Suburbanite Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 ...taken from the BBC online website Pigeons force Kings of Leon to abandon concert Kings of Leon recently performed on US TV show Today Rock band the Kings of Leon have been forced to end a concert early after pigeons defecated on them from the rafters of a US venue. The rockers abandoned the gig in St Louis after three songs when bass player Jared Followill was hit in the mouth and face by pigeon droppings. Drummer Nathan Followill later apologised to fans via Twitter, saying "it was too unsanitary to continue". Their publicist added the band found it hard to carry on after the incident. "Jared was hit several times during the first two songs. On the third song, when he was hit in the cheek and some of it landed near his mouth, they couldn't deal [with it] any longer," said Amy Mendelsohn. "It's not only disgusting - it's a toxic hazard. They really tried to hang in there." Opening acts The Postelles and The Stills had also come off stage after their sets were covered in excrement. The Grammy-winning band are due to continue their tour in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday evening following the incident at at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre. They are currently promoting their fourth album, Only By The Night, and are due to visit the UK later this summer. Nashville brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared make up the group, along with their cousin Matthew on lead guitar. Fans who were at the curtailed concert will be offered refunds http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10758730 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 perhaps some sort of hat?.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 "unsanitary to continue" - I would have been majorly annoyed if that had been the concert I'd paid for. It's happened to me before (granted not on stage and not in my mouth) but just wipe it off and carry on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Lightweights these modern rock stars. Back in the day when I had hair, I was at the Monsters of Rock festival up in Donnington. You went with your gallon container of beer, emptied it and then (if you were male), ahem, filled it again! If a band came on you didn't like, well, who's going to walk around all day with a gallon container of warm.....waste product? So it got thrown! Not pleasant I know, but I don't remember anyone on stage refusing to play because they got a little damp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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