Watain metal band concert cancellation (2019) - Revision history

Dayana Rizal: /* Netizens */

2019-05-08T06:08:47Z

Netizens

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	[[File:Maroon 5 Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''A satirical petition initiated in response to the concert cancellation. Screengrab from Change.org.'']]		[[File:Maroon 5 Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''A [https://www.change.org/p/ministry-of-culture-community-and-youth-ban-maroon-5-from-returning-to-singapore satirical petition] initiated in response to the concert cancellation. Screengrab from Change.org.'']]
	Following the news of Watain’s concert cancellation, Yahoo News Singapore launched a poll in which 66% of respondents supported the decision to ban the concert. 29% voted in disagreement with the authorities’ decision, and 5% had their own opinion on the matter that digressed from agreement or disagreement.<ref>Yahoo! Newsroom. “Yahoo Poll: Should Singapore have barred the Watain heavy metal concert?”. ''Yahoo!News.'' March 11, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/46-per-cent-say-work-of-%E2%80%9Csticker-lady%E2%80%9D-is-creative-street-art--yahoo--poll-.html</ref>		Following the news of Watain’s concert cancellation, Yahoo News Singapore launched a poll in which 66% of respondents supported the decision to ban the concert. 29% voted in disagreement with the authorities’ decision, and 5% had their own opinion on the matter that digressed from agreement or disagreement.<ref>Yahoo! Newsroom. “Yahoo Poll: Should Singapore have barred the Watain heavy metal concert?”. ''Yahoo!News.'' March 11, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/46-per-cent-say-work-of-%E2%80%9Csticker-lady%E2%80%9D-is-creative-street-art--yahoo--poll-.html</ref>

Dayana Rizal: /* K. Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs) */

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K. Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs)

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	In a Parliament session on 1 April 2019, K.Shanmugam presented the findings of a survey conducted by 'Reach', a government feedback unit. 'Reach' surveyed 680 randomly selected Singaporeans aged 15 and above from 11 March 2019 to 15 March 2019. 2 of 3 Singaporeans who participated in the survey supported the move by the Government to ban the Watain concert.<ref>Hadi, Abdul Eddino. “Parliament: Two out of three Singaporeans back Government's move to cancel Watain concert”. ''The Straits Times.'' April 1, 2019. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-two-out-of-three-singaporeans-back-governments-move-to-cancel</ref> He asserted that he had made the decision as Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs and that his decision had not been swayed by any external parties, Christian or otherwise.<ref>Hadi, Abdul Eddino. “Parliament: Two out of three Singaporeans back Government's move to cancel Watain concert”. ''The Straits Times.'' April 1, 2019. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-two-out-of-three-singaporeans-back-governments-move-to-cancel</ref>		In a Parliament session on 1 April 2019, K.Shanmugam presented the findings of a survey conducted by 'Reach', a government feedback unit. 'Reach' surveyed 680 randomly selected Singaporeans aged 15 and above from 11 March 2019 to 15 March 2019. 2 of 3 Singaporeans who participated in the survey supported the move by the Government to ban the Watain concert.<ref>Hadi, Abdul Eddino. “Parliament: Two out of three Singaporeans back Government's move to cancel Watain concert”. ''The Straits Times.'' April 1, 2019. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-two-out-of-three-singaporeans-back-governments-move-to-cancel</ref> K.Shanmugam asserted that he had made the decision as Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs and that his decision had not been swayed by any external parties, Christian or otherwise.<ref>Hadi, Abdul Eddino. “Parliament: Two out of three Singaporeans back Government's move to cancel Watain concert”. ''The Straits Times.'' April 1, 2019. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-two-out-of-three-singaporeans-back-governments-move-to-cancel</ref>

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Dayana Rizal: /* K. Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs) */

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K. Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs)

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	On 1 April 2019, K.Shanmugam ~~said in Parliament that~~ 'Reach', a government feedback unit ~~conducted a survey on~~ 680 randomly selected Singaporeans aged 15 and above~~. The survey took place~~ from 11 March 2019 to 15 March 2019. 2 of 3 Singaporeans who participated in the survey supported the move by the Government to ban the Watain concert.<ref>Hadi, Abdul Eddino. “Parliament: Two out of three Singaporeans back Government's move to cancel Watain concert”. ''The Straits Times.'' April 1, 2019. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-two-out-of-three-singaporeans-back-governments-move-to-cancel</ref> He asserted that he had made the decision as Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs and that his decision had not been swayed by any external parties, Christian or otherwise.<ref>Hadi, Abdul Eddino. “Parliament: Two out of three Singaporeans back Government's move to cancel Watain concert”. ''The Straits Times.'' April 1, 2019. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-two-out-of-three-singaporeans-back-governments-move-to-cancel</ref>		In a Parliament session on 1 April 2019, K.Shanmugam presented the findings of a survey conducted by 'Reach', a government feedback unit. 'Reach' surveyed 680 randomly selected Singaporeans aged 15 and above from 11 March 2019 to 15 March 2019. 2 of 3 Singaporeans who participated in the survey supported the move by the Government to ban the Watain concert.<ref>Hadi, Abdul Eddino. “Parliament: Two out of three Singaporeans back Government's move to cancel Watain concert”. ''The Straits Times.'' April 1, 2019. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-two-out-of-three-singaporeans-back-governments-move-to-cancel</ref> He asserted that he had made the decision as Singapore's Minister for Home Affairs and that his decision had not been swayed by any external parties, Christian or otherwise.<ref>Hadi, Abdul Eddino. “Parliament: Two out of three Singaporeans back Government's move to cancel Watain concert”. ''The Straits Times.'' April 1, 2019. Accessed on 2 April 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/singapolitics/parliament-two-out-of-three-singaporeans-back-governments-move-to-cancel</ref>

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Dayana Rizal: /* Petition and cancellation */

2019-05-08T06:01:45Z

Petition and cancellation

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	On 7 March 2019, IMDA informed the organisers that the concert would not be allowed to proceed as scheduled citing security concerns raised by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). According to a press statement by the IMDA, the MHA “expressed serious concerns about the concert, given the band’s history of denigrating religions and promoting violence, which has potential to cause enmity and disrupt Singapore’s social harmony”.<ref>“IMDA Statement on Watain Concert”. ''Infocomm Media Development Authority.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imda.gov.sg/about/newsroom/media-releases/2019/imda-statement-on-watain-concert</ref> The MHA thus requested IMDA to “consider cancelling the concert for reasons of public order”. According to a spokesperson from the IMDA, the concert was ~~cancelled~~ after careful consideration.<ref>Khong, Nicholas. “‘If you fall in the mosh pit, someone will help you up’: Black-metal fans say they are no hoodlums”. ''Today Online.'' March 13, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/if-you-fall-mosh-pit-someone-will-help-you-black-metal-fans-are-no-hoodlums </ref>		On 7 March 2019, IMDA informed the organisers that the concert would not be allowed to proceed as scheduled citing security concerns raised by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). According to a press statement by the IMDA, the MHA “expressed serious concerns about the concert, given the band’s history of denigrating religions and promoting violence, which has potential to cause enmity and disrupt Singapore’s social harmony”.<ref>“IMDA Statement on Watain Concert”. ''Infocomm Media Development Authority.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imda.gov.sg/about/newsroom/media-releases/2019/imda-statement-on-watain-concert</ref> The MHA thus requested IMDA to “consider cancelling the concert for reasons of public order”. According to a spokesperson from the IMDA, the decision to cancel the concert was made after careful consideration.<ref>Khong, Nicholas. “‘If you fall in the mosh pit, someone will help you up’: Black-metal fans say they are no hoodlums”. ''Today Online.'' March 13, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/if-you-fall-mosh-pit-someone-will-help-you-black-metal-fans-are-no-hoodlums </ref>

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	===K. Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs)===		===K. Shanmugam (Minister for Home Affairs)===
	On 7 March, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam explained to reporters from Channel News Asia that the decision to cancel the concert was made ~~by “the ministry~~, ~~with security as well as public order assessment”~~. He also added that the concert organisers would not receive any form of punishment.<ref>“Allowing metal band Watain to perform would affect religious and social harmony: Shanmugam”. ''Channel News Asia.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/shanmugam-watain-metal-band-affect-religious-social-harmony-11321420</ref> An IMDA spokesman announced on 21 March 2019 that IMDA had been keeping in touch with Ravage Records on matters of compensation.<ref>Eddino Abdul Hadi. "IMDA looking into compensating organiser of black metal band Watain's gig". ''The Straits Times''. March 21, 2019. Accessed on 8 May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/imda-looking-into-compensating-organiser-of-black-metal-band-watains-gig</ref> Tickets for the concert were priced from S$70 to S$166 and Ravage Records was planning to fully reimburse all ticket buyers.<ref>Eddino Abdul Hadi. "IMDA looking into compensating organiser of black metal band Watain's gig". ''The Straits Times''. March 21, 2019. Accessed on 8 May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/imda-looking-into-compensating-organiser-of-black-metal-band-watains-gig</ref>		On 7 March, Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam explained to reporters from Channel News Asia that the decision to cancel the concert was made after a "further security assessment" had been conducted.<ref>“Allowing metal band Watain to perform would affect religious and social harmony: Shanmugam”. ''Channel News Asia.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/shanmugam-watain-metal-band-affect-religious-social-harmony-11321420</ref> He also added that the concert organisers would not receive any form of punishment and that the authorities would work towards settling the renumeration of the concert.<ref>“Allowing metal band Watain to perform would affect religious and social harmony: Shanmugam”. ''Channel News Asia.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/shanmugam-watain-metal-band-affect-religious-social-harmony-11321420</ref> An IMDA spokesman announced on 21 March 2019 that IMDA had been keeping in touch with Ravage Records on matters of compensation.<ref>Eddino Abdul Hadi. "IMDA looking into compensating organiser of black metal band Watain's gig". ''The Straits Times''. March 21, 2019. Accessed on 8 May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/imda-looking-into-compensating-organiser-of-black-metal-band-watains-gig</ref> Tickets for the concert were priced from S$70 to S$166 and Ravage Records was planning to fully reimburse all ticket buyers.<ref>Eddino Abdul Hadi. "IMDA looking into compensating organiser of black metal band Watain's gig". ''The Straits Times''. March 21, 2019. Accessed on 8 May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/imda-looking-into-compensating-organiser-of-black-metal-band-watains-gig</ref>

Dayana Rizal: /* Details of incident */

2019-05-08T05:49:23Z

Details of incident

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	[[File:Watain concert stage.jpg\|thumb\|''An image depicting one of Watain's concert stages. Photo from Watain's Facebook.'']]		[[File:Watain concert stage.jpg\|thumb\|''An image depicting one of Watain's concert stages. Photo from Watain's Facebook.'']]
	On 28 December 2018, Ravage Records announced that they would be organising Swedish black metal band Watain's first ever show in Singapore.<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. December 28, 2018. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/photos/a.593683197657341/744568932568766/?type=3&theater</ref> The IMDA initially allowed the show to proceed after having "consulted relevant parties including the Ministry of Home Affairs".<ref>Khong, Nicholas. “‘If you fall in the mosh pit, someone will help you up’: Black-metal fans say they are no hoodlums”. ''Today Online.'' March 13, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/if-you-fall-mosh-pit-someone-will-help-you-black-metal-fans-are-no-hoodlums</ref> The concert was allowed as long as the guidelines stipulated by the authorities were upheld by both the attendees and the organisers.		On 28 December 2018, Ravage Records announced that they would be organising Swedish black metal band Watain's first ever show in Singapore.<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. December 28, 2018. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/photos/a.593683197657341/744568932568766/?type=3&theater</ref> The IMDA initially allowed the show to proceed after having "consulted relevant parties including the Ministry of Home Affairs".<ref>Khong, Nicholas. “‘If you fall in the mosh pit, someone will help you up’: Black-metal fans say they are no hoodlums”. ''Today Online.'' March 13, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/if-you-fall-mosh-pit-someone-will-help-you-black-metal-fans-are-no-hoodlums</ref> The concert was allowed as long as the guidelines stipulated by the authorities were upheld by both the attendees and the organisers.
	An additional set of guidelines were crafted as the band had a history of performing with candles and animal bones on stage. At a Brooklyn concert in 2014, the band had sprayed pig's blood into the audience.<ref>“SWEDISH METAL BAND HURLS PIGS BLOOD INTO AUDIENCE Concertgoers Also Hurl”. ''TMZ.'' April 17, 2014. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.tmz.com/2014/06/17/waitain-pigs-blood-metal-band-video-swedish-black-metal/</ref> The guidelines by the IMDA were as such:<ref>“IMDA Statement on Watain Concert”. ''Infocomm Media Development Authority.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imda.gov.sg/about/newsroom/media-releases/2019/imda-statement-on-watain-concert</ref>		An additional set of guidelines were crafted as the band had a history of performing with candles and animal bones on stage. At a Brooklyn concert in 2014, the band had sprayed pig's blood into the audience.<ref>“SWEDISH METAL BAND HURLS PIGS BLOOD INTO AUDIENCE Concertgoers Also Hurl”. ''TMZ.'' April 17, 2014. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.tmz.com/2014/06/17/waitain-pigs-blood-metal-band-video-swedish-black-metal/</ref> The guidelines stipulated by the IMDA were as such:<ref>“IMDA Statement on Watain Concert”. ''Infocomm Media Development Authority.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imda.gov.sg/about/newsroom/media-releases/2019/imda-statement-on-watain-concert</ref>

