The Balearic group Fades said its concert in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, was suspended after what the band described as a homophobic attack. In a social-media statement, the group said ice cubes were thrown at them on stage, forcing them to halt the performance several times before the event was cancelled.
Fades described the Vilassar de Mar incident as the third attack during its current tour of ten concerts. The band also said the physical incidents were accompanied by online threats and hostility, which it linked to its members’ queer identities and public support for the Catalan language and culture.
The group said the incidents reflected a wider climate of intolerance, which it associated with the rise of far-right sentiment. In its statement, Fades called for collective action, urging communities to turn hatred into strength and keep occupying public spaces despite adversity.
The account of the attack and its motive comes from Fades. The group’s statement places the incident amid hostility toward queer artists and people expressing their cultural and political views in public.
