Eminem ignores Bonnaroo critics, keeps gunshot sound effects

Earlier this month, 15-time Grammy Award winner Eminem performed at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival with 'gunshot' sound effects that received some criticism on social media.

(WTHR) – Earlier this month, 15-time Grammy Award winner Eminem performed at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival with 'gunshot' sound effects that received some criticism on social media.

Eminem is known for controversial performances, so the artist unsurprisingly ignored the critics' comments on sound effects.

Saturday night at the Firefly Music Festival, the artist used the sound effects several times throughout his 75 minute set.

Eminem did have a message for critics and people in the audience though.

On each side of the stage, he left a message on screen that read, "If you are easily frightened by loud noises or offended by explicit lyrics, you shouldn't be here. Eminem."

Following Eminem's Bonnaroo performance, his longtime manager Paul Rosenberg responded to the criticism in an Instagram post that read, "Contrary to inaccurate reports, @Eminem does not use gunshot sound effects during his live show. The effect used by Eminem in his set at @bonnaroo was a pyrotechnic concussion which creates a loud boom. He has used this effect — as have hundreds other artists — in his live show for over 10 years, including previous US festival dates in 2018 without complaint."

Among fans upset at Bonnaroo was one fan who wrote on Twitter, "Less than a year after Vegas and @Eminem thinks it's a good idea to blast gun shot sfx onstage at a music festival?"