An infestation of pigeons living in the rafters of the Verizon Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO, forced the Kings of Leon to walk offstage after three songs last night. Even though opening bands The Postelles and The Stills came offstage complaining of getting riddled with large amounts of pigeon excrement, the Kings of Leon decided to carry on regardless. The band felt it would be unfair to the fans to cancel the show at that late moment.
"I'm surprised they stayed on for as many songs as they did," said Andy Mendelsohn of Vector Management. "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 apologize to our fans in St. Louis and will come back as soon as we can."
When the band arrived earlier in the day, the venue warned management that there had been a significant pigeon infestation problem with summer shows over the years, but they were doing all they could to fix it.
"We couldn't believe what The Postelles and The Stills looked like after their sets," said Jared Followill. "We didn't want to cancel the show, so we went for it. We tried to play. It was ridiculous."
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I sort of understand the health concern. But jesus, they were warned beforehand and saw how much shit the other bands were covered in. What did they expect? Either put a hat on and play your damn show; or at least have the balls to tell the crowd yourself why you're canceling, instead of letting some spokesman tell them for you.
This is amazing. I always knew Kings of Leon were shitty but now it's confirmed.
Put on a rain coat and a surgical mask and play the friggin' show. It's their job. Buncha wussies.
@Anonymous...
About that bird poop never killing anyone, never say never.
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