This morning Mat Zo went on a Twitter rampage, uploading a slew up tweets calling out Ultrabar and DC club owner Antonis Karagounis for overselling their venue on December 19th. It all started with Karagounis tweeting a response to Mat Zo’s question “Has anyone ever moved to Cleveland because they wanted to?“:
Has anyone ever moved to Cleveland because they wanted to?
— Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 25, 2013
. @Mat_Zo_MRSA Yes. Hard working Americans. Don’t be ignorant. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC do you run ultra bar as well as glow? — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC because last week you oversold the venue until it was packed to the point that it was dangerous. No one could move at all
— Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC since im from cleveland and my comments about the it are from experience, maybe you should think twice before calling me ignorant — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC because now i can call you out for being greedy and overselling and creating a fire hazard — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
Clearly upset, Mat Zo took Karagounis’ words to heart and proceeded to lash out and express his frustration on the topic of overselling venues, using Ultrabar as an example. The two continued their back and forth for most of the day, that is after Zo steadily responded to and retweeted fans tweets that backed is claim:
Im glad this club owner called me ignorant, i was looking for him pic.twitter.com/Aj9lMBjMei — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@csd930 i wont be going back to any of the clubs he owns — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
“@MathisS_MusiC: safety over money ????” @AntonisDC — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
“@chris_celebrity: thank u 4 calling out such owners. It ruins the experience for all involved and drives away the good people.” @AntonisDC — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
“@rosskulick24: thanks for being one of the only artists to not fear the money guzzling owners who ruin all the fun.” @antonisDC — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
If youre a club owner and you respect your customers, I will respect you, but if you pack out the club until its dangerous imma call u out! — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@EmirryJean pacha was packed but still not as bad as ultrabar in DC — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
“@m1k3c0p3: thank you. Only show I’ve ever left because I couldn’t move and felt trapped” @antonisDC — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
“@jayselig: yeah Ultrabar was awful in DC. Ruined the night for me” @AntonisDC — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC @Mat_Zo_MRSA nice well that was an easy decision for me to never attend or promote any Panorama Productions venues again — ???? (@Lanze) December 26, 2013
@DJ_Eco @m1k3c0p3 cus some DJs are greedy too and put the prospect of future bookings before people’s safety — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA @AntonisDC Annddd that will stop me from ever going to that venue — Joey Christian (@Jo3Ram) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA @AntonisDC Changed what I thought about DcClubbing — Keanu (@Keanuuj) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA my entire rave fam went, considering we go to glow event regularly that was the 1st and last time ultra bar will be seeing us — Naomi Sapiro (@nsaps) December 26, 2013
I think categorizing this batch of tweets as a “rampage” would be an understatement, but can you blame Zo? From following his Twitter account we know that Mat Zo is all about the music and the fans. Similar to Deadmau5, he isn’t afraid to speak out on issues that many other artist never care to touch on. Though, club owners overselling venues isn’t a new problem, every EDM fan knows that, it has been happening ever since this EDM tidal wave started.
Read the rest of their Twitter conversation:
.@antonisDC thanks for running your mouth and giving me this opportunity to call you out. I hope you change the way you do business
— Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA I did not run my mouth. There’s no need to use Twitter to bash on people etc. Humility is a virtue. Being nice is a value — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA DJ’s are supposed to be about the music and the fans. Don’t put people down. You’re a successful artist. Use it for good! — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC you called me ignorant about something im not ignorant of. Thats not very nice is it? Plus im sick of greedy club owners like you — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC i am using it for good by standing up to people like you — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA Mat, it’s an expression. You have called me names in every single tweet. I also said you’re a talented artist right? — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA standing up to what? Come on man. You’re taking this the wrong way and actually attacking. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC btw i AM all about the music and the fans, you obviously are not. If you were you would’ve given my fans some room to breath — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC what names are you referring to? — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA and you say that ’cause you know me? I’ve been supporting the music since the 90’s. I do my thing and support all artists. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC you called me ignorant unprovoked, you brought this on yourself — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA I said don’t be ignorant. It’s an expression. Anyways. Apologies. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC dont apologise, just dont oversell to the point of a potential disaster. Anyone else calling me ignorant i wouldve let it go — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
Being given the opportunity to raise an important issue is like a late Xmas present 🙂 couldn’t be happier right now! Happy boxing day! — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
Due to having a big nose, i can always smell bullshit — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA Mat, the venue has 5 levels. There was no line after midnight. Everyone stayed on the main floor to see you. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA and yes it was very packed on the main floor. But people were there to see you. It was never out of hand. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC it was out if hand. I got a lot of complaints after. Ive never seen a venue that packed before. — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC if all 5 levels were open why did ppl still complain? Many people have said overselling is a problem at other clubs you run too — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC and if its not overselling its overstating the capacity which is just as bad — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA what other people and what clubs. You keep on attacking me for no reason. I have been cool and even apologized for the tweet. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC people on twitter since i raised the problem about ultrabar — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC i just want you to recognise the problem with overpacking clubs. Its not fun and its dangerous — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA Mat, how do you tell a fan that is crying because they travelled from Richmond to see you, no at the door? Come on. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC im not calling you names or even using profanity. What you call an attack, i call standing up for club goers — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC you tell them next time I’ll be at a bigger venue but its not safe for more people to enter this club — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
@Mat_Zo_MRSA Mat, this conversation does not lead anywhere. It was a Great set, and a good night. Let’s enjoy the holidays. — Antonis Karagounis (@AntonisDC) December 26, 2013
@AntonisDC ok, i hope you will at least think about ways to spread people out more so it doesnt happen again. Happy holidays — Mat Zo (@Mat_Zo_MRSA) December 26, 2013
While Zo may have handled this situation with too much aggression, we applaud his effort to help keep us ravers safe. WhiteRaverRafting knows that Antonis Karagounis means no harm, however, at the end of the day we hope that this altercation will reach club owners across the globe and in return encourage them to hold events properly.
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