Bands Stopping Shows to Help Fans (An Incomplete History)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Re-uploaded because Storyful (the owner of P!nk's concert footage) decided to give me a copyright strike.
Bands and artists have always been the master of the stage. They hold the power over the audience. They also hold the power to stop the show, if something goes wrong. Here is a small list of just some bands and artists, who have stopped their shows to help fans are hurt, injured, or in distress. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
Being yelled at by Freddie Mercury is like being yelled at by your cool uncle
Same for Dave Grohl tbh
@@gabrielpiscopo3916 fr, when THE FOO FIGHTERS of all people start yelling at someone, you know the shit got real
Being yelled at by Bruce Dickinson is like being yelled at by your cool grandpa
Right? Like who wants to disappoint FREDDIE MERCURY?
I've never been called "darling" so viciously.
"I didn't throw a tantrum, I threw a piano."
w billy joel
XD
Araya said it. In my day we watched out for everyone. If someone went down we got them up.
In the 90s we all picked each other up. That was just what we did. Unfortunately the skinheads came to hurt people
It's way cooler to help than to keep stomping
When Freddie Mercury tells you to stop, you damn stop lol
Especially if you hear him saying it nowadays!
Too far
What made it worse was 1986 was his last year of touring and playing live.
Especially when Queen has a song about not stopping lol
the "if someone falls down, you pick them up" thing saved me on a concert, I was almost trampled by a mosh pit bc it grew uncontrollably and quickly got to me, if it wasn't for the people i fell down on i'd be at least hospitalised
I've been to shows, and sometimes people don't even get a chance to even try get back up, they're bodily picked back up to standing. Metal shows are awesome, and that attitude is great. Every show I've gone to, people were just.. super chill.
What show were you at?
@@eeeeeeeeeddddd local punk festival with several small but good bands, dont remember a single one of them but it was fun!
If u fall back down I will pick you up a again if you fall back down a wlill be your friend
Yeah i was at a bloodhound gang concert when i was 16 and jumped in a pit that got insane, the second i hit the ground someone picked me up like a kitten it was insane. I dont even think i was on the ground a full second.
Man getting told off by Dave Grohl is a low point I never want to experience.
For real. That would be like getting cursed out by Santa Claus, or Mr Rodgers telling you you're a garbage person. It's one thing to get told off. It's another thing to know that one of the most wholesome people in the world thinks you're a piece of shit.
@@bennitori4Mr. Rogers called me a clueless hick, and i busted up his nose n face. 😮 (maybe theres more than just the Television one😂.. Its great that after all the creepy stuff that came out in the UK after the yewtree investigation.. It's great that Mr. Rogers lived as he preached) kindnees. 👌
It's like Bob Ross telling you you're an accident
@@damotheman4196Touch grass weirdo.
@@happylemming6343 😂😂😂😂
The video ended before it happened, but after Kurt saved the girl from being sexually assaulted, everyone on the stage pointed at the guy and started laughing
Deserved
Thats the best bit! He was so humiliated by everyone, deservedly!
Watched the full thing on TH-cam earlier on a different channel .
All the band members go mad at him
I know Nirvana is a contentious band but Kurt would just straight literally launch his ass at dickheads in the crowd and I think that's not talked about enough
It was hilarious!
Seeing kurt stop a SA makes me respect him even more and along w all of these musicians in this vid they have my respect
Nirvana were always good guys. Like Pearl Jam. The whole Grunge era was pretty great when it came to equality, dignity, rights and so on.
Just look at Dave Grohl today, the Foo Fighters love nothing more than trolling the homophobes of the Westboro cult.
Kurt was chill all the time and was willing to talk or hangout with anyone as long as he knew that you had been respectful to people he knew. But if the person had been a jerk, a-hole, or douche to anyone, and he had heard about it or seen it himself, he said it like it was and didn't want to be associated at all with them.
Obviously, not 1st hand knowledge, but 2 of my former coworkers were roadies for west coast bands.
@@ct5625good guys if you’re a sissy liberal
Kurt only cared about the “minorities” (women, gays, and blacks). He could obviously care less about straight white men, much like most “tolerant” liberals.
@zafarsyed6437 Yeah Kurt was a self-proclaimed feminist when he was still alive because of his first girlfriend, Tobi Vail - lead singer of the riot grrrl band Bikini Kill, was a hardcore feminist herself and Kurt pretty much adopted her ethos as they were dating and it stuck with him long after they split.
Kurt, and Billie Joe Armstrong actually. Billie had a similar introduction to feminism through his first girlfriend as Kurt did with Tobi.
As for Pearl Jam, I don't remember the exact details of the story, but didn't Eddie Vedder write "Pro - Choice" down the length of his arm as a sign of support of Women's Rights before or during a concert, and ended up catching heat for it was either because the state the band was performing in was notoriously anti-choice (or it was the state's legislation or the USA's legislation was discussing the overturning of Roe v Wade back around '94/'95)? I could definitely be wrong, I was far too young at the time to really be aware of what was going on, but I swear I thought it was something that had happened.
I was at the Radiohead show. Thom asked to be informed on how the person was and later announced that they were awake and recovering in the first aid area to a loud cheer from the audience.
That's so cool!
Love that comment! Wish I’d seen more mid-90s Radiohead but was too busy clubbing at that stage of my life
True legend
Radiohead are probably the only band who could restart at a certain spot in the song, as opposed to everyone else who would properly restart the song
Freddie Mercury was like "I know how to solve this issue" AYYYYEEE OHHHH
@Chooch Chipperson the rest of the band were actually amazing performers and people
@@choochchipperson9400nah bro your comment ain’t it, every band member deserves respect not just Freddie
@@choochchipperson9400Dude, you say shit like that, I don't know how you can consider yourself a fan of Freddie Mercury. You think Freddie would have appreciated hearing you say that about him, putting down his bandmates like that? All of whom are fucking amazing, by the way. This wasn't "The Freddie Mercury Show". This wasn't even "Freddie Mercury and Queen". It was a band of four equally phenomenal artists. And without them, you wouldn't have songs like "Another One Bites the Dust", "You're My Best Friend", "Fat Bottomed Girls", or "We Will Rock You".
Don't you go around devaluing Freddie's bandmates just because they weren't him. Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon are all fucking legends.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
OH.
@@choochchipperson9400Hell naw, every member of Queen brings something of value to the table
My first Foo Fighters concert, Dave stopped the show and jumped off stage to give the shirt off his back to a girl that had hers ripped off and was savagely groped while crowd surfing. 😍
Class act, that guy
Dave is a good man
Dave, GOD damn coolest person ever
Gerard Way is the fucking BEST at maintaining crowd safety. Saw MCR live last September and he made everyone back up multiple times between songs just to make sure no one was getting crushed. He clearly cares for every single person in that crowd. Love him.
Isn't he just though! The absolute fucking best! His three rules for safe moshing- 1. Don't be an asshole. 2. If someone falls down you pick them up and 3. Have a great fucking time are something to live by. I just adore him. Such a wonderful human ❤️
Ah was it the imfamous riot fest? Cause I was there for that
@@thehungrycamel nope, i saw them in newark. he wasn’t doing crowd control because he saw people getting hurt; it was preemptive, which is actually better.
The thing that keeps suprising me through this full video is, no one has a code word for this, or phrase on the stage. They just say "Hey hey hey woah woh stop stop stop" and it takes like 5 - 15 precious seconds for action away from them.
He was the same when I saw them last October. They had messaging on the big screens, and Gerard gave a little talk about it at the start of the show. It was great.
Billy getting so pissed off that he couldn't protect his fans that he flipped the piano was gold lol
I remember that but it has been so long since I saw that air on Mtv.
Chester Bennington was such a good man, RIP.
Yeah, that was the part that hit me hard since I am a huge Linkin Park fan. 😭
Except when you dont like his shitty new album. Fuck em
Holy crap the Smashing Pumpkins concert sounds haunting. Not only there are people dying, but there are those in the audience that seems to not give a fck over their lives
Yeah, from what I've heard it messed up the band for a long time afterwards. I can't imagine how surreal it would be to go backstage and see your fans dying, and then come back and see the rest of your fans getting mad at you for being disturbed that at least one of your fans is going to die.
As they do unto others, so will it be done unto them.
@@bennitori4 Fucking insane.
Yeah, the 90s hard rock concert scene was kinda terrifying sometimes. Remember that this is the same.generstion that gave us Woodstock 99
This is the mindset of those who got mad when the Smashing Pumpkins stopped: "I paid good money to see you play. Now, you're going to stop the concert because of one person? That's BS!"
There was this one Green Day concert where Billie Joe Armstrong saw a younger boy being harassed by an older man, and he literally got off the stage to drop-kick the man.
And I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that Billie stopped another show to check up on a fan who was having a panic attack.
Billie is the fucking best. He didn’t just get off the stage, he JUMPED OFF. he was fully ready to beat that guy’s brains in
Is there any footage of that?
