Chicks on Speed Dragged Off Spanish Stage

Subject: CHICKS ON SPEED PHYSICALLY VIOLATED BY SECURITY PROMOTERS AND

SPONSORS AT A FESTIVAL IN SOUTHERN SPA

Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 17:10:02 +0200 (MEST)

From: Chicks on Speed Records Newsletter

<cosr.info@chicksonspeed-records.com>

To: gb@fetznetz.it



Dear Everyone,



We wanted to let you all know, we had one of the worst experiences of

our 10 year musical career on Saturday night, we were physically

violated and dragged off stage by security, Ortiz Padillo Promoters and

commercial sponsors at Oxigena Festival, near Cordova, in Southern

Spain. We were denied our right to perform at the festival as contracted

and our fees were not honoured. It was clear that the public attendance

of the festival was extremely low and the promoters wouldn´t allow us to

play for this reason, so they could claim insurance on the premise, of a

cancelled headlining act. The promoters and Sponsors falsely claimed

that “the band is late" as we entered the stage at 1.25am, 5 minutes

prior to the planned stage time of 1.30am as contracted.



Photo documentation has been taken away from us, our camera was smashed

and memory card stolen.



We want to expose these criminal acts and the organisations responsible

for abusing and robing artists through their business practices and the

unethical networks of festivals and concert promoters. It´s clearly a

case of abuse against women, destruction of personal property, breach of

contract and assault.



We´re pretty freaked out & scared by what we experienced. It would be

really good to have your support in any way, the organizers were trying

to make quick cash from the festival. Look out for scammers that are

abusing musicians and swindling young people looking to have a fun evening.



KEEP MUSIC ABOUT ART & CULTURE & A WILD FUN TIME TO BE TOGETHER & NOT A

MEANS FOR HORRIBLE MEN TO MAKE PILES MONEY.



Chicks on Speed