	*No songs that are religiously offensive to be included in the lineup		*No songs that are religiously offensive to be included in the lineup
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	The day before the concert, Ravage Records reiterated the guidelines imposed by the IMDA in a Facebook post. They asserted that concert-goers who do not follow the guidelines would be turned over to the authorities. The organisers also added their own set of ~~behavioural~~ rules that the audience should follow:<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. March 6, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/posts/786917368333922</ref>		The day before the concert, Ravage Records reiterated the guidelines imposed by the IMDA in a Facebook post. They asserted that concert-goers who do not follow the guidelines would be turned over to the authorities. The organisers also added their own set of rules and concert etiquette that the audience should follow:<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. March 6, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/posts/786917368333922</ref>

	*Entrance will be strictly granted only to those above 18 years of age		*Entrance will be strictly granted only to those above 18 years of age

Dayana Rizal: /* Details of incident */

2019-05-08T05:47:14Z

Details of incident

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	*No references to religion or usage of religious symbols during the concert		*No references to religion or usage of religious symbols during the concert
	*No ritualistic arts to be performed on stage		*No ritualistic arts to be performed on stage


	The day before the concert, Ravage Records reiterated the guidelines imposed by the IMDA in a Facebook post. They asserted that concert-goers who do not follow the guidelines would be turned over to the authorities. The organisers also added their own set of behavioural rules that the audience should follow:<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. March 6, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/posts/786917368333922</ref>		The day before the concert, Ravage Records reiterated the guidelines imposed by the IMDA in a Facebook post. They asserted that concert-goers who do not follow the guidelines would be turned over to the authorities. The organisers also added their own set of behavioural rules that the audience should follow:<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. March 6, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/posts/786917368333922</ref>

