Italian rock sensation Maneskin said
they "got carried away" after smashing their instruments after
the last date of their sold-out US tour in Los Vegas at the
weekend.
The Roman rockers, who won Sanremo and Eurovision before taking
the US by storm last year, said they had not planned to do an
imitation of The Who.
The quartet - Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi and
Victoria De Angelis - who came second in the X-Factor Italy in
2017 and last month won an American Music Award in the favourite
rock song category for their mega-hit Beggin', said on
Instagram:
"So this wasn't at all planned and maybe it went a bit too far…
but we loved it! �� Chaos and destruction in Las Vegas aside, our
North American journey just came to an end and we're already
missing every bit of it. We couldn't be happier about the time
we spent with you and the love you showed us!! The energy you
brought on every single gig made this tour just MEMORABLE.
Counting the days 'till we come back. LOVE U, THANK U!!!"
Some fans, however, didn't take kindly to their faves'
destructive antics, posting on social media that the band had
"done an anachronistic gesture", motivated by "stupid
exhibitionism", forgetting their humble origins as buskers in
the streets of Rome and "giving a slap in the face to people who
can't afford to buy an instrument".
Maneskin recently got their first ever Grammy nomination, as
best new artist.
The announcement for the February 3 ceremony came amid a magic
moment for Damiano, Victoria, Thomas and Ethan, their first US
tour.
The band's new album RUSH! is due out on January 20.
The Italian rock sensations hit the red carpet at the Cannes
Film Festival in May for the premiere of the Baz Lurhmann movie
on Elvis and his manager Colonel Tom Parker, for which they
perform the song If I Can Dream.
The Roman quartet, who have conquered America since winning
Eurovision last year and who appeared for the second time on the
Jimmy Fallon Show two nights before Cannes, went to Memphis to
soak up some of the King's vibes before arranging and singing
the track.
They were voted best group at last year's MTV Europe Music
Awards.
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