@@paula.cosplay yes! th-cam.com/video/q4KrfrKcmSE/w-d-xo.html
@@paula.cosplayJust type in "greenday dropkick". Green day are fucking old school in every positive regard, it's not too surprising he did but he did but he later went on to say he regretted doing it
@@paula.cosplay there is a lot! Usually if you google 'Billy Joe Dropkick greenday' it should come right up!
After doing a little more research, I found out the girl who died at the Smashing Pumpkin’s concert was only 17 (some sources say 16.) It’s already absolutely terrible someone died, but for that person to be a child? God, that’s horrible.
It happens, I've been to two concerts where someone died.
Chicago Open Air, and Slipknot at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
sucks for them i guess
same with a toten hosen concert. a 16 years old girl died there. and hundreds where injured
@@molasorrosalom4846 damn bro i ain't going to a consert with you lol
Well...........🤐
There's also the time in 1993 when Alice in Chains performed in Sweden and a Nazi supporter was causing trouble in the crowd. Layne Staley invited the Nazi onto the stage, helping him up, and sucker-punched him in the side of the head, followed by a slap, causing the Nazi to stumble and fall back into the crowd. Layne walks back to his microphone and shouts, "Fuckin' Nazi! Die!" The band would've faced several charges but they fled back to the USA just in time, I'd say.
Layne Staley was a Bloody legend
The Swiss do love to support their nazis. Glad Staley got out of there before they could cuff him
Layne was a legend. He did not tolerate hateful behavior at any of his shows.
In what country did this happen?
@@ronofthesea5953 Sweden
Seeing how the crowd reacted for the Avenged Sevenfold incident made me cry; seeing people just prioritise the care of someone else and ensure that they could get help ASAP was beautiful. Faith in humanity restored
Metal fans catchin' a bad rap.. in this wacko abusive thing we call society some people find peace through expression. I'd trust a legit mosh pit over most family. 🤷♂️
Says a lot about some of these bands fans. It was a beautiful moment ❤
@@-in-the-meantime...Metalheads are the best community out there. Son-in-law drums in a metal band, and his and my daughter’s friends are the nicest people you could ever meet. The community really do look after each other… and for people who can look so scary are surprisingly clean-living. They community gets a bad rap because it can look and sound angry and aggressive when the people are in fact quite the opposite.
contrast that with the one where the band had to cancel the concert because people were dying and some of the fans got mad at them. rather than appreciating the gravity of what happened.
edit: even worse, contrast it with Travis fukken Scott.
The thing that keeps suprising me through this full video is, no one has a code word for this, or phrase on the stage. They just say "Hey hey hey woah woh stop stop stop" and it takes like 5 - 15 precious seconds for action away from them.
That Smashing Pumpkins one actually hurt my heart. That poor kid.
Sad to say, that fan didn't survive
@@snisbet721RIP, trying to get some fun in the concert😢
There was a similar incident with a german band on their 1000th concert. A young girl was crushed and died during the concert. About 300 people were injured. A dark day for everybody involved.
I love how as soon as the crowd knew someone was having a seizure, they passed them to the front so that security and the first aid staff could help them. thats amazing :'D
The Kurt Cobain and Chester Bennington ones were super difficult for me. Miss both of them
The Dave Grohl one was funny simply because he was like "no no no no no no no no no".
Hey look at you, look at me motherfucker. 😂
I’ve always felt so safe at Linkin Park shows. They’re really the only band that’s not truly metal where I’ve felt 100% safe at a show, especially because I was quite young when I went to most of the LP shows I’ve attended. I would have loved to have been able to go to a Nirvana show.
Dave Grohl turned into that one teacher who would single you out in front of the class. In other news, the Foo Fighters have rebranded as the Foo Dancers.
That's some cool shit with Radiohead - no drama or showboating or whatever, they stop the song, address the issue in a calm way, and then "third verse: my thoughts are misguided" and just like that they're playing again, whole thing takes moments to play out and be resolved with total professionalism.
Yeah, I think that‘s the only issue with some of these clips. Some of the singers ,make such a show of them helping (Like if you are talking with someone, why do you have to say it all in the mic… and it really isn‘t about getting heard in all of these clips)
@@jaraskur to be fair, I think some of it is them making sure security has time to get to the person before the crowd gets hyped up to the music again. and I'd imagine if the person needs to be taken elsewhere, they'd want to make sure they were ok before continuing. that's not a bad thing to me
@@sarahporter9892yeah plus in most cases, the problem still or wasn't being taken care of like the when security pepper sprayed fans.
