Eminem‘s Bonnaroo set on Friday night has been criticized for gunshot noises that fans reported hearing, but a spokesperson for the rapper tells PEOPLE the set did not include gunshot effects.
During his headlining set at the annual music festival held in Manchester, Tennessee, the noises were heard as the 45-year-old musician performed his 2000 song “Kill You” fromThe Marshall Mathers LP, prompting some fans to panic.
Inone videotaken during the concert, a fan immediately drops their phone as soon as a loud noise is heard. Others can be heard screaming.
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“Less than a year after Vegas and @Eminem thinks it’s a good idea to blast gun shot sfx onstage at a music festival? Bad call on this headliner @bonnaroo,” wrote one social media user, referencing last year’sdeadly shooting at Route 91 Harvest music festivalin Las Vegas.
“I was having a good time at eminem’s set then he played a realistic gunshot noise. The whole crowd ducked and i’ve never felt more traumatized and ready to panic. Completely inappropriate,” wrote one social media user, who later added that they decided to leave after the sound was heard again.
Some fans pointed out that Eminem has previously used gunshot noises in his recordings.
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Wrote one social media user, “The Kill you outro Gunshot has been part of The Eminem live shows since 2001. Why all of a sudden is Tennessee getting all cut up about it? The millions of people who have seen Em do it haven’t had a problem. You don’t deserve Eminem ffs.”
Another penned, “So apparently Eminem is performing at Bonnaroo right now and a bunch of younger people are losing their s— because his set included realistic gunshot sound effects. I dunno what song(s) it was from, but it sounds to me like a bunch of people became Eminem fans post 2002.”
But one of the fans who felt unsafe at the concert said it’s not okay.
“Doesn’t matter if eminem has had gun shot effects in the past, the crowd was actually scared and shaken up because of how actually realistic it is,” wrote the Twitter user.
source: people.com
