I also feel like they likely brought her out (cough management made them) because it was they were headlining a big festival. Kinda like the linkin park show where they brought out their collaborators since it was their first arena show (I think unless Im remembering wrong). They seem to like to showcase and help out their fellow collaborators when they have the opportunity with these big shows.
Possible. And honestly, that would make more sense than the idea that we know exactly what happened behind the scenes.
It just sucks from a fan perspective because it feels like they keep ending up attached to the fallout. In my opinion, it feels like they're repeatedly putting their own reputation on the line to help someone else recover from situations that aren't theirs to fix.
And that's the part that bothers me. Not even just the performance itself, but the pattern. Bad Omens have spent years building their own identity, and now they're at a point where people are finally focusing on them as artists.
I just don't understand why they keep volunteering to step back into the same conversation.
Especially when there have been comments and interviews that make fans question how much respect there actually is between everyone involved. Like... taking care of your voice and working with a vocal coach shouldn't be treated like some embarrassing thing. That's literally part of being a professional performer.
Again, maybe I'm reading too much into it. I don't know what happens behind closed doors. But from the outside, it can be frustrating watching a band that's worked this hard get pulled back into the same discourse over and over.