The organiser of South African musician Makhadzi’s show, Partson “Chipaz” Chimbodza, has apologised to fans and the artiste after her show in Mutare on Friday ended prematurely due to violence.
In a statement, Chipaz said the fracas was caused by fans from the Mbombera section who encroached into the VIP section resulting in cans being thrown around.
Makhadzi escaped unscathed and Chillspot intervened to calm the situation. Reads the statement:
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Good evening Zimbabwe we would like to put the record straight as we hosted the recent Makhadzi Show in Mutare.
First of all, we would like to apologise to the affected fans secondly we apologise to the artists mainly Makhadzi who was caught in this mishap.
Makhadzi was billed to perform at exactly 12 midnight as planned and she was indeed on time.
Just before she went on stage whilst Chillspot were performing, some rowdy fans forced open the barricades that demarcated Mbombera and VIP section and Chillspot had to calm them down.
As Makhadzi went on stage Standard Ticket-holding fans wanted to get a close view of their favourite artists and they forced their way closer to the stage thereby encroaching VIP section a scenario that did go well with VIP fans and that’s when pushing and shoving started which resulted in standard Ticket fans throwing cans towards Vip section and those in the VIP retaliated throwing cans back.
So cans being thrown toward the VIP section some would go towards the stage and this disrupted Makhadzi’s act and it ended her much-liked performance.
We managed to let her escape and we brought in Chillspot to calm the situation down. The show then ended at 4.30 am.
So cans were never about the artists but an exchange of cans between VIP fans and the Standard Ticket fans.
Once again we apologise to Makhadzi and hope we will work with her again in the near future.
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Makhadzi Show Promoter Apologises For Mutare Fracas | Full Statement

The organisers of South African musician Makhadzi’s show, which ended prematurely in Mutare on Good Friday, have blamed “rowdy” fans for the chaos.
Makhadzi was escorted from the stage at the Manicaland Motoring Club after fans threw bottles and cans into the VIP enclosure.
The event organiser, Partson “Chipaz” Chimbodza, denied reports that fans were angered by Makhadzi’s use of backtracks during her performance which was supposed to be live. Said Chimbodza:
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Well, I would like to put the record straight regarding what happened in Mutare.
Firstly, I would like to apologise to Makhadzi and her team for being caught in the fracas.
When Makhadzi appeared on stage, fans jostled to catch a glimpse of her and broke barricades demarcating the VIP enclosure and ordinary side.
This did not go down well with fans in the VIP and the pushing and shoving resulted in bottles being thrown towards the VIP section.
It obviously appeared as if they were targeting Makhadzi but in the few minutes she performed, people were very happy.
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He urged local fans to be respectful of artists and organisers as violence at shows will destroy the music industry.
Makhadzi, whose real name is Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona, has been to Zimbabwe before. 
Last year she performed at the inaugural JamAfro Festival at Alex Sports Club in Harare, and five months later, she performed at Odyssey Lodge in Kadoma.
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