The Bunny The Bear ends set early, sound engineer arrested after allegedly attacking vocalist's wife

During their performance at the Hell Over Midway festival near Chicago on Saturday, October 26th, The Bunny The Bear was forced to end their set abruptly after an incident involving the sound engineer. The event, hosted by Black Cat Productions at Magoos in Bedford Park, IL, featured a packed lineup with bands like The Convalescence, 9 Dead, Casket Robbery, Fight From Within, and more.

After the show, The Bunny The Bear vocalist, Matthew Tybor, took to Facebook to explain, saying that he decided to stop the performance after a confrontation occurred on stage between the sound engineer and his wife. 

In his post, Tybor stated, "I'm sorry we didn't finish the last two songs of our set tonight Chicago…The fact that the sound guy tonight…came to stage…during our set…and berated/attacked MY WIFE…That's never going to fly." According to Tybor, he ended the set to address the situation directly.

The incident escalated when the same sound engineer reportedly hit the event promoter, Mel, with a mic stand. Following the incident, the engineer was taken into custody on charges of assault and outstanding warrants.

Tybor said that the band came to Chicago "to enjoy a fun night" and expressed gratitude toward the venue, Magoos, for supporting them in the altercation. Despite the abrupt ending, Tybor assured fans that the band would return to Chicago soon, saying, "As you can see…we still had fun."

His full statement on the matter and photos can be seen below. Tybor shared:

Alright. 🤣 I'm sorry we didn't finish the last two songs of our set tonight Chicago. 
Ya'll  know I'm a changed man. RETIRED FROM DRAMA and just trying to enjoy my family, music, and LIFE. 
BUT. The fact that the sound guy tonight… in Chicago… came to stage … during our set… and berated/attacked MY WIFE…
That's never going to fly. 
I immediately stopped the set . Would 10x over. 
Will always stand up for my family. I handled the situation the way I needed to. And it is what it is. 
The same sound guy proceeded to hit the female promoter in the head with a mic stand and then was arrested on assault and outstanding warrants.
I just want to clarify that we came here to enjoy a fun night with you guys. This wasn't planned. I'm sorry we abruptly ended the set. But I had to handle shit. 
I'm NEVER going to allow bs like that to slide. 
Huge thanks to The Convalescence, Casket Robbery, 9 Dead, Fight From Within and all the bands who played tonight. Yall were amazing. 
And I appreciate Magoos standing by our decision to handle things the way we needed to.
And massive thanks to Mel for taking a mic stand for the head. Standing up for us 👀🤣😳
Chicago, we'll be back soon.
As you can see… we still had fun.

To clarify further, Tybor shared in a comment via our Facebook page:

Ya'll got screens before I edited the post to be a bit clearer.
Dude verbally berated/attacked my wife, swinging his hands around like a crack head and screaming at her.
He PHYSICALLY attacked the promoter though 🤣🤷

In a similar display of loyalty, earlier this week Caleb Shomo, frontman of fellow bear-themed band Beartooth, paused the band's set during their U.K. tour at the O2 Academy in Birmingham on Monday, October 21st, to confront a heckler who disrespected his wife.