Bloc Party MTV Music Awards Brazil playback fiasco

Can you really play that guitar ?

I was (kind of) watching the brazilian MTV Awards last night , when the unfunny host (is that a rule, MTV ?) announced Bloc Party. Altough I'm not a fan or even listener of their albums, it caught my attention and after a few seconds I realized it was an obvious playback "performance".

I wondered if this was the band's decision or MTV's but in any case, the band was booed on both songs. It seemed like during the first song they were trying to conceal the fact that it was a playback, wich I think is impossible, especially when they were so close to the audience. When they realized they were not convincing anyone, they let go and went through "Banquet" hardly playing or singing into the microfone, mocking the whole thing. According to local newsite, it was the band's decision to do the playback.

While I don't care for them, it was pathetic. Playbacks are pretty disrespectful to your audience, even when you're Madonna or Britney Spears. I never thought they were that kind of band.

The video of the event: