ELLIOTT’S LONDON GIG ENDS IN SCUFFLE
JOE ELLIOTT’s first big London gig with his new band DOWN ‘N OUTZ ended i n chaos after festival organisers cut the group’s set short - leading to an onstage argument in front of thousands of fans.
The Def Leppard frontman is playing with his new group while the rock b and is on hiatus and they took to the stage in the British capital on Sun day (25Jul10) for the High Voltage festival in London’s Victoria Park.
The group welcomed Mott The Hoople star Ian Hunter onto the stage towar ds the end of their set, but the music came to an abrupt halt after they overran their allotted time slot - organisers cut the sound and announced the end of the show over the loudspeakers, much to the surprise of Ellio tt and his bandmates.
The visibly annoyed rockers congregated at the side of the stage and we re seen arguing with officials as they were forced off.
Fan video from the event captured the confrontation, and well-known roc k photographer Ross Halfin described the bizarre scenes in his online blo g - claiming the band was forced off by crews working for the headline ac t, Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
Halfin writes, "(I) shot the end of Joe’s set and was just getting into Ian Hunter when the power was pulled after two songs… Now if I was to say the situation was ugly that is an understatement. Joe Elliott and Ian Hunter got into an altercation with ELP’s crew, fists flying. It ruined the whole day, a real bad ’70s thug-like atmosphere. Jimmy (Page) and I w ent in to see Ian and offer our support and Joe was pragmatic, (he said) ‘F**k it, what can you do?’"
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