Footage of Spiritbox pausing their show to have an aggressive fan ejected has been making the rounds recently. The incident took place ahead of a set-closing performance of “Soft Spine” at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, AZ on July 15th. Fans reports indicate one concertgoer was seen being physically violent in the pit, knocking down at least one individual. After being alerted to the incident by drummer Zev Rose, vocalist Courtney LaPlante took charge of the situation, stopping the set and offering the following from the stage [transcribed by theprp.com]:
“Zev is taller than us and he’s up on the kit, and he sees some fucker right now. We’re not gonna play another song and this show is not gonna continue until we make sure everybody out there is safe. So I need you guys to be tattletales, who’s the fucking freak that’s hurting everybody? Point him out… Point him out. He went that way? Well guess what fucker, we all saw you, and we know where you are. Your ass is gonna get kicked the fuck out.”
LaPlante then checked in one of the fans who apparently was a victim of the concertgoer in question, offering from the stage:
“Hey are you okay bud?.. I know that you didn’t mean to draw attention, I’m sorry to draw attention to you, but that’s fucked up, ok? This isn’t the damn gold medal karate match, ok? This is a rock n’ roll show. Alright, it looks like security’s got him. Let that be a lesson to anybody out there who fucks around tonight.
Because our security, they’re very nice and they love you guys. But they have let me know that if they have to, they will baptize a motherfucker and they will tune you up. Because what’s most important, safety, right? So if anybody falls down, what are you going to do? You’re going to pick them up, k?”
Spiritbox are currently out on tour with Evanescence & Nova Twins, with the following shows remaining:
07/22 Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater
07/23 Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
07/25 Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
07/28 St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
07/30 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
08/01 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
08/02 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
