Add Carabao sorry for criticising govt, cursing officials after Mae Sot concert is stopped
Add Carabao’s manager has come out to say the popular singer is depressed and is sorry for cursing Mae Sot officials for stopping his concert, after a video of his criticism went viral and netizens attacked him for being irresponsible.
The case occurred on March 18, when popular rock band Carabao was staging a concert at a restaurant near the Mae Sot municipal office, with tickets, food and drink being on sale. This led Mae Sot Mayor Terdkiat Chinsornan to file a complaint with police, asking them to stop the band from performing as it “created a loud noise in public” and went against a government rule prohibiting any large gathering.
The police stepped in and fined the organiser for not seeking permission to hold the public event, which started at 8.30pm, and the show was stopped at 10pm after district officials phoned the band to halt the concert. This was when lead singer Add Carabao got worked up and started to criticise the government’s Covid-19 prevention measures and cursed officials.
He said that there was no measure by the government to stop concerts nationwide, receiving big cheers from customers in the restaurant. One customer uploaded a video of him criticising the government about the shutdown and mocking local officials, while saying he was the boss on this stage and nobody could order him to do anything.
Netizens attacked him for being irresponsibile after the video went viral.
Carabaos band manager Chumpon later explained that all concert schedules had actually been cancelled. However, on March 18, the owner of the restaurant said he had sold many tickets and asked the band to play as per schedule, so the band went ahead with the concert.