'Lower your volume': Man heckles band busking in public
A local band performing in public was heckled by a man demanding they lower their volume. Despite the band's attempts to comply, the man continued to yell, eventually forcing the musicians to pack up for their own safety.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing tensions regarding public performance spaces and the safety of street artists in urban environments.
A local band has shared their unpleasant experience of being heckled by a man while they were busking in public.
Jazz, the singer of the band J.P.A.G, shared a video clip of the incident on Instagram, asking netizens what they would do in a similar situation.
In her post on Saturday (Oct 3), she wrote about how her band had been performing peacefully for two hours before a man approached them. Jazz did not disclose the location.
"Lower your volume, you're too loud," the man can be heard telling the buskers.
When the band continued playing, he raised his voice and repeated himself.
Jazz nodded her head in acknowledgment as she continued singing while their guitarist, Wero, stopped strumming upon the man's request.
The band's keyboard player, Phoebe, also lowered her instrument's volume as the singer attempting to sing more softly.
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