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And Finally
Kings Of Leon walk from (pigeon) shit gig
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 26 July 2010
Kings Of Leon canned a gig in Missouri just three songs in this weekend because they were fighting a losing battle with bird poo.
According to reports, there was an infestation of pigeons at the Verizon Amphitheater in St Louis where they were playing. The birds, possibly scared shitless by all the loud music, responded by, well, shitting.
Bass man Jared Followill said they’d been aware of the problem before taking to the stage because of the experience of their support acts, but decided to start their set anyway. Followill: “We couldn’t believe what 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 [but] it was ridiculous”.
It was Followill who seemed to come out worst from the bird poo attack, and when some landing on his face the band decided enough was enough. Drummer Nathan Followill told fans via Twitter: “So sorry St Louis, we had to bail. Pigeons [were] shitting in Jared’s mouth and it was too unsanitary to continue”.
Manager Andy Mendelsohn confirmed to the Mail On Sunday: “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 any longer. It’s not only disgusting, it’s a toxic health hazard. They really tried to hang in there. We want to apologise to our fans in St Louis and will come back as soon as we can”.
