Three female musicians were either assaulted or harassed at their gigs

Three female musicians were either assaulted or harassed at their own gigs on the weekend

Three female musicians experienced harassment at their own performances over the Easter weekend.

Kira PuruAlex The Astronaut and WAAX frontwoman Marie DeVita each took to social media to describe the different incidents that left them feeling variously degraded, anxious and harassed.

Marie DeVita called out the man who groped her twice.

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“I couldn’t figure out who you were because you moved so quickly in a really large crowd of people. But I hope you’re glad to know that I fucking felt it and it was extremely degrading…

“I don’t know who you are but you know who you are and I want you to know that your disgusting behaviour is not welcome in our music scene or anywhere really. It is totally disrespectful and plain fucked up. Musicians work really hard to make music and perform it. We deserve some fucking respect.”

Kira Puru was performing in Townsville when a male in the crowd shouted at her.

Puru confessed to already feeling ‘fragile’ on account of her anxiety and explained how the incident shook her.

“When I stepped into the lights, everything was whirring n I felt pretty nervous that I might have a panic attack on stage. During the show, some loser from the crowd yelled out some shit about my “fat pussy” from in the pit. I was already having weird heart palps, my voice was shaky and my breathing short. Honestly, I don’t really give any fucks about idiotic men usually but when I’m at work and having a rough fkn day already, it’s frustrating to not even be able to get through a 30 minute set without some gronk harassing me and commenting on my body.”

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Alex the Astronaut was prompted by Marie DeVita’s post to share her own uncomfortable encounter in Adelaide with a fan who got too close.

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What are the chances that this – three female artists each being either harassed or assaulted in a single weekend – is an aberration?

These women were degraded and disrespected by concert-goers who paid money to see them perform.  And they still couldn’t bring themselves to treat the artists with dignity.

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