Comedy | July 25, 2010 | 52 comments

OH CRAP! Pigeon Poops In Kings Of Leon Bassist's Mouth During Concert, Band Walks Off Stage

source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/24/kings-of-leon-pooped-on-b_n_658330.html

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The popular and Grammy award-winning band Kings of Leon were forced to end a concert in St. Louis last night after playing just three songs because a pigeon pooped into bassist Jared Followill's mouth, the New York Post reports.

A spokesman for the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater told the crowd the show would not be able continue due to fears for the band's safety.

Drummer Nathan Followill apologized to fans on Twitter:

"So sorry St. Louis. We had to bail," he wrote, explaining that the show was stopped because a pigeon had defecated in Jared Followill's mouth. "Too unsanitary to continue," he added.

Concert goers have been a offered a full refund.
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52 comments // OH CRAP! Pigeon Poops In Kings Of Leon Bassist's Mouth During Concert, Band Walks Off Stage

  • edgorre
    • 0
      edgorre  

    • What the hell else did they expect. They are outside, did they think mother nature would cease to exist just for there set. Shit Happens.

    • 1 year ago
  • thetrimsmith
  • dariusvons
  • dariusvons
  • derk
  • lordsbassman
  • s_peak
    • +3
      s_peak  

    • What a bunch of whiney losers. They do drugs all day and get tons of chicks but as soon as a bird craps in their mouth it's not fun anymore. Sack up you complainers!

    • 1 year ago
  • bailey78
  • Omnomynous
  • Sparky2U
  • eden49
  • eden49
    • +1
      eden49  

    • ...spit it out and get on with it...a pretty good motto for life really...the show must go on...besides, did the wankers refund ticket money...

    • 1 year ago
  • MhaAttDer
  • eden49
  • Sparky2U
    • -1
      Sparky2U  
    • MhaAttDer:

      Grackels are worse. They are migratory and you can't shoot em. They crap every where!
      You should see the back porch after they raid the dog food! Had to buy a power washer.
      Come to think of it they come from Mexico.

    • 1 year ago
  • pandaman2105
    • 0
      pandaman2105  

    • "fear's for the band's safety" sounds super weak.
      especially after reading the other examples below of similar events.

      haha...i mean DAMN, one didn't fly in his face or guitar! that's more understandable if say...one was so stupid and flew into the amps repeatedly, then got in their face. it's just a "shitty" accident :P

      regardless, that must disgustingly suck! but it should have been a "clean it up, rinse out your mouth extremely well and get your asses back on stage!" type of thing...

    • 1 year ago
  • MhaAttDer
  • pandaman2105
  • La_Toya_Taylor
  • im1mjrpain
  • xiola
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      xiola  
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    • I really can't say that I blame them. According to CNN.com:

      "Pooping pigeons forced the Kings of Leon to abandon their St. Louis, Missouri, concert after just three songs Friday night, the rock band's management said Saturday.

      An infestation of the birds in the rafters of the Verizon Amphitheatre bombarded the musicians as soon as they took the stage, according to Andy Mendelsohn of Vector Management.

      'Jared (Followill) was hit several times during the first two songs,' Mendelsohn said of the band's bassist.

      'It's not only disgusting -- it's a toxic health hazard. They really tried to hang in there,' Mendelsohn added.

      Followill, who describes himself as a 'germophobe,' said there was already poop on his pedal and carpet when he walked out on stage.

      The aerial attack began during the opening song -- 'Closer' -- when he was bombed in the face. His bass tech wiped most of it off with a sanitary wipe, he said.

      Excrement struck each of his arms over the next two numbers, he said.

      'I was hit by pigeons on each of the first three songs,' he said. 'We had 20 songs on the set list. By the end of the show, I would have been covered from head to toe.'

      Followill said he couldn't see the pigeons above him and he had no idea how many there were.

      'The last thing I was going to do was look up ... but if that was only a couple, we must have caught them right after a big Thanksgiving dinner,' he quipped.

      The group was determined to play for St. Louis fans even though they had fair warning earlier about the pigeon problem.

      Opening bands The Postelles and The Stills came offstage complaining of getting riddled with large amounts of excrement, their publicist said.

      'The Kings of Leon decided to carry on regardless,' they said in a statement released Saturday. 'The band felt it would be unfair to the fans to cancel the show at that late moment.'

