Marsya VoB Is Furious Because There Are Fans Who Like Catcalling At Music Concerts

Marsya VoB (Instagram @marsyavob)

JAKARTA - Marsya, vocalist and guitarist for Voice of Baceprot (VoB) told the behavior of one of the fans who angered him. The incident occurred while appearing at the 2023 Rightfest at Posbloc, Central Jakarta earlier this month.

Through his Instagram account, Marsya made a long caption entitled "HOW IS THIS SAFE SPACE?".

At that time, Marsya admitted that the event committee had approached him and notified him of the behavior of one of his fans who carried out catcalling to the host and other performers.

The committee told us that there had just been harassment in the form of catcalling to the performers and hosts by someone wearing a VoB merch who was suspected of being Baladceprot. And the incident happened up to 2 times," Marsya wrote.

"The event said, if this happens again, the committee will not hesitate to take action or force the person to leave the venue," he continued.

Hearing the news, Marsya admitted that he was disappointed. He did not know what to do but apologize to the committee for the behavior of fans.

"For me personally, there is anger that also evokes a lot of past trauma when I hear such things. And what makes it difficult for me to reduce tension, what happened this time was done by someone who also gave me the name of my band before going on stage," he said.

On stage, on the sidelines of VoB's appearance, Marsya ventured to talk about what happened. "Finally, I decided to tell you what happened. That someone with Baladceprot attributes just abused him. And that attribute will not make him get a defense from me or VoB."

"Why do I call someone with Baladceprot attributes during speech? Because I don't want to generalize all Balad that they are all evil and perverted. Therefore, I also absolutely don't want that statement to be used to attack other innocent balads. I did not continue the speech and released the "PMS" as a curse," he continued.

Marsya is clearly angry with what happened. He chose not to see fans after appearing. He apologized for needing space to breathe.

The vocalist knows very well the role of fans in their musical journey. However, he still highlights homework to make the concert atmosphere comfortable and safe for everyone.

The incident made various negative memories of abuse turning back on my head. However, of course that didn't make me then suddenly hate Baladceprot. They were friends who accompanied me and VoB in many dark situations. One of the biggest energy sources for me and VoB," said Marsya.

"But, this incident will always be a reminder that we still have a lot of homework to do. There are still many tasks that must be completed to create a safe space for everyone. At concerts or even in social life. We will not lose. We will not falter!!!" he concluded.