Death Grips are the latest act to fall victim to crowds who can’t behave themselves. The experimental hip-hop group ended a recent set in Fayetteville, Arkansas early after audience members continuously pelted them with glow sticks.
According to NME, fans threw objects at the band several times throughout the show, and MC Ride left the stage and came back more than once before ultimately abandoning the gig for real. The trio was 25 songs into their reportedly 29-song set when they ended the performance.
As a Reddit user who attended the show recounted, “Someone threw a phone at them and Ride threw the mic on the ground and walked off and back. Someone threw a glowstick that hit him in the chest and he walked off, back and waiting for more. Another glowstick was thrown and they left. Fair is fair.” Watch fan-shot footage of the incident below.
Several artists have spoken out against disruptive audience behavior in recent months, particularly after Bebe Rexha was forced to get stitches after a fan threw a phone at her on stage. Cardi B retaliated in a similar incident by throwing her microphone at an attendee who pelted her with a drink, and Adele said she’d “fucking kill” anyone who tried something similar at her Vegas residency.
Death Grips’ last album 2018’s Year of the Snitch, and their recent tour marked their first live outing in over four years. Here’s hoping those imbeciles don’t dissuade them from performing again soon.
so apparently at the death grips show in AR tonight they just left midset because kids kept throwing shit at them. what is with ppl acting like this? bands are not robots and getting pelted with shit hurts. if you were moshing like youre supposed to this wouldnt happen pic.twitter.com/jNS01z7Ssg
— Rodney (@SkinnyTuna) October 14, 2023
Death Grips rightfully walked off stage tonight because children can’t keep themselves from throwing water and glow sticks at acts they paid for https://t.co/YPYs7bi5pW pic.twitter.com/OZzzBBxo8R
— fall out boypussy (@BreakingSadd) October 14, 2023
i edited a video that sums up what happened at the show tonight
byu/Apprehensive_Use6195 indeathgrips