{"id":105250,"date":"2023-09-29T10:24:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=105250"},"modified":"2023-09-29T10:27:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:27:17","slug":"megadeths-dave-mustaine-halts-gig-calls-out-security-for-hitting-audience-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=105250","title":{"rendered":"MEGADETH&#8217;s Dave Mustaine Halts Gig, Calls Out Security For &#8220;Hitting&#8221; Audience Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>MEGADETH<\/strong>\u00a0vocalist\/guitarist\u00a0<strong>Dave Mustaine<\/strong>\u00a0halted his gig mid-song during a concert on Wednesday, September 27th set at the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, IL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The ex-METALLICA member <strong>Mustaine<\/strong>\u00a0took offense at the apparently &#8220;heavy-handed approach security applied to one of the audience members near the barricade,&#8221; according to<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GwZ5UZq7Cp4\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GwZ5UZq7Cp4\"> PRP <\/a>site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mustaine<\/strong>\u00a0next decided to &#8220;scold the security in question for apparently hitting a fan and escorting him off, repeatedly telling them to stop \u2018hitting\u2019 him.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> After breaking up the brawl and talking with venue staff,\u00a0<strong>Mustaine<\/strong>\u00a0addressed the crowd:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201cI\u2019m not gonna play anymore until those guys are escorted out of the building, so just hang on a second. That was so fuckin\u2019 unnecessary. That was so fuckin\u2019 unnecessary, you guys. You\u2019re supposed to make\u2026 What\u2019s on the back of your shirt? Safety? It should say, \u2018No Fuckin Safety\u2019, because you guys are punks, and you shouldn\u2019t have fuckin hit that guy. Four of you on one guy. What a bunch of pussies\u2026 Get \u2019em out of here or I\u2019m leaving. I don\u2019t wanna fucking hear that they\u2019re in the back. I want them out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">After the &#8216;staff in question&#8217; got removed from the location,\u00a0<strong>Mustaine<\/strong>\u00a0commented:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThese motherfuckers wrecked my song. Sorry, that stuff just makes me so mad. I hate bullies. 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