Chester with "someone falls, what do you do" has a bit of a different meaning now :(
The clip with Megadeath is pure metal though. Little dude went from scared for his life to realizing he was on stage and Dave had just told him he'd be fine.
Love Dave Mustaine 💙
How has the expression changed? Just curious
@@schneedlemusicWell, now that Chester is gone..
@@DeedatFX how has the expression changed?
@@lihzzahrdspeed6631 For Linkin Park fans, now that our legend has fallen a victim of depression, people who got through hard time because of him has now got to go through their own and hopefully don't commit the same act as him
Got to love seeing the rock and metal musicians really caring for the safety of their audience. Meanwhile, travis Scott watched while people were crushed to death and continued his set till the end, regardless of the crowds’ cries for help.
Gotta love how you use the deaths of others to bolster a genre you like. There was pop artists in this video too, safety and care isn't a genre thing, it's a human thing in the hearts of good performers who care.
@@pentexsucks43You’re right and i reckon the saying “if someone falls down, pick them back up” should be common place in every concert and festival.
@@pentexsucks43 its just more common in those communities. or as far as i know
@@Inv1ns1bl Not just at a concert, It should be anytime and anywhere.
The crowd even prevented and harassed the responding aid. When your culture and message is anti police that is what happens.
Rage against the machine, standing up for women absolute legend
Cringe
@@snsnshhhs663mátate
@@snsnshhhs663The only "cringe" thing here is you. 😊
@@cannibalisticrequiem knew there’d be a beta male feminist in the replies just itching to defend wahmen. Go listen to your videogame soundtracks to help you fall asleep. Anything to fulfill your consoomer needs.
@SickoKillingsworth I did
“How can we enjoy playing our music if we know someone is not having the greatest time at their own concert?”
Videos like this are needed as reminders that humanity really isn't complete crap. When there are so many so called stars that think they are all that matter, it's great to see that there are some out there that want to protect those who make their careers possible.
It's also great publicity for the band. It makes National News sometimes
Shows both sides actually. As in the case of the Smashing Pumpkins one "people up front are smiling and we have people back stage literally dying right now"
It shows that musicians do care, but it also shows at the same time how incredibly stupid and heartless society is as a whole.
Travis Scott could take some lessons from these bands who actually do their best to make sure everyone's having a great time!
At least two members of smashing pumpkins are though, music will always be my number one concern at a concert and anyone who disagrees with me is a terrible person
@@carlycarmine3858 Look at you, you're so badass. It's all fun and games until it happens to you
I had my very first seizure at self help fest 2016 during The Story So Fat’s set. I was lifted over the barricade but it was too narrow for a gurney to get through so they just held me while I shook on the floor. When I noticed it was dead silent I asked security “did they stop playing?” he said “yes!!! Are you ok??” It’s the most surreal moment feeling tens of thousands in complete silence. It really meant a lot to me that they cared enough about me as a fan to stop playing and acknowledge that I needed medical attention. They ended up telling everyone to clap for me hahaha
i remember being at a blood sucking zobies from outerspace concert in the pit, tripping and just falling flat on my face, the guy right next to me tripped over me and now we had two down. WITHIN A SECOND, the entire crowd around us basically played the fastest game of telephone ever, they split, some really big, broad, bald guy walks over, picks both of us up with one arm eac, drags us out the pit and goes "you guys good" , "yeah", "yeah", "well then get back in there and have some fun!" and just pushes us right back in.
I still sometimes think about him, if i wouldve seen him at night in a secluded area i wouldve turned around and left just to be safe, but in that context i viewed him more like my giant bald dad.
Thats awesome! glad it all ended well
I am very impressed with Freddie Mercury and Kirt Cobain. All the performers were excellent.
KIRT?!?!?
@@404TVfrSkirt
@@dailyreactive SkirtScoburn
I love how kurt cobain stopped the sexual assault and then nirvana just started to bully the assulter
“I didn’t throw a tantrum, I threw a piano” 3:58
As a long time rock frontman this is like a masterclasses in crowd control. Very impressed by My Chemical Romance guy.
gerard is one of the most empathetic people alive and a true rockstar
18:48 Believe it or not Adele is probably one of the most famous artists for having fan problems at her shows. Not so much in the violence category but more passed out etc. Some say its because Adele tends to perform in smaller venues (due to stage fright which she has confirmed she has) which makes the "intimate atmosphere" a lot hotter then a outdoor show or arena show.