      'We couldn't believe what The Postelles and The Stills looked like after their sets,' Followill said. 'We didn't want to cancel the show, so we went for it. We tried to play. It was ridiculous.'

      Followill's mother called him when she heard from friends at the show that it had been abruptly ended.

      'I was attacked, Mom, but not by humans,' Followill said he told her.

      Venue managers told the band's representatives earlier Friday about 'a significant pigeon infestation problem with summer shows over the years, but they were doing all they could to fix it,' the statement said.

      'We want to apologize to our fans in St. Louis and will come back as soon as we can,' Mendelsohn said.

      Concertgoers were apparently spared the aerial bombardment.

      'No fans got pooped on as far as we know,' the band's publicist said.

      Verizon Amphitheatre and concert promoter Live Nation did not immediately respond to CNN requests for comment.

      The band is set to perform at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday night."

      http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/24/kings.of.leon.pigeons/index.html

    • 1 year ago
  • Atalanda_Cameron
  • eden49
  • 1779fleet
    • +2
      1779fleet  

    • As a professional garbage truck mechanic I have been violated by many, many, many undesirable fluids. I never went home. Then again it would have cost me $9 per hour for the time I missed.

      "I should have learned to play that guitar I should have learned to play them drums". = Dire Straits... incase I am too old for this kings of leon croud.

    • 1 year ago
  • Einsam_Data_Old
  • MhaAttDer
  • ezrierin
  • MhaAttDer
  • ezrierin
  • MhaAttDer
  • ezrierin
  • Stoneyroad
    • +1
      Stoneyroad  

    • did anyone see how Cyndi Lauper handled bird pooping in her Mouth?
      that's what a pro does, she wiped her mouth & didnt miss a beat.

      They had it on a VH1 countdown, but viacom pulled it from youtube.
      these kids are pussys.

    • 1 year ago
  • MhaAttDer
  • slippyt
  • eden49
  • Stoneyroad
  • Colin_McCabe
  • Evan_Prichard
  • MuddyOne13
    • 0
      MuddyOne13  

    • You have got to be kidding me. What a bunch of losers. If you ever needed any more reason never to see them besides the fact that are shitty. Shitty yes and shit on and shit in

    • 1 year ago
  • trut
  • CalgarC
  • danitassin
  • ThoughtNu
    • 0
      ThoughtNu  

    • Da bwird tawt it would go down easier than the sounds. "Just tryin to help.' - it thought while noticing a sudden loss of weight. not like i would know..

      BTW - it wasn't just one bird and they weren't flying by; they targeted the band and circled...lol

    • 1 year ago
  • nursediesel
    • +1
      nursediesel  

    • Birds are truly beautiful, but pigeons are just rodents with wings! They can destroy your house with their corrosive excrement. They did it to our house. Ate right through the paint and into the wood. The excrement is actually toxic and can cause many diseases if only inhaled when removing it from your home.
      We haven't had much trouble though since a hawk and a few teen aged raccoons moved into our neighborhood. Nature taking it's course. Animals go where the food is! (Big daddy raccoon comes after a while and beats the younger racoon's 'behind' and the teens slink back off to home! What a noise they make.)
      Pigeons can be very loud, too!

    • 1 year ago
  • Buddha2112
    • +1
      Buddha2112  
    • nursediesel:

      I agree they're gross and i do hate them, especially in NYC, but they're one of the most 'athletic' of all the birds. They have super reflexes, crazy good eyesight, and are super strong, not to mention their memory. I think Nat Geo or someone did a really good documentary on them, it really astounded me and made me respect them a little more. I can't say it's helped me appreciate the pigeon shit gunked up in my window fan though.

      If you're curious look them up! Astounding little birds they are.

    • 1 year ago
  • Charles_Sommers
  • Shizon81
  • ScottyT
  • blackheartman
  • Reeseismyname
  • TimALoftis
  • iameam
    • +4
      iameam  
    • TimALoftis:

      Yea really. Spit out the shit, rinse your mouth with water and get back to it. Other than the shear embarrassment of a bird shitting in your mouth, what's the big deal. And how was their safety in jeopardy? That's weird. Funny shit (pun intended)

    • 1 year ago
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