Mars Volta/At the Drive-In Offshoot Antemasque Accused of Throwing Boiling Water Into Crowd

Mars Volta/At the Drive-In Offshoot Antemasque Accused of Throwing Boiling Water Into Crowd

Last year, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López, formerly of the Mars Volta and At the Drive-In started a new band called Antemasque. Earlier this week, the band performed at Auckland, New Zealand’s Westfest. Bixler-Zavala has been accused of throwing a plastic tea kettle containing boiling water into the crowd during the band’s set, as the New Zealand Herald reports (via Consequence of Sound).

Below, watch a video of what’s allegedly the kettle being thrown by Bixler-Zavala:

 

An attendee wrote to the New Zealand Herald that the tea kettle collided with him, splashing water over his and his friend. He sent the below photo, showing the purported burns on his friend’s arm:

Another audience member sent in a photo of what’s allegedly the plastic kettle being carried around by someone who picked it up:

Other photos show Bixler-Zavala throwing multiple objects into the crowd

We’ve reached out to Antemasque’s publicist for comment. The Herald reports that the festival is “investigating the claim.”

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