I moshed in the pit at an Adele concert. Things were pretty wild.
Travis Scott could take some lessons from these bands on how to make sure fans are safe and having a good time.
EXACTLY! And the best part is, all these artists are better than him. In every. single. way.
@@frillydress damn right! along with not being associated with the Kardashians.
@@frillydressUnfortunately this is absolutely wrong in every. single. way.
@@boopdoops Jesus Christ, what a bad take, you just insulted every prog rock, classic rock, grunge, and metal head imaginable. How can you say that when you have fucking Kurt Cobain and FREDDY FUCKING MERCURY in here. Well, enjoy getting berated by every mofo who looks into this comment
And how's that? @@boopdoops
There's also the time Billie Joe Armstrong dove off the stage to stop someone.
and i still love him for that
He didn't dove, he literally drop kicked the guy xd
He stopped the show, dipped off the stage with a drop kick and some of his band mates joined him
And Tre followed him in XD
*dropkicked off the stage
David Draiman stopping a Disturbed concert for a kid who was overwhelmed and having a panic attack can be seen in a video that’s been circulating the interwebs for a while now. I love artists who truly love their fans!
One of the most memorable moments missing here is the 1000. concert of the german punk rock band "Die Toten Hosen" back in 1997 in Düsseldorf, Germany. About 45 minutes into the concert the band left the stage and were informed that a 16 year old dutch girl named Rieke Lax was involved in a crowd crush in the front row and had died due to her injuries and others have been injured. The chief of the fire deparment urged the band to continue with the concert to prevent a mass panic. The band came back and continued with the concert but it was clear something must have happend, but nobody really knew what. After the concert the band did not play a concert for 2 years and was on the brink of splitting up. As far as I read they went to the grave of the girl together with her family a few days after the burial and are even today in close contact with her family. They continued as a band and wrote the song "Alles ist eins" (everything is one) in her mermory. Last year Die Toten Hosen did their 40th anniversary tour. They still tour today and they always stop the concerts when they see that someone falls down. The Band was once asked by a jounalist, what was the high point and the low point of their carrer and the guitarist said to both their 1000. concert. I can't imagine how that felt to them...
i absolutely sobbed seeing kurt stop a SA, as a nirvana fan and a SA survivor it makes me terribly sad that such an amazing person is no longer with us, ill forever look up to him as hes my biggest inspiration
Same here, Kurt Cobain was the most human out of all of them in my personal opinion
Kurt was an angel. Miss him.
He was a whiny pseudo intellectual liberal. Wtf is there to miss about him?
The Smashing Pumpkins one was insane. "Hey, we just witnessed one of our fans get crushed and they're probably dying right now behind us. We can't play." AND PEOPLE WERE UPSET WITH THEM?
when dave grohl gets mad, you know you're in deep shit.
Someone died at a Life of Agony show in the 90s. Ever since, the band has been super vigilant about fights and crowd safety in general.
I'm far from being a Nirvana fan, but Kurt Cobain commands all of my respect for what he did here.
are you not a nirvana fan cuz of music taste or like smthn they did? not here to defend them, just curious (though i am a huge nirvana fan)
@@jaydenstrashcan Just not my kinda music, but I more than gladly acknowledge their talent and influence.
That's absolutely okay! Not all types of music will be to everyone's tastes but good people should always be admired. I don't like Dolly Parton's music but I have a ton of respect for her as a human being. I think she's fantastic even if I don't listen to her music
@@victoriakinny9210 Yep, my thoughts exactly!
@@zachhaywood1564
I wish more people felt that way in general. You don't have to enjoy someone's talent to acknowledge that it exists.
just something to share: at a show during my chemical romance’s reunion tour last year, at riot fest gerard had to stop after each song to tell people to step back.
and i don’t know if this was at the same show, but eventually it got so bad that gerard brought frank iero (rhythm guitarist, fan favorite, and most intimidating 5’6” guy) on the mic to say “1, 2, 3-back the fuck up”
The only time you look down at people is when you are helping them up.
Words to live by.
Never heard that saying before...Love it.
I will remember it.
I was at the Pearl Jam concert in 2000. They were playing at the Roskilde festival in Denmark and nine people in the crowd sadly lost their lives. They stopped the show and tried to get the crowd to back off but unfortunately it was too late.
Mosh accident?
And this is all Travis Scott had to do. Disgusting incident that was so preventable.
That guy cares more about shoes than his fellow human beings
Worst part: there's footage of him looking at the ambulance, he says "what the fuck is that? What the fuck is going on?", quickly talks to someone side stage for a split second, and then goes "we're gonna make this whole ground quake!" That is the exact fucking opposite to do. He's a fuckwit.
I keep seeing this guy being brought up in every video like this, what happened?
@@Shawnee.s1mp._.458 Look up an event called astroworld, lots of people died.
@@Shawnee.s1mp._.458he had a concert in houston and basically people trampled on each other and caused a huge crowd surge with 8 people passing away and 100s injured. Crowd were screaming at Travis to do smth but he continued.
Metal bands have the loudest and darkest music ever, but they're amazing people.
I suppose we should say The Darkest Words Sometimes Have The Most Caring Heart? You can use that if you want.
I was at Rockfest in Kansas City in, I think, 2014 when Aaron Lewis of Staind stopped their set and absolutely went ballistic on some guys on the crowd for feeling up a teenage girl who I think was crowd surfing, if I remember right. It was such an epic verbal beatdown, it was all over the news for days after.
yeah didn’t he say that if he saw it happen again he would get everyone around them to beat the shit out of them
@@drowsypath He did. And anybody who saw his face or heard him speak knew he meant every word he said. He was PISSED
I just got tickets to see his show. Can't wait!
Still see that video on TH-cam every once in a while.
Too bad every other conceivable thing about Aaron Lewis as a person is garbage
I like how they recognise that metalheads are acutely aware of crowd safety, and that we take care and look after each other so we can all have fun.
I remembered that this happens a lot in My Chemical Romance concerts back in 2005-2007 and I also saw Gerard Way as a solo artist and he was always asking people to take care of each other, I love him.
“I am NOT that pretty!” God I love Gerard
he knows how to get the attention of the crowd and make them listen!
@@JinxedJackalop3 If I were in the middle of that, I probably would be at the very least nervous, so hearing him crack a joke like that would soothe the nerves.
@@rollforapples6625 exactlu
If musicians as important as Freddie Mercury are able to stop a concert to save a fan; then Travis Scott should have too.
I was at the Radiohead show in 2003 when this happened, it was in Toronto. Thom Yorke stopped mid-song to help out a fan, and then welcomed him back when he returned a short time later. Class act.
That's great! Somebody else who was at that show mentioned that he asked how the fan was doing. But I never heard the part about the fan coming back and being welcomed back by Thom Yorke. Makes the story even better!
Pearl Jam had a heartbreaking incident with this like the Smashing Pumpkins. A bunch of folks became crushed in a crowd surge, and despite Eddie and the band pleading with the crowd to back up most didn't listen. Several fans died and the band saw it up close.
Bruce telling off a dude while maiden’s fantasy rock is playing in the background is like the metal equivalent of the low tier god lightning meme
Much RESPECT for all artists that stop their show to help someone out in the crowd.
“You don’t come to my show to fight. You come to my show to fucking dance!”
Gotta love DG.
I’m not a fan of half of these bands but I respect the hell out of them for how much they love their fans and don’t want to see anyone hurt.
AC/DC were also good for looking after their fans: in 1978, Bon Scott advised the fans to back away from the front, for fear of falling through the orchestra pit, and he’d chew out ignorant security in 1979. In 1991 Brian Johnson alerted the fans about 3 fans who were crushed during a show in Salt Lake City, and asked the fans to step back from the front.
An orchestra pit? At an AC/DC concert?
@@TimmyTickle the venue they were performing in did, yes.
I have major respect for any artist or band who sees someone in the audience not doing too good and stops to make sure they are ok and properly taken care of.
I love this. I went to a metal concert with a friend and was getting trampled by moshers. Dee Snider and James Hatfield were chilling in the VIP section nearby and saw and grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the crowd and had me sit with them for the rest of the concert.
The guy from Metallica helped you up? I wish I was that lucky
Hat
Dam. I’m jealous
I had front row for Metallica in the middle of the show hetfield stopped the show to make sure I was okay
Another one to showcase; A Day To Remember stopped a show to antagonize a corrupt security officer who beat some unfortunate kid's ass for having fun. The whole band stood around the security guard, and Jeremy McKinnon was challenging the security officer, stating something along the lines of "All these people are our friends, and you don't fuck with our friends."
There was one this year from Slipknot, Jim (Guitarist) saw a person having a medical attack in the pit and told Corey to stop the show so they can get help. There's some great videos of it. I believe it was in Edmonton or Calgary
Yeah that’s another excellent moment showcasing how much metal bands care for their fans.
I saw the Knot at Blue Ridge last year and they stopped the show 5-6 times because people kept getting hurt. Slipknot is incredible, and cares so much for their fans
I'm a metalhead since I was born. "Humanity first "got always hammered into my brain. It's just nice to see this all.
I kinda rescued a bunch of people over my lifetime, too. They fell in a Mosh pit, or at a Concert/Festival in general. Everybody should care. We're there to have fun TOGETHER.
Thom Yorke: "This guy's had a fit or passed out." Probably the most Thom Yorke way to handle this
I really admire rockers with the balls and love to actually stop mid performance for the safety of their fans. God bless them. Huge respect ❤
Chester was such a good dude...i hope hes resting easy wherever his soul lies now...
It doesn't matter how big or old you are, or what type of show ur at. Rock, metal or pop. It can be seriously dangerous. I was at a Madonna concert at Wembley stadium in 2008 aged 33 and 6ft. She started to perform a high NRG version of one her biggest hits (like. Prayer) and to feel 40'000 people behind u push u and start jumping over you is scary shit. Respect each other! Everyone deserves the same amazing time as everyone else!
I'm not even a Foo Fighters fan, but that is one of the funniest ones I've seen.
It was like watching a dad scold his kid😂
@@SokuThePunless His mom is a teacher. He learned from the best! 😂
I love Dave!!!
I was at a Type O Negative and Coal Chamber concert that got pretty wild. I remember seeing a girl who'd passed out getting crowd surfed to the edges. I went down on one knee at one point and had a random dude reach down and give me a hand up. It was a hell of a concert, and good to know people were watching out for one another.
Just makes the Astroworld thing even crazier.
This is one from Rick Astley and I never thought he would react like this. He definitely means business. He stops mid song and calls for "a lot of security" to a certain spot because people were fighting. The way he shouts at the person was definitely not what I would have expected from someone usually so mild mannered. Once dealt with, he just lobs back in to the song and continues. th-cam.com/video/K_WzDuxv3W8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for that! That is a textbook example of how to handle a problem in the crowd. Stopped the music, pointed to problem out to security. Kept the energy as calm as possible until the issue was resolved. Reassured the crowd. Continued on with the show once it was clear the issue was resolved. Class act!
@@bennitori4 You're welcome 🙂 And, yes, definitely a class act with the way he dealt with it.
Queen, Rolling Stones: "Guys, stop or we're gonna leave!"
Billie Joel: *has a tantrum on stage*
Billie Joe Armstrong: *fucking dropkicks a guy*
I remember in the 90s, I was at a Rage Against the Machine show roundabouts Boston. Zach stopped the show to call out guys in the audience that were outright feeling up a girl that was crowdsurfing.
i remember hearing that.
id LIKE to know WHAT made the little boys parents think it was okay to bring a child that age to a rock concert and let him go in a mosh pit all alone?!!!!!
Believe it or not decades ago parents used to let their younger teenaged kids go out and find their own way and make mistakes. I grew up in mosh pits, and this music scene actually really looked after young fans.
@@briang530 Bro, that kid wasn’t a teenager, he looked 9 years old at the most, and was crying so he was clearly freaked out. In this video it talks about a girl literally dying from being crushed. Young kids should definitely go to rock shows, but they shouldn’t be anywhere near the pit if they’re that small. That’s dangerous and straight-up negligent on the parent’s part.
Look, if you gonna bring your kid to a concert, I'd recommend a venue, or an amphitheater. Something with seats.
They don't belong on the ground level, and they should make it a rule.
In '93 Midnight Oil were performing at a concert in Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada, (along with several other bands, the Oils were one of the first few bands to play) when Peter Garrett noticed a couple of guys in the audience punching other concert goers for no reason whatsoever. He stopped his band in mid song in order to berrate the offenders, then instructed the crowd to form a corridor towards the exit and told the the two guys to leave, adding that Midnight Oil would personally refund them their admission cost. As they were leaving Garrett then had stop some other audience members whe threw some punches at the guys as they were leaving. The crowd went nuts with appreciation for the Oils' efforts and the whole vibe of the crowd ramped up several notches for the rest of the gig. Epic
They are legendary here in Australia for watching out for their audience. They’ll stop in a heartbeat to fix things for someone.
I'm wheelchair bound and was at Rockville 2019, Korn, Evanescence, Prodigy, Rob Zombie, In This Moment to name a few. First day was extremely hot, and I'd been there all day, end of the night during Korn's show I passed out, they stopped the show and made sure I got help. Security got me some water, and let chill in some air con, plus upgraded me for the full show for free as asked by Jonathan Davis. Was able to do the rest of the weekend fine and see all the other stuff.
