Rob Halford kicks fan's phone

2019-06-01 by Fernando Alves | 280 Comments
Metal God Rob Halford applied some badass kung fu on stage by kicking a fan's phone in the front row at a Judas Priest concert in Rosemont, Illinois, on May 25th. The moment occurred during "Judas Rising", the sixth track in the set.

Halford has since released this statement:

"The facts are we love our fans and you can film us all you like and watch our show on your phone rather than in the flesh, however, if you physically interfere with The Metal God’s performance you now know what will happen."

Watch Halford's kung fu wizardry here:


Tagged: Judas Priest

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Kusangii
June 1st 2019
8491 Comments


I didn't see any physical interference?

Eons
June 1st 2019
3778 Comments


If it was a woman he's in big trouble from the PC crowd.

TheNotrap
June 1st 2019
19369 Comments


Must have been a Huawei

JeetJeet
June 1st 2019
12836 Comments


What an old flabby asshole

Eons
June 1st 2019
3778 Comments


How was the fan interfering with the show by the way?

InFlamesWeThrash666
June 1st 2019
10624 Comments


Very good kick for his age

JeetJeet
June 1st 2019
12836 Comments


"if you physically interfere with The Metal God’s performance you now know what will happen."
Imagine being over the age of 17 and saying this corny shit lmaooo

sharkmsc
June 1st 2019
492 Comments


It's also possible to generally align a phone or follow a singer while simultaneously enjoying the performance directly.......

Friday13th
June 1st 2019
7624 Comments


Yeah there's no physical interference. Halford should apologize, people do stupid things on stage all the time. You can't just arbitrarily kick a fan's phone. I'm sure that dude was all excited he got a front row spot and then without warning now he's like "wtf, Rob!"

bloc
June 1st 2019
70880 Comments


Was the flash of the camera in his eyes or some shit?

Egarran
June 1st 2019
36865 Comments


You fucking show 'em, Rob.

SoulFunction
June 1st 2019
355 Comments


Metal god lmao what a fucking tool

Egarran
June 1st 2019
36865 Comments


Calm down, dude's like 100 years old.

SoulFunction
June 1st 2019
355 Comments


His kids should've put him in a nursery home.

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


Using a phone at a concert is just an absolute no no. Phone should’ve been stomped on ‘fan’ should’ve been kicked in the head.

Alastor
June 1st 2019
2153 Comments


I applaud this.

tvol
June 1st 2019
306 Comments


This should be standard practice for any phone brought out during a concert.

JohnDillinger
June 1st 2019
373 Comments


People filming concerts are fucking tools, still not cool to destroy their property though.

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


Nah fuck ‘em. They need to learn.

Alastor
June 1st 2019
2153 Comments


quality yt comments on that vid

Casavir
June 1st 2019
5676 Comments


That was awesome.

Totengott
June 1st 2019
4252 Comments


Nice kick, to be honest.

Daesu
June 1st 2019
96 Comments


I thank you for your service rob

henryChinaski
June 1st 2019
5193 Comments


"Must have been a Huawei"

lol :]

LOVEANDACCEPTANCE
June 1st 2019
897 Comments


for one time in my life, gonna have to agree with zak. put the phones down nerds

garas
Staff Reviewer
June 1st 2019
8432 Comments


But it happened days ago~ it's fun tough: phones are annoying af + why the hell would you want to watch the whole concert from your screen...?!

Invaderbryan
June 1st 2019
864 Comments


What an asshole

EoinCofa
June 1st 2019
1010 Comments


Holding up a phone at a concert is so fuckin rude; not just rude to the performers but to everyone else behind the douche with the phone. Fuck that guy and every other idiot that engages in the same behavior.

EoinCofa
June 1st 2019
1010 Comments


the time when Josh from QOTSA kicked the photographer’s camera which hit the photographer in the face; now that was out of line. The photographer had media credentials and was working, a little different situation

Sniff
June 1st 2019
8434 Comments


Damn that's one hell of a kick

Iamthe Nightstars
June 1st 2019
3001 Comments


Lmao that was so metal.

Titan
June 1st 2019
26551 Comments


Poor move on Halford's part, especially this late in a wonderfully illustrious and prosperous career...

I just don't see the point

Matthias812
June 1st 2019
142 Comments


Good. Get the fuck off your phone and actually watch the concert you paid for. Phone recordings sound like shit anyway- such a waste.

Halford speaking calling himself in third person as "The Metal God" is pretty cringe.

Point1
June 1st 2019
863 Comments


on one hand, phones at a concert is a big pet peeve and I find it really annoying

on the other hand, "metal god" "this is so badass" "serves these damn kids right" is even more embarrassing. destroying someone's phone is bullshit

StrikeOfTheBeast
June 1st 2019
8382 Comments


Don't mess with the metal god!

Egarran
June 1st 2019
36865 Comments


Welcome to the eighties.

Meridiu5
June 1st 2019
4208 Comments


He deserved it

vermillionZ
June 1st 2019
399 Comments


Solid kick 4.2/5 but really unnecessary. You don't treat your fans like that and I don't see how the fuck this guy "physically interfered" with the show.

LakeeshaJackson
June 1st 2019
168 Comments


It'd be neat to hear an interview with the fan/victim to know his perspective of all of this

TheNotrap
June 1st 2019
19369 Comments


"I was honored Metal God has practiced his supreme kung fu on my Huawei"
Devout fan

bloc
June 1st 2019
70880 Comments


Probably wouldn't even have known this happened if it wasn't for a phone

JeetJeet
June 1st 2019
12836 Comments


Why are you corny ass dudes so uptight about people recording shit from their phones at concerts?

samwise2000
June 1st 2019
1982 Comments


Yea this was asshole move on Rob's part. Its a concert in the age of cellphones and social media, people film the concerts they go to. Get over it.

anarchistfish
June 1st 2019
30550 Comments


"If it was a woman he's in big trouble from the PC crowd. "

oh shut up

LakeeshaJackson
June 1st 2019
168 Comments


"Yea this was asshole move on Rob's part. Its a concert in the age of cellphones and social media, people film the concerts they go to. Get over it" (2)

Eons
June 1st 2019
3778 Comments


agreed the qotsa photographer had cred in the industry, this guy is just an unknown, throw him to the ground and stomp him then, i'd say is right. i mean, he's unknown who cares.

1y2s3r4
June 1st 2019
11 Comments


I'm also not a fan of making a shit-tier recording of a show isntead of enjoying it properly but what he did and the statement he followed it up with is inexcusable cringe

EoinCofa
June 1st 2019
1010 Comments


@eons - obviously you missed the point. Nobody is condoning violence or injuring people.

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


I like Judas Priest but I cant believe people are actually condoning this. If the flashlight was shining in his face I could potentially understand but it comes across as rockstar diva behavior especially considering the comment he made. I mean you're destroying someone's personal property that probably cost them a fortune and you probably pay someone to wipe your ass

rockandmetaljunkie
Contributing Reviewer
June 1st 2019
10049 Comments


that's not cool, if he did sth bad, Halford should have stopped the show and have the police escort him outside

Flugmorph
June 1st 2019
35420 Comments


impressive kick and lungs, gramps

GhostB1rd
June 1st 2019
7938 Comments


Jeet has brought corn into the chat.

Shit just got real.

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


Hurl the phone. Kick the blokes teeth in and rip into painkiller.

90s >

EoinCofa
June 1st 2019
1010 Comments


I like Anthony Phonetano’s view :-)

https://youtu.be/ODQlbNb4xyY


9Hammer
June 1st 2019
514 Comments


I'm sure he probably saw a field goal post on the other side of the concert and decided to take the opportunity.

Flugmorph
June 1st 2019
35420 Comments


i love motiony sicknesstano

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


"I like Anthony Phonetano’s view :-)"

It's never really bothered me too much especially if they just do it for a small amount of time. Maybe I've just gotten used to people doing it. Also, people filming it isnt necessarily a bad thing for bands either. A lot of people share their videos on social media

Gnocchi
Staff Reviewer
June 1st 2019
18452 Comments


Got to admire his dexterity,

Source
June 1st 2019
19917 Comments


He'll probably have to ice his leg for a month

Assemblage
June 1st 2019
1619 Comments


Kinda lame tbh. Maybe people want to record so as to have something of their personal experience, you know?

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


Doesn’t get more personal than breathing it, living it, feeling it.
By all means record it but if you do, you’ve detached yourself from it. You’re void of life.

Flugmorph
June 1st 2019
35420 Comments


icy cold zak takes

Sevengill
June 1st 2019
13143 Comments


he was recoding with the flash on. clown move bro. that's just asking for trouble.

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


Seems like a pretty extreme take on that lol. You can film 30 seconds of a show for a memory and still enjoy the other 59 and a half minutes without your phone

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


Yeah if the flash was in his eyes than I can understand because you cant exactly easily communicate to someone that they should stop doing that midsong

EoinCofa
June 1st 2019
1010 Comments


I guess that’s the problem “personal experience”. Many people don’t give a shit about how their actions affect the other person’s experience. “All about me” world. I know, it’s just the way it is and I need to just cope with it and continue to move to an unobstructed view at concerts.


Assemblage
June 1st 2019
1619 Comments


"Doesn’t get more personal than breathing it, living it, feeling it. By all means record it but if you do, you’ve detached yourself from it. You’re void of life."


Um, yeah. Sure if you want to go extreme about it. I have dozens of "clips" from various shows I've been to over the years. Don't regret it. Also, not sure why this has always seemed to be like a criminal activity for some folks either. I get that for the brief moment of recording yeah you are stepped out of the show in some aspect, but so what? I can go back and watch a part of it if I want to. My girlfriend doesn't go to shows because it doesn't make her feel comfortable but at least I can bring a clip of it back and show her, maybe share it with others who are also void of life and the experience of not being there. I wouldn't record a whole show start to finish cause I know when to throw down when I want to and that would be like missing the experience. You only watch professional shot videos on YouTube or something? I see plenty of recordings online of bands I like. All done with void soulless people addicted to their phones for sure.

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


You would’ve died at a sepultura gig circa ‘93.

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


Well we're 26 years removed from then

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


And things have definitely got worse. We are recording gigs via bullshit for one.

Dewinged
Emeritus
June 1st 2019
33048 Comments


The dude had the flash light on plus Halford saw a brilliant opportunity to make the headlines.

In addition, I'm sure it felt fucking great.

Assemblage
June 1st 2019
1619 Comments


Yeah I would have def brought my camcorder with me, maybe a shoulder rig. Wouldn't have seen a thing out of that viewfinder that's for sure.

If there were cellphones in '93 people would have been recording with them then. What argument is this? "All about me world" but you guys are the ones overly sensitive about it.

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


I’m telling ya it wouldn’t have happened. We still had ‘hand held’ camcorders back then. You went to a gig to completely go spastic. end of.

Assemblage
June 1st 2019
1619 Comments


Ah, well ya I guess I would agree. But just because it's more convenient and easier you mean the same principle applies. If there were dozens of people with camcorders at shows that would be ridiculous and worth the dissatisfaction over, but a smartphone is literally the least obtrusive thing for something like this, disregarding flash and vertical filming and whatnot.

I went to that Farewell Frank tour for Suffocation and had one of the best experiences at a show, but I still recorded some of it. Two clicks and I'm back in it and have something to look at later. I don't think it necessarily ruined the show for me or much anyone else tbh.

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


Living through digital absorption. Fuck off clone.

Assemblage
June 1st 2019
1619 Comments


Alright fuck you too then Mr. Special. Stop using a computer, hypocrite.

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


I'm about people having a good time and moshing and all that. It doesnt seem to me that's been affected all that much though. I still see mosh pits at every metal show I go to unless it's dead. People with their phones out usually stay away from moshpits

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


Mr Normal pal.

Source
June 1st 2019
19917 Comments


chill

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


Man it's not that serious lol. It's just a concert. I think I'll live through having not gotten the full religious experience for that 15 seconds

Flugmorph
June 1st 2019
35420 Comments


bunch of dogwhistling npcs itt

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


Lol

Assemblage
June 1st 2019
1619 Comments


Meet me at a show zak, we'll settle it then, get the full experience and all.

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5EieHafkHbU

At 1:45 just dip the hand into the pocket and start recording.

Eakflanderyof
June 1st 2019
6663 Comments


Hell yeah man them good ol days

zakalwe
June 1st 2019
41988 Comments


Better days. No fucking bellend ‘vlogging’ No security. No wanker ruining it. Nobody detracting from anything other than 100% performance which of itself is better than 98% of performances nowadays.

So yeah good old days.

EoinCofa
June 2nd 2019
1010 Comments


I digress but love that clip, damn Zeppelin was on another level.

zakalwe
June 2nd 2019
41988 Comments


Agreed. Hard.

GhandhiLion
June 2nd 2019
17793 Comments


"if you physically interfere with The Metal God’s performance you now know what will happen."

Is this fake? I'm literally laughing my ass off.

Eakflanderyof
June 2nd 2019
6663 Comments


A setting like that is very very different from one at a typical metal show though. Metal shows are already pretty chaotic. That's more of an intimate theater concert setting. Yeah you're definitely an asshole if you're somewhere like that with your phone out. Kinda like how you wouldnt pull it out during a movie and hold it up

Eakflanderyof
June 2nd 2019
6663 Comments


You could just as easily argue that moshing could detract from someone else's experience. Not everyone wants to slam into people or be slammed into

Source
June 2nd 2019
19917 Comments


Rob "The Metal God" Halford

TheClansman95
June 2nd 2019
2510 Comments


powerful.

Wildcardbitchesss
June 2nd 2019
19771 Comments


Then tell people at the door flash photography is prohibited. This is a dick move.

Everyone shat all over Corey Taylor when he did it but since robs band doesn’t fucking suck everyone is suddenly okay with it lmao

Wildcardbitchesss
June 2nd 2019
19771 Comments


And just by referring to himself as “the metal god, rob can go fuck himself. Everyone knows our true lord and savior is Tony Iommi.

Praise Satan

InFlamesWeThrash666
June 2nd 2019
10624 Comments


Flash photography was allowed though.

You don't have to be a genius to realise that using the flashlight directly at someones face from a short distance is stupid.

xocktuses
June 2nd 2019
2 Comments


no one gives a shit

Assemblage
June 2nd 2019
1619 Comments


Soo... from a separate point of view- bands like Slipknot and Judas Priest etc.., they've had flash photography on them for years. Hundreds of shows with recorded professional photography with and without flash. It was fine back then. Not to mention any other strobe or lighting effects they put on themselves that could be distracting. Something like this, and the Corey Taylor incident seems just like singling out for whatever objective or hashed political statement.

Wildcardbitchesss
June 2nd 2019
19771 Comments


[2]

SymbolicInTime
June 2nd 2019
7380 Comments


This is very lame indeed

heck
June 2nd 2019
7439 Comments


who cares

botb
June 2nd 2019
19823 Comments


This is wack

Deathconscious
June 2nd 2019
27898 Comments


he refers to himself in third person as The Metal God? lmao what a douche.

I didn't see any physical interference? [200]

Rolling Girl
June 2nd 2019
2147 Comments


I'm a little torn on the whole cellphone thing at concerts anyway. On the one hand there is no reason to have it out the whole time, just a quick picture or two would suffice. But on the other if no one is being disruptive then who cares?

I didn't see any physical interference? [201]

Deathconscious
June 2nd 2019
27898 Comments


i dont care about cell phone use, if you wanna watch a show through your screen the whole time you do you. regardless of whether its "good "or "bad" though, you don't get to destroy someone's property just because it annoys you.

Rolling Girl
June 2nd 2019
2147 Comments


That is also fair, his whole reaction here is pretty uncalled for.

hal1ax
June 2nd 2019
15881 Comments


referring to oneself as 'the metal god' is exponentially lamer than being on a phone at a concert

RolyPoly
June 2nd 2019
528 Comments


Whoa hes cool

Deathconscious
June 2nd 2019
27898 Comments


And probably makes you more deserving of being kicked than the person with the phone.

naughtcturnal
June 2nd 2019
2818 Comments


in honor of all the dads that went to his shows without cellphones in the mid 70s

Asdfp277
June 2nd 2019
25700 Comments


the metal god

kalkwiese
June 2nd 2019
11048 Comments


Rob Menford

Trebor.
Emeritus
June 2nd 2019
60331 Comments


This is the worst thread in ages

parksungjoon
June 2nd 2019
47227 Comments


best*

Egarran
June 2nd 2019
36865 Comments


My prejudices say it's an age thing.

The kids feel an instinctive horror at suddenly losing the phone.
The adults go 'fuck yeah, metal never dies'.

Skoj
June 2nd 2019
1885 Comments


"i dont care about cell phone use, if you wanna watch a show through your screen the whole time you do you. regardless of whether its "good "or "bad" though, you don't get to destroy someone's property just because it annoys you."

123

ItsTheSquirrel
June 2nd 2019
889 Comments


Imagine paying a lot of money to see your favourite band and then have them destroy an expensive thing that you need in your every day life. What a disgrace

kalkwiese
June 2nd 2019
11048 Comments


This is just stupid. But it made me laugh tbh

Deathconscious
June 2nd 2019
27898 Comments


@egarran arent you like, 21?

"The adults go 'fuck yeah, metal never dies'."

Mm, yes, very adult reaction.

Ill give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you were being ironic.

Source
June 2nd 2019
19917 Comments


When the wifi goes down at my house I assume a fetal position and cry until it comes back

parksungjoon
June 2nd 2019
47227 Comments



This is just stupid. But it made me laugh tbh [2]

basically

Eakflanderyof
June 2nd 2019
6663 Comments


It comes with the territory. If you play in a famous band, you'll have to put up with *gasp* people filming you. Sometimes it might be annoying. Sometimes a light might be pointing at you. There are people with way crappier jobs that deal way more annoying shit on a daily basis. I bartend two nights a week. When I get an annoying drunk customer, i dont get to smack their phone out of their hand

Source
June 2nd 2019
19917 Comments


Perhaps you should

Eakflanderyof
June 2nd 2019
6663 Comments


That's borderline assault and definitely destruction of property

SymbolicInTime
June 2nd 2019
7380 Comments


I'm gonna assume anyone defending this childish behavior is either joking or brain dead

Deathconscious
June 2nd 2019
27898 Comments


Joking or an immature manchild* [2]

Egarran
June 2nd 2019
36865 Comments


Oh Adolf, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you aren't soccer mom angry about this.

zaruyache
June 2nd 2019
28640 Comments


boomers ruin everything

GhostB1rd
June 2nd 2019
7938 Comments


Literally came here to comment "Boomers to GITMO" and zaru was already on the right track.

Egarran
June 2nd 2019
36865 Comments


People like Halford is why Earth is running out of resources.

SitarHero
June 2nd 2019
14826 Comments


Lol, all y'all stanning for the dude in the front row who lost his phone when that dude was guaranteed to be a 50-something year old baby boomer himself who was filming vertically.

SymbolicInTime
June 2nd 2019
7380 Comments


Completely irrelevant and missing the point

Egarran
June 2nd 2019
36865 Comments


The point is this is a metaphor that describes the techosociocultural problems for Western society and the generation gap.

Asdfp277
June 2nd 2019
25700 Comments


stanning

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
June 2nd 2019
11981 Comments


Our metal god has failed us

Asdfp277
June 2nd 2019
25700 Comments


imagine being a god and having to kick cellphones

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
June 2nd 2019
11981 Comments


Perhaps that would explain his god like kick

Asdfp277
June 2nd 2019
25700 Comments


good form for a 89 year old man

hal1ax
June 2nd 2019
15881 Comments


"""Stanning"""

hal1ax
June 2nd 2019
15881 Comments


Yes it is confirmed stanning to think it’s fucking lame to have your $800 phone destroyed by an amorphous blob of studded leather for being on it momentarily at a concert

Asdfp277
June 2nd 2019
25700 Comments


yass queen

sixdegrees
June 2nd 2019
13129 Comments


y'all stanning

bloc
June 2nd 2019
70880 Comments


Dear six, I wrote you but still ain't callin'

samwise2000
June 3rd 2019
1982 Comments


People keep excusing Rob by saying 'the flash was on and it was distracting', but the thing is, Rob is on a huge stage with massive lights already blaring in his face, why would a small phone flashlight bother him? Doesn't seem like a reasonable excuse...

Skoj
June 3rd 2019
1885 Comments


fuck boomers

Tyler.
June 3rd 2019
19035 Comments


damn kids always on their phones

GhostB1rd
June 3rd 2019
7938 Comments


Hey, I at least put my money where my mouth is, considering I'm among a total of four people on this godforsaken site that had the intel of gents to rate Firepower appropriately.

