The Scottish band that carried out a shocking act of vandalism in an Edinburgh bar - which led to the cancellation of their Glasgow gig - have spoken out in a grovelling apology.

The Perth-based group, Majik Carpet, have highlighted the extent of the backlash they received from the public - including death threats - after the Evening Times exclusively reported on the story on Thursday.

It comes as a video clip of the aftermath of the incident was taken from their Instagram page and widely shared online.

It shows who’s believed to be the only female member of the group laughing and posing for pictures in the wrecked room above Bannerman’s Bar in the capital’s Cowgate area.

The issue came to light when Bannerman’s manager Christian Kimmett shared a set of jaw-dropping images on Facebook, naming and shaming the group for leaving the walls of his business covered in graffiti.

It led to the group pulling their gig on Thursday night at Stereo on Glasgow’s Renfield Lane.

Now, in a lengthy and grovelling apology over their actions, the group has insisted: “We were not present as a full band at the time of the vandalism.”

The band added: “We are desperate for this opportunity to apologise publicly for the damage that was caused to the premises under our watch.

“When confronted with this, we reacted immaturely and in disbelief. We tried to clean up the mess and panicked about the situation at the time. We have never woken up to a spray-painted bathroom before - and we had no idea what on Earth we should do.

“This, however, in no way excuses the way in which we dealt with the situation and for the damage caused to the premises under our care and our childish response to the situation and, moreover, the distress caused to Christian and his team who showed us such hospitality - we honestly cannot apologise wholeheartedly enough.”

They also insist they have apologised to the venue “profusely” and have offered to pay for all damages - and even clean it up themselves “if necessary.”

The four also said they have been “collectively vilified for the behaviour of a few,” adding: “We’ve received many threats of, not only damage to our musical careers and reputations, but personal threats of violence and, most worryingly, even death threats via social media.”

Cancelling all of their plans for the future - including upcoming gig dates - Majik Carpet pleaded: “Please let us put it right and we hope you can one day forgive us as we learn from our childish mistakes.

The Evening Times has contacted three out of the four band members for further comment.

Police Scotland said the incident has not been reported to the force.

The bar’s manager, Christian Kimmett, has been approached for comment.

The full statement from Majik Carpet

By now, all of our Majik Carpet friends and pretty much half of Scotland will be aware that we were in charge of band accommodation at the brilliant venue Bannerman’s Bar in Edinburgh’s Cowgate when the flat bathroom was vandalised with spray paint.

We are desperate for this opportunity to apologise publicly for the damage that was caused to the premises under our watch. We had a brilliant gig, in a brilliant venue and, as such, things tend to transpire, the ensuing evening’s events went forth in high spirits and with (what we thought was) good company in the band accommodation after the show.

We would like to make clear that, although we were responsible for the accommodation - having gone out to sample Edinburgh’s delights - we were not present as a full band at the time of the vandalism.

When confronted with this we reacted immaturely and in disbelief! We tried to clean up the mess and panicked about the situation at the time. This is in no way an excuse for our neglect of the accommodation that was given to us - but seriously, we have never woken up to a spray-painted bathroom before - and we had no idea what on Earth we should do.

This, however, in no way excuses the way in which we dealt with the ensuing situation and for the damage caused to the premises under our care and our childish response to the situation and, moreover, the distress caused to Christian and his team who showed us such hospitality - we honestly cannot apologise wholeheartedly enough.

We have been in contact with Bannerman’s throughout the day and have apologised profusely for the damage and promised that any costs for damages would be met by the band as a whole and have reiterated how sorry we were that spray paint found on the premises was used in such a destructive manner.

We have made clear our intention to make good on the damage caused by the regretful behaviour of those in our party in any way we can and feel we have conveyed this as sincerely as possible to the venue’s management and have offered immediate remuneration for any works carried out. We have also made it clear we would carry it out ourselves if necessary.

However, although our initial reaction was teenage in proportion, we should never have allowed our reaction to the resulting carnage to be posted on social media and we should have responded to the situation in a mature manner, instead of running away so we wouldn’t have to face up to it person.

We have tried our best to communicate with the venue to rectify the situation. We, as a band, have been collectively vilified for the behaviour of a few and have received many threats of, not only damage to our musical careers and reputations, but personal threats of violence and, most worryingly, even death threats via social media.

We have been repeatedly contacted by the press, as have our friends, families and colleagues. Our decision from here forth is to ‘cancel’ any further dates on our tour - but this has happened through a social media ‘blacklisting’.

From here forth, we believe the best decision for the band would be to cancel all upcoming plans for the future. We stand together as a band, we take responsibility as a band and we would like to thank the venues, promoters and fellow musicians that have supported us through this regretful time.

Mostly, we sincerely wish to apologise to Bannerman’s for the upheaval and distress we have caused. We are very apologetic for our actions. Please let us put it right and we hope you can one day forgive us as we learn from our childish mistakes.

Majik Carpet.