Green Day have responded to backlash for continuing with their Mad Cool festival performance after the death of an acrobat.

Pedro Aunion Monroy, 42, plunged 100ft to the ground in front of 35,000 festival goers while descending in an illuminated box when his harness snapped, and despite receiving medical attention he sadly later died.
But just minutes later the band took to the stage and continued with their performance.
They were hit with a wave of criticism for not abandoning the gig in light of the tragic events. One festival goer wrote they were ‘ashamed’ of the band’s decision to continue with the show:
‘Ashamed of you,’ they wrote. ‘An artist died just 20 meters from you and you still play. Worst band on the planet.’


Read more: [link to metro.co.uk]

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Apparently no-one informed the band of the incident before they played.....