Oasis fan ‘bruised' after tussle over Liam's maracas

Telegraph

6 days ago

An Oasis fan who caught Liam Gallagher's maracas has claimed she was left bruised after other fans wrestled them out of her hands.
The band had finished their set at Wembley on Sunday with a rendition of Champagne Supernova when the lead singer threw his tambourine and a pair of tied maracas into the Wembley crowd.
Chantal Arpino, a 42-year-old mortgage adviser from Buckinghamshire, caught the instruments but was left bleeding after they were snatched away.
Ms Arpino, who paid nearly £1,000 for two tickets, said: 'The maracas were tied together, and when I grabbed them I had my hands round both of them.'
She claimed two men then grabbed them, adding: 'The one to my left was quite big, he was kind of over me, he's got his hand over my hand and he's squeezing. One hand has been pushed into another – I think the cuts are actually from my own nails. The other one [was] literally trying to prise my fingers off.'
She said she shouted 'You're hurting me. You are going to snap my fingers, this is really painful' during the 30-second ordeal, but to no avail.
'I couldn't let go as my hands were trapped between the maracas,' she continued. 'He would not let go. The strength they used was unreal. I've never experienced anything like it.
'It was horrible. The maracas separated and then the guy who had his hands on me, he picked one up and put it under his jumper.'
Ms Arpino, who travelled to the gig with her partner Matt Marchant, 47, said she did not get a proper look at the men because so many were wearing bucket hats.
She had originally not planned to comment on the incident until she saw a social media post from a man posting a picture with a group of friends holding a maraca.
Approached by The Times, the man who posted the photos denied any involvement, saying: 'I was nowhere near the f---ing maraca. I never laid my hands on anyone.'