FirstStrikeIsDeadly
June 3rd 2019
1262 Comments


Nothing wrong with filming part of a show on your phone as a memento to yourself of the concert. I do it every show I go to and have no intention of quitting; however, I only do so for like 30-second intervals max, and I sure as hell don't wave it high up near the performers. I think that's why people are saying the guy was being annoying, and why Rob claims that the performance was being physically interfered with; dude had it all the way up on the stage, which may have had Rob feel as though his physical space for performing was being occupied.

It's funny to watch and I dig the corny press statement in response, but it really was a pointless and dumb thing to do. Even though I just laid out why it could be considered "physical interference", that's stupid because he clearly walks up to the dude to kick the phone, meaning it wasn't exactly in his way. At least it's not as bad as Danzig trying to get a crowd to kick a guy's ass for filming, now THAT was a bitch move.

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


"Nothing wrong with X, I do it myself."

Yeah, this doesn't work as an argument.

Asdfp277
June 3rd 2019
25700 Comments


nothing wrong with filming [2]

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


Put your phones down. Just leave them alone for 5 fucking minutes. Christ!!!!


DoofDoof
June 3rd 2019
17332 Comments


Filming shows is a pox - your footage is terrible, I’ll save you the bother, your bootleg is worthless.

Enjoy the gig ‘in real time’ or what’s the point?

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


^Classic old man delusions. Your kind is why we have global warming.

bloc
June 3rd 2019
70880 Comments


Well they probably want to upload the vid to their social media, I think that's the main incentive.

Relinquished
June 3rd 2019
50089 Comments


"Your kind is why we have global warming."

that kind of thinking is why we're going to have global warming. enjoy the moment.

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


lol old people have no humor

Relinquished
June 3rd 2019
50089 Comments


wait until you reach 30 then I guess

Tyler.
June 3rd 2019
19035 Comments


Yeah your sense of humor runs dry at 30

Relinquished
June 3rd 2019
50089 Comments


glad I have all of these memes keeping me young

JAV
June 3rd 2019
3545 Comments


Take a few photos early and put your phone away unless you are a professional photographer.
However unless that person was using a flash that was kind of unnecessary.

pjquinones747
June 3rd 2019
4287 Comments


nice kick

SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


Nothing wrong with filming [3]
"Enjoy the gig in real time or what's the point?"
Lmao damn do people really think this way???? Aside from the fact that it's pretty easy to just line up the shot then look at the stage, God forbid someone that shelled out money to see a performance wants to take a quick video to remember the show a bit more vividly. I dont record at every show I go to, but if I'm really impressed, you're damn right I'm gonna record 30 seconds of a song as a keepsake. Why the fuck wouldn't you? Why do people take pictures at tourist attractions? You're already THERE, right? Just enjoy it in person or what's the point! Hell why do cameras even exist for non-professional?

Relinquished
June 3rd 2019
50089 Comments


quick vid is fine

just don't flash the motherfucker, it's distracting as fuck

guitarded_chuck
June 3rd 2019
18070 Comments


so much tism itt

Trophycase
June 3rd 2019
1931 Comments


Yeah people with phones at concerts are kind of annoying

Daesu
June 3rd 2019
96 Comments


How will this guy play Diablo immortal now?!

SoulFunction
June 3rd 2019
355 Comments


Just ban cameras and cellphones lmao. This makes me want to buy a ticket just so I could flash the old fuck in the face.

Daesu
June 3rd 2019
96 Comments


U will feel the wrath of the one and only metal god, scum

Trophycase
June 3rd 2019
1931 Comments


Destruction of property wahhhhhhhhhh

bloc
June 3rd 2019
70880 Comments


Fuckin thing probably had an Iron Maiden hard case on it

Deathconscious
June 3rd 2019
27898 Comments


I would say even if the guy was using flash, it still doesnt give you the right to wreck an expensive piece of hardware. Use your words like a grown ass person.

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


Agerd, Halford should know better and be a role model for young people.

bloc
June 3rd 2019
70880 Comments


Do young people even know who this guy is?

Deathconscious
June 3rd 2019
27898 Comments


yeah, isnt he the evil emperor from that shitty Eragon movie?

