Otoboke Beaver Apologize After Guitar Toss Sends Fan to Hospital
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Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver have issued a public apology, four months on, after guitarist Yoyoyoshie threw her guitar into the crowd during a concert in Osaka, hospitalising a fan. In a statement released on 11 August, the band said it accepted the incident "seriously" and apologised both for the injury caused and for the delay in addressing it publicly, acknowledging that poor communication with venue staff afterwards had added to the fan's "burden and heartache". They stressed that responsibility for the accident and its aftermath lay with the band itself, not with the venue staff on duty that night.
The incident took place on 9 April at Umeda Club Quattro, when the thrown guitar struck an audience member, who was taken to hospital with a forehead laceration requiring seven stitches and a sprain. The show came during a run of Japanese dates timed around the announcement of the band's new album, Is the New Album Out Yet?, and its lead single. Otoboke Beaver said they would continue supporting the fan's recovery directly and had committed to preventing any repeat of the incident at future shows.
- Otoboke Beaver apologise for guitarist's thrown guitar hospitalising a fan
- April Osaka incident caused forehead laceration and sprain, seven stitches
- Band also apologised for four-month delay in addressing it publicly
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Otoboke Beaver are a Japanese punk band known for fast, energetic live shows built around loud guitars and stage antics, including instruments being swung or thrown during performances. That kind of physical showmanship is part of their appeal, but it also carries real risk when a crowd is standing close to the stage.
At a concert in Osaka in April 2026, guitarist Yoyoyoshie threw her guitar into the audience, and it struck a fan, causing a head injury serious enough to need hospital treatment and stitches. The band has now apologised, several months after the event, not just for the injury itself but for how slowly and poorly they handled communication with the fan and venue staff afterwards.
The story matters because it touches on the safety of live music audiences and how bands and venues respond when a performance causes real harm, as well as questions of accountability and timely communication after such incidents.