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CHANGE CITY :
In an unexpected bout of badass-ery, pop darlings Sneaky Sound System have caused $1000 worth of damage to a hotel room in the NSW town of Albury.
The Chifley Hotel general manager Mark Munday claims the band “smashed” a bed, ripped fly screens off windows and sprayed graffiti over the walls. He told the local newspaper his famous guests “went overboard” on their overnight stay, chalking up $1000 in damages.
“Usually we have no problems from bands but these guys went overboard and it becomes very disruptive to other guests,” Mr Munday said. “It was not nice … this would be one of the worse cases. They really took it to town.”
Several publications have requested a statement from the band, but their manager isn’t returning calls.
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UPDATE – Sneaky have spoken out to clear their name; check the story here!
i_have_ADD says...
do hotels in albury have pools? i bet if it did the tv would have been thrown in
shat says...
yes, albury hotels ave pools. who do they think they are? lost all respect for them... not that i had much in the first place
shat says...
yes, albury hotels ave pools. who do they think they are? lost all respect for them... not that i had much in the first place
DJ Benji says...
i didnt even think they had fly screens... how posh...
evilchris2 says...
I guess when your music is that unmemorable, you gotta pull a stunt like this to be, uh, memorable.
parko says...
well, they are from 'the mean streets of turramurra'
joshy44 says...
Wats wrong with a bit of old school rock star fun, im sure theyl pay for the damages. wat have you done thats memorable "evilchris 2" and "shat" who do you think you are? "shat doesnt sound very respectable
aries says...
$1000 Doesnt sound like an destruction. must of been an f'n dive
shine says...
bah, COME OFF IT, everyone really knows how 'hard' these guys go...
JayP says...
nice publicity stunt if it only cost them a grand
jetgrrl says...
so hang on... they destroyed a bed, wrecked the windows and painted on the walls but even after all that the bill only came to $1000? Yeah sure... sounds like either the hotel owner is totally exaggerating the extent of the damage or the room was crapski before they even began
kirsty84 says...
Update from daily telegraph SYDNEY dance act Sneaky Sound System has said Goodbye to a crew member following a trashed hotel room incident that has severely tarnished the ARIA award-winning band's reputation. Earlier this week, Albury's Chifley Hotel general manager publicly accused the band of trashing one of eight rooms booked on Saturday night - causing $1000 in damages. Mark Munday told local media the band had smashed a bed, ripped flyscreens off windows and left graffiti on walls during an all-night party after headlining the weekend's Groovin' the Moo music festival. "It was not nice ... this would be one of the worse cases,'' he said. The band yesterday argued the only real damage done had been to their name, releasing a statement to reject claims they were involved in any way. Manager Amber Zada yesterday confirmed a crew member had been fired over the incident but claimed the band had nothing to do with it. "It's very unfortunate and disappointing because it has tarnished Sneaky's name,'' Zada told Confidential. "The room in question was occupied by two crew members and as a result it was decided it was better to let that person go.'' Zada said the details of the damage done to the room were "grossly exaggerated'', prompting the band to consider legal action. "If that's trashing a room then we're a pretty sad band. But instead of focusing on it we just want to move forward,'' she said.
kirsty84 says...
Does this sound like a publicity stunt so the hotel gets to be famous??
politik says...
And they cancelled Cannibal Corpse's Visa...
Demolitian Man says...
Thats so cool. The Masters of replicating 80s cheese have gone 'ard!!! I bet there were loads of Hookers ?
BlakeHale says...
its not about them payin its about doing it in the first place n the hotel having to arrange to fix it. joshy44 theres alot of different ways u can do somethin memorable, u dont have to destroy shit...
Spekman says...
did anyone bother to read kristy84's post?? it explains it all...
KimBeazley says...
must have had trouble scoring coke in albury
dj_terence says...
I know D boy and he has been known to rip paintings off walls and repaint them with C's red lippy!
kmthorn5 says...
fair go guys! sometimes the media take things too far, let's keep that in mind before judging people on their actions when you havent even witnessed it for yourself!
untitled-1 says...
wankers...