Last night (November 14), Slayer’s show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, CA was stopped for several minutes. The delay was related to safety concerns that arose after unruly fans caused damage in the venue. The incident also infuriated frontman Tom Araya, who scolded the crowd for their actions.
Araya said the following:
“Quiet. I just need your attention, alright? I don’t know how many times I had this conversation when we first started playing in fucking huge places. I kept telling everybody, ‘Man, you gotta fucking maintain yourself. You can’t start destroying shit because they’ll shut the shit down.”
He continued following some boos:
“No, I don’t want to hear ‘ooooo.’ Listen, if you guys want to have fun, you have fun right here in front of us, in the middle of the area where there’s nothing you can destroy, except each other. When you start doing shit on the outside of that line right there, they’re gonna shut the place down.
They don’t want anybody to get hurt. There’s a lot of people that want to come see the show. They don’t understand some of this stuff, and you guys get so fucking crazy, you start hurting each other. You know, you guys, I know it’s hard to fucking contain yourself. It’s hard to fucking maintain yourself. I know that. But you gotta fucking be respectful of the people around you, especially if you’re sitting in fucking seats. So the fire marshal said we’re gonna pause. We’re gonna pause until you guys get your shit and your act together, okay?
There’s no one to blame but you, and you know who I’m talking about. Not these people in the front, not them, not them. It’s you motherfuckers behind these people, yeah. You know we’re in a time where people have… you know there there’s no consequences for the shit you fucking do.
…You need. We need consequences. If you guys keep that shit up, we’re gonna go home. And hope you guys don’t do that next time we come. You know, you think guys you can get away with shit and not get in trouble for it? We end up in trouble for it. We have to pay for that shit. I’m not joking, man. I’m not joking. Have you ever heard me talk to you like this?
So you need to fucking get your heads on straight and behave like human fucking beings unless you’re in this fucking area right here in the front. Yeah, the fire marshals are here, and they’re here for your safety, your fucking safety. Do you hear what I’m saying? All right, let’s see how you act. We might come back.”
The band eventually did return to finish the set.
[via The PRP]
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