Evian Christ Locked In Holding Pen By Leeds Festival Security

Evian Christ photo by Tonje Thilesen

Evian Christ is one of the many artists performing at Reading and Leeds festivals this weekend. The producer’s set at the latter fast went off without a hitch – but as Gawker reports, things went downhill after that, after festival security guards mistook him for a VIP crasher. As a result, Christ was locked in a security holding pen for an unspecified amount of time.

As Christ explained on Twitter,

reading fest cancelled (sorry) cuz leeds put me in a cage #freeevian pic.twitter.com/sArsBnR8fg — evian christ 2015 (@evian_christ) August 28, 2015

really tho actually got put in a cage at a festival headlined by mumford and sons because the festival staff didnt believe i was a dj — evian christ 2015 (@evian_christ) August 28, 2015

and thought i was ‘trying to break into the festival’ after my set — evian christ 2015 (@evian_christ) August 28, 2015

The official Reading/Leeds Twitter has yet to respond. 

Read our “Guest List” interview with Evian Christ.

Watch Evian Christ perform Pitchfork Music Festival 2013: