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Gym Class Heroes Singer Arrested For Properly Responding To Audience Member's Racial Slur

Travis McCoy of the Gym Class Heroes responded to a Warped Tour attendee who heckled him with the former title of Nas' album last night (and a few other choice words) by breaking his microphone over said audience member's head as he was being led out by security. "I'm sorry. But when someone calls you something that offensive and that disgusting, you have to bash their head in with a microphone," McCoy said after everything went down. Apparently local police didn't agree, as they arrested him on one count of third-degree assault (he was released early this morning). Me, I'm just wondering just when he's going to weigh in on the incident on his blog. A very shaky clip of last night's scuffle—complete with post-skullcrushing dedication to the ladies in the audience out there—is after the jump. More »

12:30 PM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By Maura Johnston
708 views, 3 comments

Latest by AquaLung: Why can't people just hate on GCH because they suck ass? more »

hey asshole: corporate edition

Live Nation Attempting To Take "Biggest Jerks In The Ticketing Biz" Title Away From Ticketmaster

From an e-mail blast sent by turmoil-filled concert behemoth Live Nation to New York concertgoers: "Live Nation announced today that effective immediately customers purchasing tickets on livenation.com will be afforded the privilege of entering shows prior to those holding tickets purchased other ticketing services." Talk about two Americas! Although I guess that's one way to make attendees a bit less grumbly about paying one company's "convenience fees," as opposed to those being demanded by said company's competitors. More »

5:00 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Maura Johnston
858 views, 6 comments

Latest by n/a: The big thing that nobody is mentioning is that the livenation.com website is so difficult to use. I for one have never had an issue with ticketmaster. Their site is easy to use and reliable. Livenation.com is more »

a hey asshole special report

Watching Shows Through Other Peoples' Viewfinders: It Really, Really Sucks

Continuing the thread of distraction and music—particularly in live settings—over the weekend a blogger whose writings I enjoy attended a Radiohead show and was almost driven mad by the way many of his fellow concertgoers were so focused on the commemoration of the experience, they almost forgot to actually, you know, experience the show (or let their fellow concert-goers do so): More »

10:00 AM on Mon Jun 9 2008
By Maura Johnston
871 views, 23 comments

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Arcade Fire May Want To Call On The Sheriff Next Time They're In Nottingham

If they ever decide to return to the British burg after last night's show, that is. Apparently an audience member at last night's Nottingham Arena show decided to get up close and personal with frontman Win Butler, throwing a projectile at him during the performance of "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)." More »

1:45 PM on Thu Nov 1 2007
By mjohnston
1,063 views, 7 comments

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When The Hand That's On Your Butt Is Attached To Someone You've Never Met, You Know It's A Bad Night



Last Friday, Alex Goldberg cornered Tokyo Police Club backstage at their show in New York City, and he quizzed them on their biggest show-going pet peeves. Tune in as they tell tales of unwelcomed pot smoke, losing their "more cowbell" virginity, and enough ass-grabbing to fill six pairs of jeans. (Including some at a Wilco show! Who knew, right?)

4:15 PM on Mon Aug 13 2007
644 views, 2 comments

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The Worst Shows Ever: Dogs, Birds, And Missing Shoes


Sure, there's a lot of impolite behavior at shows, but what better place to get the definitive word on bad concert behavior than the overheated boardwalk at Coney Island—which may be one of the least pleasant places to see live music ever? That's why we sent Alex Goldberg to the Siren Festival this weekend, where members of the Noisettes and We Are Scientists relayed their worst concert experiences from both sides of the stage. Warning: Toe-sucking content within!

5:00 PM on Tue Jul 24 2007
762 views, Comment

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Band Of Horses Singer Not Too Thrilled With The Cameraphone Era

A couple of weeks back Band Of Horses played a show in San Diego, and lead singer Ben Bridwell was feeling a bit cranky—so cranky, in fact, that he flipped a fan off while she was trying to get a digital shot of him as they played their single "The Funeral"—which was the first time a huge chunk of the crowd took notice of the show. Naturally, she blogged about it: More »

3:24 PM on Thu Jul 19 2007
By mjohnston
1,944 views, 19 comments

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A "Hey, Asshole!" Special: Trapped On A Bus With A Bunch Of Screaming Idiots

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A "Hey, Asshole!" Special Report: Is The Concert Ban On Cameras Finally Dead?

