15 Masters Of Onstage Banter

[Shawn]

From The Onion AV Club

A decent write-up of some of the madness you can expect at some people's shows.

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7. Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme

You have been warned, Queens Of The Stone Age fans—don't throw stuff at Josh Homme. On the 2005 live album Over The Years And Through The Woods, Homme calls out a troublemaking fan at the conclusion of "Monsters In The Parasol" for being a "a total cocksmoker" and "throwing shit at me." He even describes the guy's white long-sleeved shirt and has the crew turn the lights on him, so "it's not just me and you that knows you're a fucking asshole, it's everybody." Homme caps his characteristically laidback rant with some advice for the total cocksmoker's fellow audience members: "When you see Mr. Cocksmoker later, just walk by and go 'Hey cocksmoker, eat a bag of dicks.'" Rock star 1, fan 0.

[rainbowdemon]

In Pittsburgh's Civic Arena (Mellon Arena now) Uriah Heep singer David Byron took the hat from a security guard and put it on his own head. When the rent- a- cop objected to this, David gave it back and apologized to the man. Apparently the apology was less than graciously accepted. David then turned to the crowd and said, very loudly, "Fuck him if he can't take a joke". This was August 15, 1975.