Rock band The View's comeback gig ends in on-stage brawl as singer aims punch at bassist

This is the shocking moment rock band The View's eagerly anticipated comeback descended into an on-stage brawl - when the lead singer appeared to throw a punch at the bassist and screamed 'I'm going to kill you'.

Fan Jason Daniels was stunned when the Scottish band - best known for their hit, Same Jeans, which got to number three in the charts in 2007 - had to cut short their gig at the Deaf Institute in Manchester last night.

It was their first performance in more than five years, having last been seen in their hometown of Dundee in 2017 - a decade on from when their platinum-selling, chart-topping album Hats Off to the Buskers was nominated for the Mercury Prize.

Jason, 39, claims he noticed bickering between front man Kyle Falconer and bassist Kieren Webster before the latter kicked a microphone stand.

His shocking footage then shows Kyle appearing to throw a punch as others are trying to break them apart.

The enraged front man even follows the swing by shouting 'I'll f***ing kill you'.

This is the shocking moment rock band The View's eagerly anticipated comeback descended into an on-stage brawl - when the lead singer appeared to throw a punch at the bassist and screamed 'I'm going to kill you'

 The band announced in a statement on social media that their show in London tonight was postponed

A second clip shows Kyle returning to the stage after a break to sing some acoustic numbers where he addresses the incident.

He said: 'If you want, I think you should maybe ask Kieran to come up and finish the set. The problem with this band is he wants to sing the songs and he can't, right.'

The band have also since announced via social media that tonight's gig in London won't be going ahead.

A statement said: 'Unfortunately we are having to postpone tonight's London show. Our promoter is working to resolve the situation. Please keep hold of your tickets for now and we will make a further announcement in a few days. Massive apologies to all our fans.'

Daniel says the packed Deaf Institute was stunned to silence during the brawl but chatter turned to whether they'd be getting a refund as they left.

The father-of-three admits he was disappointed he didn't get to see one of his favourite bands complete set but claims the incident was 'real rock n' roll'.

His video has been seen more than 300,000 times on Twitter.

Daniel, from Sale, Greater Manchester, said: 'It was proper rock n roll. Kyle just flipped. It was your typical playground altercation.

'I was surprised by it. I've been to gigs in the past where stuff's happened but nothing like that.

'It was bittersweet because we missed half the gig, so I was half p**sed off but then I was thinking 'we've seen something mental there'.

'I don't know if we'll get a refund. I'm not fussed about it but people were talking about it.'

Daniel says the incident happened after bassist Kieren swapped with Kyle to become the lead singer for a few tracks and it was when Kieren was walking back to his old position that he kicked the mic.

The home improvement company director has seen The View more than 10 times since 2006 and he says the incident won't stop him being a fan.

Fan Jason Daniels was stunned when the Scottish band - who got to number three in the charts in 2007 with their hit, Same Jeans - had to cut short their gig at the Deaf Institute in Manchester last night

One shocked commenter said: 'I think I'll pause buying tickets then..'

Jason replied: 'Might be wise!'

Another joked: 'You got a good old view of that then.'

The band hold a reputation for their live performances with regularly sold-out tours in Scotland in particular, but have also been a fixture at a number of music festivals, including playing Scotland's biggest, T in the Park, a record eight times. 

Representatives of The View have been contacted for comment.