KINGS OF LEON CANCEL GIG AFTER PIGEON POOP ATTACK
Rockers KINGS OF LEON were forced to abandon a concert in St. Louis, Miss ouri on Friday night (23Jul10) after they became targets for pooing pigeo ns.
The Sex on Fire group attempted to play on as the birds let the bandmat es know what they though of their music, but when bassist Jared Followill was hit in the face three songs into the set, the act left the stage at the Verizon Amphitheatre.
A spokesman for the band’s management says, "It was disgusting and it’s a toxic health hazard. They (band) really tried to hang in there." According to reports, the birds were resting in the rafters of the outd oor venue and when the group started playing, they fled - firing dirty mi ssiles at the bandmates as they flew off.
Followill tells CNN, "I was hit by pigeons on each of the first three s ongs. We had 20 songs on the set list. By the end of the show, I would ha ve been covered from head to toe.
"The last thing I was going to do was look up… We must have caught th em right after a big Thanksgiving dinner." The band has since apologised to fans, insisting they plan to reschedul e the show.
A Twitter.com statement reads, "We had to bail, pigeons sh**ting in Jar ed’s mouth. Too unsanitary to continue.
"Don’t take it out on Jared, it’s the f**king venues fault. You may enj oy being s**t on but we don’t. Sorry for all who travelled many miles." (
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