Ghost fans crash Spotify Live servers forcing cancellation of band’s Q&A
15.09.2022 - 01:01
/ nme.com
Ghost crashed the Spotify Live servers as they waited for a special Q&A session with the masked rock band, forcing the event to be cancelled.A special appearance and Q&A session with Ghost was due to take place on September 13. Due to overwhelming demand, however, fans crashed the Spotify Live servers, forcing the platform to cancel the event.Both Spotify Live and Ghost confirmed in tweets that fans were indeed responsible for the widespread outage.Spotify Live said “overwhelming demand” had caused “technical difficulties”.
“We want to sincerely apologize to all @thebandGHOST fans,” they streaming giant said.We want to sincerely apologize to all @thebandGHOST fans who were invited to today's exclusive live room. Unfortunately due to overwhelming demand, we experienced technical difficulties and had to cancel.— Spotify Live (@SpotifyLive) September 13, 2022In their own Twitter post, Ghost said though they were “proud” to have caused Spotify’s servers to crash, they were disappointed.
“We wish to inform you Ghost appreciates their fans’ dedication & time,” they wrote. “Alternative opportunities are being explored, because nothing shall keep us apart.”[MESSAGE FROM THE CLERGY]We wish to inform you Ghost appreciates their fans' dedication & time.
Though proud to have crashed @SpotifyLive's servers, Ghost is disappointed with this experience. Alternative opportunities are being explored, because nothing shall keep us apart.
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