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Dave Everley

“Pop diva Damon Albarn of the novelty cartoon act Gorillaz threw a hissy fit while we played”: Damon Albarn forced Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats to stop their Roskilde festival set, and they’re not happy

Kevin Starrs of Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats and Damon Albarn of Gorillaz performing live.

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats have slammed “pop diva” Damon Albarn for forcing them to pull the plug on their Roskilde appearance mid-set.

The British psychedelic metal outfit were playing the Lagune stage at the same time as Albarn’s all-star/cartoon collective Gorillaz were appearing on the festival’s main stage. But according to Uncle Acid, the Gorillaz camp were unhappy with the resulting soundclash, prompting the singer to allegedly send over “his goons” to shut down their show after just 25 minutes.

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