Dayana Rizal: /* Details of incident */

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	==Details of incident==		==Details of incident==
	[[File:Watain concert stage.jpg\|thumb\|''An image depicting one of Watain's concert stages. Photo from Watain's Facebook.'']]		[[File:Watain concert stage.jpg\|thumb\|''An image depicting one of Watain's concert stages. Photo from Watain's Facebook.'']]
	On 28 December 2018, Ravage Records announced that they would be organising Swedish black metal band Watain's first ever show in Singapore.<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. December 28, 2018. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/photos/a.593683197657341/744568932568766/?type=3&theater</ref> The IMDA initially allowed the show to proceed after having "consulted relevant parties including the Ministry of Home Affairs".<ref>Khong, Nicholas. “‘If you fall in the mosh pit, someone will help you up’: Black-metal fans say they are no hoodlums”. ''Today Online.'' March 13, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/if-you-fall-mosh-pit-someone-will-help-you-black-metal-fans-are-no-hoodlums</ref> The concert was allowed as long as the guidelines stipulated by the authorities were upheld by both the attendees and the organisers. The guidelines by the IMDA were as such:<ref>“IMDA Statement on Watain Concert”. ''Infocomm Media Development Authority.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imda.gov.sg/about/newsroom/media-releases/2019/imda-statement-on-watain-concert</ref>		On 28 December 2018, Ravage Records announced that they would be organising Swedish black metal band Watain's first ever show in Singapore.<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. December 28, 2018. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/photos/a.593683197657341/744568932568766/?type=3&theater</ref> The IMDA initially allowed the show to proceed after having "consulted relevant parties including the Ministry of Home Affairs".<ref>Khong, Nicholas. “‘If you fall in the mosh pit, someone will help you up’: Black-metal fans say they are no hoodlums”. ''Today Online.'' March 13, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/if-you-fall-mosh-pit-someone-will-help-you-black-metal-fans-are-no-hoodlums</ref> The concert was allowed as long as the guidelines stipulated by the authorities were upheld by both the attendees and the organisers.
			An additional set of guidelines were crafted as the band had a history of performing with candles and animal bones on stage. At a Brooklyn concert in 2014, the band had sprayed pig's blood into the audience.<ref>“SWEDISH METAL BAND HURLS PIGS BLOOD INTO AUDIENCE Concertgoers Also Hurl”. ''TMZ.'' April 17, 2014. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.tmz.com/2014/06/17/waitain-pigs-blood-metal-band-video-swedish-black-metal/</ref> The guidelines by the IMDA were as such:<ref>“IMDA Statement on Watain Concert”. ''Infocomm Media Development Authority.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imda.gov.sg/about/newsroom/media-releases/2019/imda-statement-on-watain-concert</ref>
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	*No songs that are religiously offensive to be included in the lineup		*No songs that are religiously offensive to be included in the lineup
	*No references to religion or usage of religious symbols during the concert		*No references to religion or usage of religious symbols during the concert
	*No ritualistic arts to be performed on stage		*No ritualistic arts to be performed on stage


	An additional set of guidelines were crafted as the band had a history of performing with candles and animal bones on stage. At a Brooklyn concert in 2014, the band had sprayed pig's blood into the audience.<ref>“SWEDISH METAL BAND HURLS PIGS BLOOD INTO AUDIENCE Concertgoers Also Hurl”. ''TMZ.'' April 17, 2014. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.tmz.com/2014/06/17/waitain-pigs-blood-metal-band-video-swedish-black-metal/</ref>


	The day before the concert, Ravage Records reiterated the guidelines imposed by the IMDA in a Facebook post. They asserted that concert-goers who do not follow the guidelines would be turned over to the authorities. The organisers also added their own set of behavioural rules that the audience should follow:<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. March 6, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/posts/786917368333922</ref>		The day before the concert, Ravage Records reiterated the guidelines imposed by the IMDA in a Facebook post. They asserted that concert-goers who do not follow the guidelines would be turned over to the authorities. The organisers also added their own set of behavioural rules that the audience should follow:<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. March 6, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/posts/786917368333922</ref>

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	*Entrance will be strictly granted only to those above 18 years of age		*Entrance will be strictly granted only to those above 18 years of age

Dayana Rizal: /* Netizens */

2019-05-08T05:43:40Z

Netizens

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	Following the news of Watain’s concert cancellation, Yahoo News Singapore launched a poll in which 66% of respondents supported the decision to ban the concert. 29% voted in disagreement with the authorities’ decision, and 5% had their own opinion on the matter that digressed from agreement or disagreement.<ref>Yahoo! Newsroom. “Yahoo Poll: Should Singapore have barred the Watain heavy metal concert?”. ''Yahoo!News.'' March 11, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/46-per-cent-say-work-of-%E2%80%9Csticker-lady%E2%80%9D-is-creative-street-art--yahoo--poll-.html</ref>		Following the news of Watain’s concert cancellation, Yahoo News Singapore launched a poll in which 66% of respondents supported the decision to ban the concert. 29% voted in disagreement with the authorities’ decision, and 5% had their own opinion on the matter that digressed from agreement or disagreement.<ref>Yahoo! Newsroom. “Yahoo Poll: Should Singapore have barred the Watain heavy metal concert?”. ''Yahoo!News.'' March 11, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/46-per-cent-say-work-of-%E2%80%9Csticker-lady%E2%80%9D-is-creative-street-art--yahoo--poll-.html</ref>

