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Drone regulations, canada: rock band wants footage from illegal drone at concert.

In an unexpected twist during their headlining performance at a concert in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadian rock band Arkells found themselves intrigued by an unauthorized drone that filmed their set. The Juno-winning group, performing at the Burt Block Party last weekend, spotted the drone hovering dangerously close to the stage, capturing what lead singer Max Kerman believes could be “kind of cool” footage.

As the band played on, Kerman assumed the drone was part of the event and started interacting with it. “I figured I just missed the memo that the festival was operating a drone,” Kerman said in a social media video posted after the show. “Throughout the show, I sort of developed a relationship with the drone. I’d signal it to come closer and then push it away, and they would act accordingly. I was having a great time.”

However, Kerman’s fun was cut short when he learned the drone wasn’t authorized and its operator had violated strict regulations against flying over crowds at public events. Winnipeg police, alerted by concert security, located the drone operator, who promptly left the scene. Despite the infraction, the Arkells aren’t interested in punishment — they just want the footage.

“Winnipeg police: we want the footage,” Kerman pleaded on social media. “We just hope you’re lenient with the operator… and you can get us the hard drive.”

Attn Winnipeg Police: pic.twitter.com/jWfy88IWrH — ARKELLS (@arkellsmusic) August 24, 2024

Unfortunately, Winnipeg Police Service (WPS) spokespersons revealed that while they found the drone operator, they didn’t arrest them, and the footage remains unrecovered. It seems the Arkells’ request may go unanswered, but fans are left buzzing over what could have been a one-of-a-kind concert video.

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Arkells find drone flyer from Winnipeg concert, get footage

After putting out a call to the Winnipeg Police Service to get drone footage from their Friday night show, it appears Arkells got their wish, but from the original source of the video.

In a video posted to the Canadian band’s TikTok page, lead singer Max Kerman said he saw the drone flying closer while they were on stage headlining the Burt Block Party.

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“I figured I just missed the memo that the festival was operating a drone,” he said.

“Throughout the show, I sort of developed a relationship with the drone,” Kerman continued. “And I’d signal it to come closer and then I sort of pushed it away, and they would act accordingly. I was having a great time.”

However, Kerman said he later discovered the drone was being illegally operated.

In Winnipeg, private drone use is prohibited over crowds. They must be operated away from bystanders, emergency operations and advertised events. Operators who do not comply with the regulations could face fines.

Kerman added that the band believed the drone operator was arrested, and they have asked WPS for the footage.

“It looked like it was gonna be kind of cool,” he said in the video. “I don’t know what the protocol is with how much time he has to spend in the slammer, but we’re hoping you’re lenient with him and you can get us the hard drive.”

A police spokesperson told CTV News officers located the unauthorized drone operator at the event, but didn’t arrest them. Police spoke to the individual, who was cooperative, and sent them on their way.

The drone, nor the footage, were recovered by WPS, the spokesperson said.

On Monday, the band posted an update on their Instagram, after they received an audio message from the drone operator.

"That was my drone," the person said on the recording. "I have the footage. Let me clean it up and I'll send it to you."

The video update also included shots captured on the drone from the concert, and the person talked about their interaction with police.

"They were two very nice gentlemen. They just came and asked me if I had a permit for it. They looked at my shots, they loved it. They told me I should come work for the police force."

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The Arkells looking for illegal drone footage from Winnipeg concert: ‘Get us the hard drive’

By News Staff

Posted August 26, 2024 2:37 pm.

“Tell me what you want right now, you can get it.”

It’s a popular lyric by Canadian rock band The Arkells.

What the band wants – and is hoping to get – is footage from last week’s show in Winnipeg.

The tricky part? The video the band wants to get their hands on is nowhere to be found, as it was filmed by an illegal drone during Friday’s Burt Block Party.

“During the show, there was a drone that was coming very close to the stage, and I figured I just missed the memo that the festival was operating a drone. All good,” said frontman Max Kerman in a social media video.

“Throughout the show, I sort of developed a relationship with the drone, and I’d signal it to come closer, and then I’d sort of push it away, and it would act accordingly. I was having a great time.”

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But it turns out, Kerman says, the drone was being operated without a permit. He adds Winnipeg police arrested the operator of the drone, though multiple reports indicate that’s not accurate.

“So Winnipeg police, we want the footage,” Kerman said, again under the assumption the operator was indeed arrested. “It looked like it was gonna be kind of cool footage. I don’t know what the protocol is, how much time he has to spend in the slammer, but we’re just hoping you’re lenient with him, and you can get us the hard drive.”

It looks like The Arkells are waiting for someone to come “knocking at the door” with that video footage.

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