Award Winning singer Amanda Black and her band were chased off stage by again event organiser after he slapped a band member and threatened them with a firearm at the Mapungubwe Music Festival on the 9th of December. The music festival was hosted by the Limpopo department of sports, arts and culture at the Polokwane Cricket Club.
Black took to Twitter to explain what happened, “There was a mix-up in terms of time slot. But we arrived on time at the venue. When we were about to start the set, we were told to leave the stage to make way for another artist.” Black continued to tweet, “There was this guy who shouted at us, saying we were not going to perform. He slapped a band member for taking pictures. He even pointed a gun to us (sic).”
Provincial police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe confirmed that no case had been opened.
Departmental spokesperson Moloko Moloto said, “We’re extremely disturbed by allegations that someone threatened Amanda Black or other artists with a gun.”