2019 Self Help Fest in Worcester, MA. The Acacia Strain front man Vincent Bennett lost his shit and nearly fought a security guard for dropping people after they came over the railing from crowd surfing. It was awesome. He had the guard kicked out.
Is there footage of this? That sounds wild.
In the 80s we would crowd surf the people to the front or sides. Even then we looked out for one another, Floyd,Sabbath, Maiden, it didn't matter what show we all cared.
Lady gaga stopped her show during the monster ball when fans were fighting, once during the artpop ball when her fans were fighting over a jacket she threw, and then again during the Joanne world tour when she noticed an injured fan
I have seen so many times in my 41 years how ppl have tried to vilify rock/metal and the like, but most are awesome ppl with the kindest hearts.
***coughcongresscough***
Eddie Vedder initiated a mail conversation with the mother of one of the guys that died at the crowd crush at Roskilde 2000. They became close friends and Eddie had dinner with her and her family the last time they tour in Sweden. The mother has stated that she is deeply touched and the friendship has been healing and something her son would have loved.
Whenever i was at a Metal Concert and someone fell down, immediatly a bunch of guys made a circle around the person while one helped him up.
Never felt safer
Dishonorable mention for Fred Durst for inciting a crowd to be more violent
Rip burnedette O'Brien. Huge heart. Huge pumpkin head.
At Warped Tour 98 or 99 (so long ago, I can't remember what year) I was in the front row in Denver watching Green Day and began to get crushed against the security fence right in my middle, I was 18 or 19, and Billie Joe stopped and had me crowd surfed out. It was really nice of him. Thought I was gonna die at first lol.
Billie's the Best!
'I didn't throw a tantrum I threw a piano' is so underrated 🤣🤣😂😂
If Dave Grohl (Literally my favourite musician) told me to get the fuck out of his show I would be devastated for life
Some beautiful moments. And not just from the bands but from their respective fans in many cases as well. That’s the way we SHOULD treat one another ❤
Very famous bands experiencing this stuff is sad, especially the Smashing Pumpkins one though.
Kurt's immediate reaction and anger you can tell he's the same person who wrote Polly and Rape Me
I remember falling down at my first festival and a random guy didn't even hesitate and grabbed my arm and lifted me up. I didn't even get a chance to thank him but he led by example because I'll always remember and I would do the same thing in a heartbeat. I lost my footing and was only down for a split second but it was terrifying
MY CHEMCIAL ROMANCE IS SO FUCKING COOL !! like and they were pretty anal about crowd safety during the riotfest thing this year,,, i love them sm .... "im not that pretty" god im so fucking in love with gerard
I saw them this year and they kept checking on the crowd even though nothing dangerous happened. Gerard even started of the show by giving safety precautions to everyone.
Fortunately enough there was no fighting and everyone was just enjoying the show.
I'm seriously so happy I got to see them live in such a perfect environment
@@moondaughter1004 YEAH !! and im so happy that you got to see them live !! thats so fucking cool and i wish i can do the same in the future !!and did you see their get up for the when we were young festival? theyre so fucking silly i love em. glad your concert went great :]
@@krowsy I haven't seen their get up for the Riot festival yet but on my show Gerard was wearing a green rain poncho. It was gonna rain that day and it did.
I'm sure you're gonna get to see them one day
@@moondaughter1004 OH MY GOD THE DESEXUALISATION PONCHO.... THATS SO COOL AHHHH !!! i wish i couldve been to that show .. lucky you man !! :D
Cringe
I've never heard Freddie Mercury's speaking voice and yet it is EXACTLY how I imagined he would sound.
Istg getting told off and humiliated by kurt cobain would be the most embarrassing situation you could be in
A nurse collapsed at a Backstreet Boys concert and band member Aj Mclean stopped the show to get help.
I remember seeing Rammstein stop a show when the pit was getting a bit dangerous. Imagine Till with his godlike presence and booming voice standing centre stage with his hands behind his back commanding hundreds of people to stop what they're doing
Travis Scott should probably take notes from these bands
8:06 I wish we could have picked you up, Chester 😭
U2 at Live Aid has got to be the most legendary incident of this. Mid-song, a woman was getting crushed down the front, so Bono jumped down off the stage and told them to bring her over the barrier. He gave her a hug and a kiss, and then went back to singing, but they never stopped playing. I usually thing he's a pompous twat, but he came out of that looking saintly.