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| 7/26/2010 |
Kings Of Leon Cancel Concert Over Pigeon Feces
Drummer Nathan Followill of Kings of Leon is promising the band's St. Louis fans full refunds for their canceled Friday night show. The Tennessee rockers made it only three songs into their set before walking off the stage. The "Riverfront Times" reports there was no immediate word as to why the show was scrapped, but Nathan soon explained in a pair of profanity-laced Twitter postings that the band was no match for a pigeon seated in the rafters above the stage. Nathan apologizes to the fans by explaining they had to "bail" after a pigeon defecated into bassist Jared Followill's mouth. The drummer goes on to say, quote, "It was just too unsanitary to continue. FULL REFUNDS 4 ALL. SO SORRY. Don't take it out on Jared." Nathan blames the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater for the pigeon problem.
Nathan Followill ends his brief Twitter vent to the fans by saying other people may enjoy being dumped upon, but Kings of Leon does not. Andy Mendelsohn of the band's Vector Management released a statement to CNN on Saturday. He says, quote, "Jared was hit several times during the first two songs. It's not only disgusting -- it's a toxic health hazard. They really tried to hang in there." Bassist Jared Followill, the pigeon's victim, says, quote, "We couldn't believe what [opening bands] The Postelles and The Stills looked like after their sets. We didn't want to cancel the show, so we went for it. We tried to play. It was ridiculous."
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