Over the weekend, one of your Idolators went to a concert at a medium-sized venue in the suburbs; before the opening act, an announcement came over the venue's sound system reminding the audience that cameras and other digital-recording devices were banned from being used during the show. More »

5:58 PM on Mon Apr 9 2007
By mjohnston
1,937 views, 11 comments

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"Hey, Asshole!": More Idiocy In The House Of Winehouse

hey_asshole_bu.jpgAh, the perils of attending the "big" shows at SXSW—long lines, crummy opening acts, and, of course, other members of the crowd. Our report on bad behavior at Friday's Amy Winehouse show triggered this response from Idolator commenter JedTheMime: More »

10:23 PM on Sun Mar 18 2007
By mjohnston
1,426 views, 4 comments

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"Hey, Asshole!": We Tried To Make Them Shut Their Pieholes, But They Said, "No, No, No"

hey_asshole_bu.jpgSomehow, we were standing in the Bermuda Triangle of bad concert behavior during last night's Amy Winehouse show at La Zona Rosa—no matter how we shifted our position, we were in earshot of two people who were duking it out for the title of "who deserves a shove more": More »

11:45 AM on Sat Mar 17 2007
By mjohnston
1,653 views, 1 comment

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"Hey, Asshole!" Follow-Up: More Static At A TV On The Radio Show

hey_asshole_bu.jpgEarlier today, we posted a story from a TV On The Radio fan who had to deal with some pushy fans at the band's show in Columbus last night. This provoked an e-mail from another reader who had some unfortunate fauxhawked-jerk exposure while at a show by the band, which we reprint here even though—or perhaps because—its subject line uses one of our banned words: More »

3:07 PM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By mjohnston
1,404 views, 5 comments

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"Hey, Asshole!": Cookie Mountain Gets A Little Bit Crowded

From time to time, we like to give our readers the floor for "Hey, Asshole!", which documents concert-going experiences that are ruined by the other people in attendance. If you feel like getting revenge on someone who put a damper on your show-going expierence, send your stories or cameraphone shots to asshole@idolator.com. Today's submission comes from Idolator reader David Hogue, whose view of TV On The Radio last night was obstructed by a big guy with a shaved head and his late-arriving friends: More »

11:56 AM on Thu Mar 8 2007
By mjohnston
1,676 views, 4 comments

Latest by mickeyprecious: I would have just fought my way up to the front once the hectic MOSH PIT started up!! Man, everytime TV on the Radio starts kicking out those heavy goddamn grooves, double-bass drums, and brutal screaming vocals, I just want more »

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"Hey, Asshole!": Attack Of The Jerry Lee Losers

It's been a long time since we had any submissions for "Hey, Asshole!", our crowd-controlling feature in which readers report egregious concert-going behavior. So if you happen to witness obnoxious audience members in their natural habitat, send along your stories or pictures to asshole@idolator.com. In the meantime, commenter Stevie sent in the following "Hey, Asshole!" field report about a Jerry Lee Lewis show gone awry. A choice excerpt: More »

10:54 AM on Fri Feb 23 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,348 views, 14 comments

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We're Still Looking For Assholes In All The Wrong Places

We're starting to get worried about our "Hey, Asshole!" feature, in which readers send in shameful pictures of asinine concert-going behavior. It's been a while since we had a submission, but we refuse to believe that there aren't any fun-thwarters out there—what is the iPhone, after all, but the a tool for the every-day working-man asshole? So please keep it going by sending in pictures and details to tips@idolator.com, and we will love you forever.

4:00 PM on Tue Jan 9 2007
By Brian Raftery
149 views, 4 comments

Latest by Stevie: Yeah, i haven't seen any live shows since October, but then again, getting hit in the head by a woman for standing up during a Cheap Trick show probably won't be topped for awhile. more »

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An Idolator Reminder: We're Looking For A Few Good Assholes

hey_asshole_bu.jpgIt's been a while since we mentioned "Hey, Asshole!", our recurring feature in which obnoxious concert-going behavior is documented, exhibited, and mocked in front of the whole world (for more examples, check out the archive). So if you're hitting up some gigs over the weekend, please take time out of your busy sing-along schedule to capture these assholes in their natural habitat and send it along to tips@idolator.com. It's only with your help that we can stop the madness.

3:25 PM on Wed Nov 22 2006
By Brian Raftery
101 views, Comment

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"Hey, Asshole!": Special Leto Edition

You know the "Hey, Asshole!" drill: You send in your tales (and pictures) of obnoxious concertgoing behavior to tips@idolator.com; and we print sympathetically print them. Today, we have a lengthy submission from an Atlanta-area reader named Janelle, who had the misfortune of seeing blog-antagonizing Jared Leto and his 30 Seconds to Mars Bar band last night.
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4:23 PM on Fri Nov 3 2006
By Brian Raftery
689 views, 4 comments

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"Hey, Asshole!" Special Edition: When Opening Acts Attack

We've been hearing reports about the Hold Steady's Monday night show in Boston, which was apparently notable because the opening act, fellow Minnesota natives Sean Na Na, wouldn't get off the stage—not even while the Hold Steady was playing. The blogger at Random Musings has a full-on rundown. Among the highlights: More »

1:53 PM on Wed Nov 1 2006
By mjohnston
231 views, 5 comments