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Artist News Gigs & Festivals
Mystery Jets cause riot in Mexico
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 25 February 2009
Mystery Jets have said that they caused a riot in Mexico on their first visit to the country last week. Well, I don’t think they meant a literal, actual riot with people throwing things, or anything. But they were certainly surprised by the size and dedication of the fan base they’ve built up there.
Frontman Blaine Harrison told NME.com: “We didn’t know what to expect because none of us had ever been there, but we had a really good turn out for our shows. We also played a live radio station gig in Mexico City that turned into a bit of a riot. People had scanned our photos from the internet and put them on their T-shirts. They’re quite obsessive down there”.
He added that when the band performed at the country’s MX Beat Festival, they had no idea until their arrival on site that they were in fact the headliners. “We turned up and it turned out we were headlining above Cat Power!” Harrison said. “We freaked out and we were like, wooh, there are too many people. But people knew all the lyrics, and they’ve invited us back to do two more festivals in Mexico in mid-March”.
