{"id":189697,"date":"2023-12-11T13:56:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T13:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189697"},"modified":"2023-12-11T13:56:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T13:56:36","slug":"emirates-stadium-dj-savaged-for-ruining-whamageddon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/emirates-stadium-dj-savaged-for-ruining-whamageddon\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Stadium DJ savaged for ruining Whamageddon"},"content":{"rendered":"
An Emirates Stadium DJ is the latest disc jockey to come under fire after playing Wham’s festive hit ‘Last Christmas’ at an Arsenal Women’s game attended by nearly 60,000 people yesterday.<\/p>\n
Fans have fumed that by doing so, thousands will have lost the holiday game ‘Whamaggedon’ – where people try to avoid the song for as long as possible in the run up to Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once the song is heard, that person is eliminated – hence the frustration of the record 59,042 crowd on Sunday attending their clash with Chelsea Women.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taking to social media to vent their frustration, one fan wrote: ‘Really annoyed with Arsenal Women and Emirates Stadium at half time.<\/p>\n
‘Making me lose Whamageddon like this isn’t how I wanted it to happen.’<\/p>\n
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An Emirates Stadium DJ is the latest disc jockey to come under fire after playing Wham’s festive hit ‘Last Christmas’ at an Arsenal Women’s game attended by nearly 60,000 people<\/p>\n
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Fans have fumed that by doing so, thousands will have lost the holiday game ‘Whamaggedon’ – where people try to avoid the song for as long as possible in the run up to Christmas<\/p>\n
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Once the song is heard, that person is eliminated – hence the frustration of the record 59,042 crowd on Sunday attending their clash with Chelsea Women<\/p>\n
Another joked: ‘50,000 + and everyone watching at home have just been Whamageddon’ed by whoever is in charge at the Emirates Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Well done music person, well done’.<\/p>\n
A third complained: ‘Emirates Stadium DJ, have a word with yourself #Whamageddon’.<\/p>\n
A fourth said: ‘DJ at the Emirates for Arsenal Women v Chelsea Women just knocked out 58,000 fans & millions watching on BBC Two from #Whamageddon #Whamageddon2023 by playing Wham’s Last Christmas during half time. Not funny, and inexcusable. @ArsenalWFC @AlexScott @Gilly_flaherty #BBCFootball’.<\/p>\n
A fifth joked:\u00a0@absoluteradio Just like the Chelsea women’s team, I got whammed at the Emirates Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Another stadium DJ potentially ruining it for thousands of people. Sad times. #Whamageddon is over for another year.’<\/p>\n
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Many took to social media to vent their frustration<\/p>\n
It comes after\u00a0Northampton Town’s DJ was forced to apologise after playing ‘Last Christmas’ at a recent match.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I never knew people took it so seriously,’ said Matt Facer, also known as DJ Matty.<\/p>\n
‘I gave it a spin, thinking it would be quite funny to wipe out 7,000 people who couldn’t avoid it, but clearly it isn’t funny.<\/p>\n
‘I had a bit of an insult on Twitter, light-hearted, [saying] it was not a nice thing to do, and apparently that was quite tame to what was being said in the stadium.<\/p>\n
‘So I officially apologise to everybody whose Christmas I’ve ruined.’<\/p>\n
‘DJ Matty’ has since promised fans that he will not ruin the game for anyone else, especially those who attended their 3-0 win over Fleetwood Town on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He told BBC Radio Northampton: ‘I can take on the chin with my home fans and Portsmouth, but I don’t think I’ll be playing it again.<\/p>\n
‘I think it’s a shame people in professions like mine can’t play Wham! until [late] December, but it’s a game and we all have to jump on board.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It comes after Northampton Town’s DJ was forced to apologise after playing ‘Last Christmas ‘ at a recent match\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last Christmas reached number two on its release, finally reaching the top spot on 1 January 2021.<\/p>\n
The game ‘Whamageddon’ started approximately 10 years ago and has continued to grow in popularity since then, namely through social media.<\/p>\n
In the present day, the game has set rules, a dedicated website and merchandise.<\/p>\n
The game’s rules state: ‘While we can’t stop you from deliberately sending your friends to Whamhalla, the intention is that this is a survival game. Not a Battle Royale.’<\/p>\n