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Otoboke Beaver Apologize After Guitar Toss Injures Fan

The band's statement details the fan’s hospital treatment, attributes the delayed response to poor on-site coordination, pledges to support the injured person and promises changes to performance procedures.

Hiro-Chan, Kahokiss, Accorinrin and Yoyoyoshie of Otoboke Beaver perform March 14, 2019 in Austin, Texas. Otoboke Beaver, the Japanese punk band that performed at Oakland’s Mosswood Meltdown last month, apologized this week for a separate incident at a spring concert in Osaka, where a guitar thrown into the audience struck and injured a fan.
Accorinrin and Hirochan of Otoboke Beaver perform live during Lollapalooza at Grant Park on August 01, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Otoboke Beaver, the Japanese punk band that performed at Oakland’s Mosswood Meltdown last month, apologized this week for a separate incident at a spring concert in Osaka, where a guitar thrown into the audience struck and injured a fan.
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Guitarist Yoyoyoshie performs with Otoboke Beaver during the Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland, Calif., on July 18, 2026. 

Overview

  • A guitar thrown by guitarist Yoyoyoshie struck an audience member at Umeda Club Quattro in Osaka during an April 9 show and the band has now publicly acknowledged the incident.
  • The injured fan was taken to hospital by ambulance and treated for a forehead laceration that required seven stitches and a cervical sprain.
  • Otoboke Beaver issued a public apology on August 11 that accepted responsibility for the accident and apologized for waiting nearly four months to directly contact the injured person and to make a statement.
  • The band said coordination between members and the venue staff handling the immediate response was not prompt, said that handling added emotional burden for the fan, and pledged to work with the person in good faith during recovery.
  • The apology raises questions about onstage practices and crowd safety at high-energy punk shows as the group expands internationally after recent festival dates and support slots on a stadium tour.