The BBC has apologised to fans of Metallica after the broadcaster cut short their set during last week's Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium.
Many metal fans believed the decision was a snub for metal music. The BBC were keen to point out this was not the case, claiming the incident was not due to "prejudice about heavy metal music or any other music."Instead, they noted that Live Earth "was a global event and we were keen to reflect the other concerts as well as the one in UK."
It's been a tough weeks for the BBC, fined over a sneaky incident during a children's television show, and apologising for another sneaky incident regarding the editing of a feature on the Queen.
And they didn't help matters by spelling Metallica's name incorrectly in their statement: "We received complaints from some viewers that the Metalica [sic] set was not shown in full."
"Not all the tracks by every performer could be featured but we did transmit a full trail promoting our interactive coverage where digital viewers wanting to see the performances in full, could press the red button at any time.
"The concerts were very fluid in London and around the world and there was certainly no prejudice about heavy metal music or any other music; just a determination to do the best for the entire audience watching on BBC2 and BBC1 during the day.
"This is inevitably a fine balance and we cannot please everyone all of the time. However, we of course apologise if any particular viewers were disappointed."
