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At the Elrow Town Festival in Madrid, an incident occurred on Thursday (May 1st): During his set at the Hallucinarium stage, the Berlin DJ and producer Paul Kalkbrenner was surprised and physically pressed by a man on stage.
Moment on video
The incident occurred during the running DJ set when a man-free man climbed onto the stage and over the DJ desk. There was a short physical argument there before security forces and bystanders intervened and brought the situation under control. Lime burner remained unharmed.
Several video recordings are now circulating on social media that show what is happening from different perspectives – both from the audience and the stage itself. Whether the man hugs Kalkbrenner or wanted to attack in rather aggressively remains unclear.
So far, neither from Paul Kalkbrenner nor the organizers of the Elrow Town Festival has been an official statement.
See an insight into the incident here:
The festival counts more than 33,000 visitors: inside, eight stages and over 70 acts and is mainly focused on electronic music. In addition to lime burners, Ilario Alicante, Paco Osuna and Melanie Ribbe were on the program. This year’s edition was the largest in the history of the event.
Paul Kalkbrenner: DJ, producer and actor
Paul Kalkbrenner was born in Leipzig and grew up in Berlin.
He obtained international fame in 2008 through the film “Berlin Calling”, in which he not only took over the leading role of the DJ Ickarus, but also contributed the soundtrack. The single “Sky and Sand”, which he produced together with his brother Fritz, became a hit not only in Germany, but also internationally.