The Wombats had to interrupt their sold-out gig in London on Tuesday night (27.03.18) to ensure their fans' safety.
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The indie rockers didn't even get the chance to introduce themselves before things kicked off.
During the third song, '1996', the London audience got a little overexcited, people fell over and one fan even fainted. Matthew Murphy and co were concerned about the well-being of their fans and paused midway through the track and called for security and paramedics.
After making sure everyone was safe, frontman Matthew quipped: "Do we have sprinklers to cool everybody down?
"That has never happened in 14 years. We never had to start a song twice. Let's see if we get through the next one."
The band - which also consists of Dan Haggis and Tord Øverland Knudsen - self-indulged playing songs from their latest album 'Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life' that was released in early February.
Highlights included 'White Eyes', 'Lemon to a Knife Fight' and 'Black Flamingo'.
The northerners made their show fun-filled and whilst playing their hit song 'Let's Dance to Joy Division' towards the end of the gig, a couple of crew members dressed as wombats and crashed the stage.
Matthew joked that 'Suicide Squad' actress Margot Robbie was under one of the suits.
He quipped: "It was actually Margot Robbie in a wombat's costume."
When it came to the three-song encore, The Wombats opened with the single 'Turn' before closing the gig with 'Tokyo - Vampires & Wolves' and 'Greek Tragedy'.
The London show not only thrilled the audience, but also left Matthew overwhelmed with joy.
Before leaving the stage, he told the crowd: "Thank you so much. This was one of the best gigs of my life."
The Wombats return to the stage at O2 Academy this evening (28.03.18).
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