Tater Totts Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Kings Of Leon were forced to abandon their show in St. Louis, Missouri last night (July 23) after they were inudated by pigeon droppings.An infestation of birds in the rafters of the Verizon Amphitheatre saw the band bombarded as soon as they took to the stage. According to Kings management the quartet tried to continue but such was the ferocity and direction of the bird excrement that after three songs the group felt they could only call it a night and retreat."Jared [Followill] was hit several times during the first two songs," said management spokesman Andy Mendelsohn. "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."The pigeons had earlier provided fair warning of their intentions. Support bands The Postelles and The Stills left the stage complaining of getting riddled with large amounts of bird droppings."The Kings of Leon decided to carry on regardless," said the Kings today in a statement released today. "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."Venue managers told the band's representatives earlier on 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.The band are set to play tonight (July 24) at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Chicago, pigeons willing.http://www.nme.com/news/kings-of-leon/52204 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin' Jack Flash Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 See? Pigeons know what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheapJon Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 ooh if it only would've been pigeons of shit metal instead of KoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 read about this the other day, fucking hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A. Guns Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Even the pigeons are shitting on them, tsk tsk. ooh if it only would've been pigeons of shit metal instead of KoL bahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Street_Of_Dreams Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I knew they were a shit band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanatic Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 That is humorous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 See? Pigeons know what's up.This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tat2d1 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 That's fuckin' funny.The pigeons must know shit music when they hear it. I havent heard of any other bands having to end shows early due to the pigeons. A friend of mine got roped into going to the Chicago show last night. I bet he was wishing some pigeons would attack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONEZY Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 What ever happened to the saying "The show must go on!"??I guess these guys said, "The show can't go on, since we're being shit on by pigeons?!"Oh well, I don't even know who these guys are, but they must be somewhat popular. But not popular enough to start a riot at the same venue Axl Rose did 19 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gods Favourite Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Wow, people are really creative with their verbal attacks on Kings of Leon in this thread.Sure it's a weird reason to end a show, but seriously, to be shat in the face by some pigeons for hours straight probably isn't really that exciting, not for the band and nor the audience.It somewhat reminds me of this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Vega Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 St. Louis?"Well, thanks to the lame-ass pigeons, I'm going home!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevelle Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Wow, people are really creative with their verbal attacks on Kings of Leon in this thread.Sure it's a weird reason to end a show, but seriously, to be shat in the face by some pigeons for hours straight probably isn't really that exciting, not for the band and nor the audience.It somewhat reminds me of this: It wasn't hours on end, they were on stage for about three songs before leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gods Favourite Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 (edited) Wow, people are really creative with their verbal attacks on Kings of Leon in this thread.Sure it's a weird reason to end a show, but seriously, to be shat in the face by some pigeons for hours straight probably isn't really that exciting, not for the band and nor the audience.It somewhat reminds me of this: It wasn't hours on end, they were on stage for about three songs before leaving.No, but it could've been if they hadn't left. I'm just saying, I don't think their reason for leaving the stage is that bad. I mean, they are real people too and I don't think anyone enjoys being shat all over by animals.I do think they should just move the concert to another date at another venue or something. I didn't read the full article, so correct me if they actually did. Edited July 26, 2010 by Gods Favourite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I lol'd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted_19765 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 They are the best mainstream Rock band around today, fyi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Moon Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 WE HAD A DEAL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffy69 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 WE HAD A DEAL!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwiXG0p3N6g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicious Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 lets hope they never play at the download festival. people throw piss bottles there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansidhe Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 lets hope they never play at the download festival. people throw piss bottles thereThey're a radio rock band like Nickelback so they wouldn't get on the bill at a proper rock/metal festival. That being said they put an kiddies pop group as a headliner in 2007. KOL are more suited to the likes of T In The Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOSIER GUNZ Posted September 5, 2010 Share Posted September 5, 2010 That's fuckin' funny.The pigeons must know shit music when they hear it. I havent heard of any other bands having to end shows early due to the pigeons. A friend of mine got roped into going to the Chicago show last night. I bet he was wishing some pigeons would attack!I saw kings again on friday at verizonwireless in indy... I like thier shit music. thier catalogue of music is geniune. you ought to check them out. songs like ragoo, on call, arizona. fans ect.. they've been around a while.I do hope they begin to mix up the touring music setlist they have to choose from. And they should play a little longer gig. 11:20pm curtains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmygod Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Needles to say, the pigeons weren't impressed by this line up, and i don't blame em. If GNR did this at a show, headlines across media outlets would be talking about how Axl is such a dick and so unprofessional.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Laura- Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 They are the best mainstream Rock band around today, fyi.I like them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gods Favourite Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Kings of Leon are great, especially their older stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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