After a claim of assault at their Asbury Park show, the band has issued a statement

In a series of tweets, the Gaslight Anthem have addressed reports they recently received of sexual assault and harassment that allegedly took place in the audience at their concerts. “From the very beginning of this band, we have strived to create a positive and safe environment for our fans and this kind of abhorrent behavior cannot and will not be tolerated at our shows,” they wrote.

While they didn’t provide further details about exactly what happened, the band said that they’ve reached out to authorities and venues about the incidents and encouraged people to support the organization Safe Gigs for Women.

Update (08/30 3:30 p.m.): Katie Hewko, a woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted during a Gaslight Anthem concert at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey on August 18, penned a Facebook post detailing her experience. She said a stranger grabbed her breast, and her friend was allegedly beaten by security guards when he went to ask for help. She claimed that her friend was escorted out of the venue and initially refused medical attention. She says she filed a police report. The next day, Hewko said she met with the Stone Pony's head of security, who apologized to her and talked with her about ways in which they could make the venue safer.

Hewko told Pitchfork she was contacted by representatives for Gaslight Anthem in the days following the incident, who assured her that the band was working with the venue and local authorities to try and address the situation. A week later, with no public recognition of the incident from the band, Hewko wrote a message to their management company and also tweeted at the band, asking for them to acknowledge the assault.

“As far as I'm concerned, if you're not part of the solution then you're part of the problem, specifically if you're not using your platform to speak out about incidents like this that happen at your shows,” Hewko told Pitchfork. “I am so relieved—I feel seen, I feel heard. If anything, this experience has shown me that I'm very much not alone in this. I wish I could say that this is the first time I've been groped or propositioned or targeted as a woman, sexually, at a show, but it's not. It happens a lot and I think that's coming out more and more.”

When reached by Pitchfork, Sergeant Michael Casey of the Asbury Park Police Department told Pitchfork, “I can confirm that reports were taken for each incident.”

Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for the Gaslight Anthem and the Stone Pony for more information.

This article was originally published on August 29 at 7:48 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated on August 30 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern.