A stage rushing fan felt Crowbar frontman/guitarist Kirk Windstein‘s fury after an onstage altercation with security this week. The fan rushed the stage and was promptly tackled by security, bumping into Windstein during the bands ‘Maryland Deathfest‘ set this past Thursday. For his transgression the fan received a boot to the head from Windstein and a heated rant. You can watch fan-filmed footage of that below.
Windstein himself has addressed the outburst with the following message:
“In regards to the fan jumping onstage during our set at Maryland Death Fest. The MDF organizers/venue do not allow fans to run on stage uninvited. That’s their policy. They had barriers and security in plain sight to prevent that. If someone chooses to go against their policy, I have no control over that and at a show like this I’m not expecting anyone to run onto the stage, especially during Planets Collide. So I’m rocking out, my eyes are closed and then I guess security tackled the fan into me.
I was already on edge having driven 15 hours straight through the night without sleep to play the gig. We had no back up guitars or techs with us so If we broke a guitar or even a string, the set would have been seriously delayed or ended. At shows WITHOUT security or barricades if you decide to run on stage or dive off it, at least be respectful, get up and dive off and try not to hit into the band or break their gear and try not to break your neck or the neck of someone else. Thanks for understanding! – Kirk“
In related news, the bands former bassist Jeremy Young has passed away with the band offering:
“Sad news we found out today .. Our good friend Jeremy Young passed away- he played bass with Crowbar for a short time in 2000. Our prayers are with him n his family. R.I.P.”
Crowbar‘s new album “Symmetry In Black” is out this Tuesday, May 27th.
