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Make Them Suffer Call Out Patron For Allegedly Groping Keyboardist Booka Nile

"I'm a person and this is my job."

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Perth group Make Them Suffer have taken to Twitter to call out an audience member for allegedly groping keyboardist Booka Nile at a recent European show.

"Tonight our keyboardist, Booka was groped by an audience member who crowd surfed onto stage," shared the band in a post. 

"We are a united front who want to say that this behaviour repugnant and unacceptable. Anyone who thinks this is in any way okay is not welcome at our shows."

Nile has also condemned the behaviour on her Twitter account, saying "I am fucking pissed."

"I’m a person and this is my job," continued the post. "If you think it’s okay to come to my work and act with such gross disrespect then stay at home."

Make Them Suffer are currently touring through Europe, with their next show to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark later this week. They'll return home in late-May before kicking off their upcoming national headline tour.

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