{"id":2028985,"date":"2026-07-06T08:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028985"},"modified":"2026-07-06T08:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:43:13","slug":"watch-hardcore-band-end-it-put-banana-man-feud-to-bed-with-on-stage-embrace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2028985","title":{"rendered":"Watch hardcore band End It put \u2018Banana Man\u2019 feud to bed with on-stage embrace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/banana-man@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch hardcore band End It put \u2018Banana Man\u2019 feud to bed with on-stage embrace<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Baltimore group sparked controversy after urging fans to \u201cstrip the banana\u201d costume off a man at one of their shows last month<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-06T09:43:13+01:00\">6th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/banana-man@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"A cosplayer dressed as a Chiquita Banana\" title=\"banana-man@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">A cosplayer dressed as a Chiquita Banana. CREDIT: Katie Flores\/Variety via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Hardcore band End It have tried to put their feud with \u201cBanana Man\u201d to bed following controversy \u2013 inviting another fan in a banana outfit on-stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Baltimore hardcore band made headlines after a gig at Lithuanian House in Toronto on June 5, when frontman Akil Godsey singled out a fan in the crowd who was wearing a banana costume.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In footage shared from the night, Godsey accused the fan of seeking attention, and offered the band\u2019s setlist to anyone who would \u201cstrip the banana\u201d \u2013 provoking members of the crowd to shred the fans\u2019 costume.<\/p>\n<p>The fan later called out the band on Instagram, writing that he had been \u201can unwilling participant\u201d and that his clothing had been removed \u201cat the direction of a band I paid to see\u201d, and after remaining largely quiet, the singer later retaliated and stated that he did not want to apologise for doing \u201chardcore things\u201d as a \u201chardcore band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve obviously not been listening to the band, and I don\u2019t know what the fuck you thought was going on over here,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re a hardcore band. We do hardcore things.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\">\n<p>Footage \u2013 End It calls out Banana Man at last night\u2019s Toronto Show<br \/> byu\/xRUCKUSx inHardcore<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, the band have seemingly tried to quiet discussion about the situation once and for all by inviting another fan in a banana outfit on stage and hugging it out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At their set at the Jera on Air festival in Ysselsteyn in the Netherlands on June 27, the band invited the fan on stage and quipped that they never expected the original incident to gain so much traction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho would\u2019ve thought doing something stupid at a show would get me a month of attention?,\u201d Godsey said, before later sharing footage online and calling the moment \u201cThe great Banana Treaty of Ysselsteyn.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaI1k19E_Go\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The latest antics on stage also caught the original \u201cBanana Man\u201d who was tagged by fans online, and responded simply saying \u201cYea, nah.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He also clarified in a couple of comment sections that he hasn\u2019t profited from the ordeal, writing: \u201cA few show tickets have come my way from it. But I\u2019m really more interested in socialising over this than capitalising on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>End It formed in Baltimore in 2017, and their debut album \u2018Wrong Side Of Heaven\u2019 was released last August via Flatspot Records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Hardcore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/banana-suit@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Fan in banana costume calls out hardcore band End It after being attacked by fans<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Hardcore band End It have tried to put their feud with \u201cBanana Man\u201d to bed following controversy \u2013 inviting another fan in a banana outfit on-stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Baltimore hardcore band made headlines after a gig at Lithuanian House in Toronto on June 5, when frontman Akil Godsey singled out a fan in the crowd who was wearing a banana costume.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In footage shared from the night, Godsey accused the fan of seeking attention, and offered the band\u2019s setlist to anyone who would \u201cstrip the banana\u201d \u2013 provoking members of the crowd to shred the fans\u2019 costume.<\/p>\n<p>The fan later called out the band on Instagram, writing that he had been \u201can unwilling participant\u201d and that his clothing had been removed \u201cat the direction of a band I paid to see\u201d, and after remaining largely quiet, the singer later retaliated and stated that he did not want to apologise for doing \u201chardcore things\u201d as a \u201chardcore band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve obviously not been listening to the band, and I don\u2019t know what the fuck you thought was going on over here,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re a hardcore band. We do hardcore things.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\">\n<p>Footage \u2013 End It calls out Banana Man at last night\u2019s Toronto Show<br \/> byu\/xRUCKUSx inHardcore<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, the band have seemingly tried to quiet discussion about the situation once and for all by inviting another fan in a banana outfit on stage and hugging it out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At their set at the Jera on Air festival in Ysselsteyn in the Netherlands on June 27, the band invited the fan on stage and quipped that they never expected the original incident to gain so much traction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho would\u2019ve thought doing something stupid at a show would get me a month of attention?,\u201d Godsey said, before later sharing footage online and calling the moment \u201cThe great Banana Treaty of Ysselsteyn.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaI1k19E_Go\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The latest antics on stage also caught the original \u201cBanana Man\u201d who was tagged by fans online, and responded simply saying \u201cYea, nah.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He also clarified in a couple of comment sections that he hasn\u2019t profited from the ordeal, writing: \u201cA few show tickets have come my way from it. But I\u2019m really more interested in socialising over this than capitalising on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>End It formed in Baltimore in 2017, and their debut album \u2018Wrong Side Of Heaven\u2019 was released last August via Flatspot Records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-hardcore-band-end-it-put-banana-man-feud-to-bed-with-on-stage-embrace-3955244&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/banana-man@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch hardcore band End It put \u2018Banana Man\u2019 feud to bed with on-stage embrace The Baltimore group sparked controversy after urging fans to \u201cstrip the banana\u201d costume off a man at one of their shows last month By Liberty Dunworth 6th July 2026 A cosplayer dressed as a Chiquita Banana. 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