Dayana Rizal: /* Netizens */

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Netizens

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	[[File:Maroon 5 Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''A satirical petition initiated in response to the concert cancellation. Screengrab from Change.org.'']]		[[File:Maroon 5 Singapore.jpg\|thumb\|''A satirical petition initiated in response to the Watain concert cancellation. Screengrab from Change.org.'']]
	Following the news of Watain’s concert cancellation, Yahoo News Singapore launched a poll in which 66% of respondents supported the decision to ban the concert. 29% voted in disagreement with the authorities’ decision, and 5% had their own opinion on the matter that digressed from agreement or disagreement.<ref>Yahoo! Newsroom. “Yahoo Poll: Should Singapore have barred the Watain heavy metal concert?”. ''Yahoo!News.'' March 11, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/46-per-cent-say-work-of-%E2%80%9Csticker-lady%E2%80%9D-is-creative-street-art--yahoo--poll-.html</ref>		Following the news of Watain’s concert cancellation, Yahoo News Singapore launched a poll in which 66% of respondents supported the decision to ban the concert. 29% voted in disagreement with the authorities’ decision, and 5% had their own opinion on the matter that digressed from agreement or disagreement.<ref>Yahoo! Newsroom. “Yahoo Poll: Should Singapore have barred the Watain heavy metal concert?”. ''Yahoo!News.'' March 11, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/46-per-cent-say-work-of-%E2%80%9Csticker-lady%E2%80%9D-is-creative-street-art--yahoo--poll-.html</ref>

Dayana Rizal: /* Details of incident */

2019-05-08T05:41:31Z

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	==Details of incident==		==Details of incident==
	[[File:Watain concert stage.jpg\|thumb\|''An image depicting one of Watain's concert stages. Photo from Watain's Facebook.'']]		[[File:Watain concert stage.jpg\|thumb\|''An image depicting one of Watain's concert stages. Photo from Watain's Facebook.'']]
	On 28 December 2018, Ravage Records ~~Bookings~~ announced that they would be organising Swedish black metal band Watain's first ever show in Singapore.<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. December 28, 2018. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/photos/a.593683197657341/744568932568766/?type=3&theater</ref> The IMDA initially allowed the show to proceed after having "consulted relevant parties including the Ministry of Home Affairs".<ref>Khong, Nicholas. “‘If you fall in the mosh pit, someone will help you up’: Black-metal fans say they are no hoodlums”. ''Today Online.'' March 13, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/if-you-fall-mosh-pit-someone-will-help-you-black-metal-fans-are-no-hoodlums</ref> The concert was allowed as long as the guidelines stipulated by the authorities were upheld by both the attendees and the organisers. The guidelines by the IMDA were as such:<ref>“IMDA Statement on Watain Concert”. ''Infocomm Media Development Authority.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imda.gov.sg/about/newsroom/media-releases/2019/imda-statement-on-watain-concert</ref>		On 28 December 2018, Ravage Records announced that they would be organising Swedish black metal band Watain's first ever show in Singapore.<ref>Ravage Records''. Facebook''. December 28, 2018. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/ravagerecordsfestival/photos/a.593683197657341/744568932568766/?type=3&theater</ref> The IMDA initially allowed the show to proceed after having "consulted relevant parties including the Ministry of Home Affairs".<ref>Khong, Nicholas. “‘If you fall in the mosh pit, someone will help you up’: Black-metal fans say they are no hoodlums”. ''Today Online.'' March 13, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/if-you-fall-mosh-pit-someone-will-help-you-black-metal-fans-are-no-hoodlums</ref> The concert was allowed as long as the guidelines stipulated by the authorities were upheld by both the attendees and the organisers. The guidelines by the IMDA were as such:<ref>“IMDA Statement on Watain Concert”. ''Infocomm Media Development Authority.'' March 7, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imda.gov.sg/about/newsroom/media-releases/2019/imda-statement-on-watain-concert</ref>

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