, especially in Germany, it is much easier to estimate the situation and potential danger. In yesterday's situation, we however felt powerless and insecure. The only consequence, in order to address these problems, was to cancel the show.
Hardcore has always had a left wing tendency and is a sub- and counter culture, in which we claim to be emancipatory and open minded. Our values have no common grounds with those of neonazis and other nationalists. While some visitors respected our decision, others felt the necessity to confront us. After one of the Nazis had the opportunity to speak to the audience and defend themselves, the promoter told the crowd our reasons for cancelling the show.
The reactions of some of the "hardcore kids" who were sympathizing with these Nazis were more than disappointing. Nazis were turned to simple "Skinheads" and by that the conflict was depoliticized. We however were called "hippies" and "unity breakers".
In a statement, the Internet community "Balkan Hardcore Unity" went as far as declaring us as "thieves". The facts that we took a fifteen hour over-night drive, encountered problems at the border, provided our complete backline to the other local bands and even offered the promoter to take back the money he gave us were simply ignored.
What made us really sad was that our arguments about Nazi violence were simply laughed at, while in reality, hardcore kids in eastern Europe were stabbed or beaten to death. Giving up the fight is not an option here.
No tolerance for ignorance.
No unity with Nazis and their friends.
Demonwomb / Wolf Down"
"Поради независещи от IHMR обстоятелства снощи Demonwomb и Wolf x Down отказаха да свирят на организирания от нас концерт. Направихме всичко по силите си, за да ги накараме да се чувстват добре и в безопасност в София, но присъствието на определена група хора в градинката до клуба беше в разрез с политическите виждания и морални ценности на двете банди. Съжаляваме адски много за цялата ситуация и сме готови да възстановим парите от входа на хората, които се чувстват ощетени. Пишете ни на ihmradio (at) gmail (dot) com, ако това важи за вас."