ONTD Original: Musicians Who Stopped Performing During A Dangerous Concert
Click to viewBy now, we have all heard of the horrible events at Travis Scott's Astroworld concert in Houston. You have probably also heard of Travis's disgusting actions in which he encouraged people to disregard safety, watched as unconscious people were being treated, and refused to stop performing.
There have been many instances of performers who stopped their concerts or at least fucking told the audience members to chill out. Here, to prove to Travis Scott that it is not too difficult to be a fucking decent human being, are some moments where musicians stopped their concerts to protect the audience.
Pearl Jam
One of the most notorious rock tragedies of all time, nine fans were killed and 26 more injured at a Pearl Jam set during the Roskilde festival. When the musicians realized how serious it was, they stopped playing and tried to get fans to stop crushing.
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl noticed a man fighting in his audience, so he stopped singing and ordered him to stop.
Linkin Park
When Chester Bennington saw a fan knocked out in the audience, he immediately stopped and said, "Somebody needs some help down here," so security could assist them.
Xxxtentacion
We been knew that the late Xxxtentacion is a piece of shit. Yet he yelled, "Pause it! Calm down! Everybody sit still!" When he noticed a riot in his audience that seemed to be crushing someone. He even yelled, "Stop taking fucking pictures for a second!"
Rage Against The Machine
Hard rock band Rage Against The Machine stopped performing when a female concertgoer was being sexually harassed. Singer Zack de la Rocha angrily yelled at the perpetrators to stop.
A$AP Rocky
At multiple concerts, A$Ap Rocky has cut his music to calm down his audience when fans were getting out of hand fighting.
Nirvana
One of the biggest frontmen of all time had no trouble stopping a performance when he saw a woman being sexually assaulted in the audience.
Queen
Freddie Mercury, another singer who was twice the man Travis Scott will ever be, ordered his fans to "calm down" and threatened to end the show if they didn't.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga didn't just stop singing, she ordered her musicians and sound crew to stop the music completely. Then, she politely yet firmly instructed her audience members not to fight. In fact, she did this at her Monster Ball tour, Joanne tour, and ArtRave tour, as well.
Tim McGraw
In a heavy Southern accent, Tim McGraw clearly states, "If you stupid son of a bitches don't stop trying to fight...Don't be an idiot... You're a grown man...Don't be an idiot."
Billie Eilish
There are multiple videos of Billie at just 16 and 17 years old pausing her concert to make sure that fans who looked like they were struggling were okay.
Megadeth
Eighties metal band Megadeth wanted to make sure that a boy in their audience was safe before they continued playing.
Drake
When the crowd was getting too rowdy, particularly with a female fan, Drake said, "Yo, stop that shit," and tried to get help.
Panic! At The Disco
A fan began seizing in the audience, so lead singer Brendan Urie quickly halted his show so that medics could get through the crowd.
Slipknot
Slipknot has a reputation as a tough, intimidating act, but they were decent enough to stop their show during a fight so a fan could get help.
Radiohead
Regarded as one of the greatest touring acts today, Radiohead had no trouble halting its show so that a man who was in trouble could be carried out by staff.
Justin Bieber
We all know that Justin Bieber is a little punk bitch, but even he yelled, "Stop" repeatedly and told fans to stop fighting when they were getting out of control.
Travis Scott
In just 2018 at a festival in Montreal, Travis Scott stopped performing when it looked like a fan was being injured. Why the hell he couldn't stop performing at his own fucking tour makes no sesnse.
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