Drama erupted at the 1 Big Summer festival in Plymouth on Friday during a set by up and coming musician Not3s – with proceedings coming to a halt as a trio of female revellers were injured.
The 24-year-old singer-songwriter was mid-performance when a commotion broke out and he ordered his set come to an immediate pause while the incident was investigated.
Not3s – real name Lukman Odunaike, from Hackney, East London – was reported to be mid-way though performing a song when he pulled his own plug.
Three girls are said to have been pulled from the audience with at least one suffering injury with blood visibly spilling from their face.
Plymouth Live reports that Not3s called on his DJ to stop his set, and shouted out: “Hey, stop, stop, stop, stop... What the f**k is going on over there? All of this cat scratching business…”
It is reported that security stage then swarmed to the scene to investigate what was going on and to pull individuals from the audience.
Plymouth Live reporter Amber Edwards stated: “Three girls got dragged out. It was quite bad - one was bleeding from her nose and mouth.
"He stopped mid-song because he could see what was happening. The security all rushed over to the middle at the front, pulled a girl over screaming and going mad. Then two security guards dragged her off.
"Then they pulled over another girl who had blood all down her face. Then another one. Then other one sobbing about three minutes later."
While another onlooker claimed the girl in question was “wrestling” security throughout the fracas.
The Mirror have contacted representatives for Not3s and 1 Big Summer festival for comment.
The festival is taking place at The Hoe in Plymouth, Devon, all weekend – with performances across three days over the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend.
On Thursday night, Basement Jaxx and The Ibiza Orchestra headlined the event, while Years & Years and Nina Nesbitt were among the highlights on Friday.
Saturday’s performers include The Libertines, Supergrass and Sam Tompkins with some tickets still available for the final date of the festival.
Festival organisers had announced earlier this year that they hoped the festival would be a regular success in Plymouth.
One said last month: "In the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, we knew we had to go above and beyond to make this event happen.
“We have a world class production team, to go with our world class talent line up! Our aim is to build a legacy here, and something that can grow year on year!’
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