reading fest cancelled (sorry) cuz leeds put me in a cage #freeevian pic.twitter.com/sArsBnR8fg
— evian christ 2015 (@evian_christ) August 28, 2015
really tho actually got put in a cage at a festival headlined by mumford and sons because the festival staff didnt believe i was a dj
— evian christ 2015 (@evian_christ) August 28, 2015
The statement continues, "I 'cancelled' Reading in an attempt to gain some leverage in the situation but nobody around me gave a fuck anyway and seemed to think it was funny. over an hour afterwards i was set #free by a 'more senior' member of the security staff who seemed as bemused as me by the situation. i asked for an apology and was not given one."
"Festival owner melvin benn found a moment in his busy schedule of being an a top-class dickhead to claim via the NME that i was 'intoxicated and refusing to identify myself'. even if that were true (it isn't), there's likely a better way to deal with that situation than to physically detain someone who isn't actually legally under arrest for anything. so im sorry melv, you weren't there mate, i was. [sic]"
Evian Christ subsequently cancelled his appearance at Reading Festival the next day.