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


We do now. Apparently he's also gay. I mean how many boxes can one guy tick?

Source
June 3rd 2019
19917 Comments


-Old
-Gay
-Martial artist
-Metal God


Eakflanderyof
June 3rd 2019
6663 Comments


"I would say even if the guy was using flash, it still doesnt give you the right to wreck an expensive piece of hardware. Use your words like a grown ass person."

This. Apparently the guy had been doing it all night. Here's an idea... in between songs you tell the fucker to stop and then if he doesn't kick away

kalkwiese
June 3rd 2019
11048 Comments


"-Old
-Gay
-Martial artist
-Metal God"

Dayum, that's pretty bad ass. If they okay support for the right bands this guy will have an exceptional career

DoofDoof
June 3rd 2019
17332 Comments


'Well they probably want to upload the vid to their social media, I think that's the main incentive.'

They can post where they are on the social media, people have the imagination to picture the rest - the footage is not required, just enjoy the moment or you are only cheating yourself

A photo or 15 seconds of footage maximum is acceptable - anything beyond that is tragic

Tyler.
June 3rd 2019
19035 Comments


why does it even matter

Tyler.
June 3rd 2019
19035 Comments


why does it even matter

kalkwiese
June 3rd 2019
11048 Comments


But in the end
It doesn't even maaaaaaatteeeeeer

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


Nobody is being taught a lesson.

By all means do whatever the fuck you want but realise there are repercussions for acting like an entitled, obnoxious, oblivious wanker.

Tyler.
June 3rd 2019
19035 Comments


?????

Mongi123
June 3rd 2019
22469 Comments


“Calm down, dudes like 100 years old”

And that excuses what he did...why?????

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


You're right, it was unforgivable. May he forever feel the guilt and shame of what he did.

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


Hang him, electrocute him then administer lethal injection.

I’m talking about the camera wanker here.

SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


Y'all out your mind hardcore

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


This incident has turned out be the perfect battleground for ideologies.

SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


The ONLY way I could see it being a problem is if someone busted out a huge ass professional grade camera in the middle of the crowd and left it to the whole time
I will never understand someone whining about a damn 4" phone being in the air (unless it's a night show and they have flash or some shit on)

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


Yeah, let’s all get them out at the cinema to text and update status’ and stuff.

Source
June 3rd 2019
19917 Comments


And surf sputnikmusic.com

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


I dunno zak, maybe you'd want to keep the memories of that movie fresh. People should be allowed to use their phones to save those precious moments.

SoulFunction
June 3rd 2019
355 Comments


Zakalwe you sound poor and old also possibly demented.

kalkwiese
June 3rd 2019
11048 Comments


The phone guy deserves worse imo

deathschool
June 3rd 2019
29481 Comments


Someone kick Rob in his cop glasses and we’ll call it even.

Deathconscious
June 3rd 2019
27898 Comments


Caring about how someone else watches a show is a lot dumber than video taping a live performance. I personally wouldnt want to watch a show on my phone, but why should i give a shit if others do. Just sounds like another way to feel superior to others.

SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


Implying that going to the cinema and going to a concert are the same thing/should have the same phone etiquette
You guys are way too much
Even if you really think that's the same principle, that just falls right back under "unless it's a night show"

Source
June 3rd 2019
19917 Comments


Thread is already a classic

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


Nope. I just have standards of consideration and come from a time and a place where if you acted up you got your head kicked in by people who let you know you were being a prat.
Honestly one of the crowd should have said ‘mate put the phone down’ There would’ve been absolutely no problem but everyone’s just lost the ability to sound someone out for being a prat.

deathschool
June 3rd 2019
29481 Comments


wow deathschool, what a funny comment.

Deathconscious
June 3rd 2019
27898 Comments


"Thread is already a classic"

How, its been pretty uneventful for a sput thread.

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


What a fucking surprise to see this happened in the states.

I have no doubt whatsoever everything was verbalised ‘I’m gonna record this, I’m recording now, awesome, I’ll upload when I get home’

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


"yea my man but you understand he is a senior citizen right"
if he gonna waltz around and act like a little punk he loses that sense of pitying respect
can't just use old age as an excuse for being a self-righteous cocksucking douche[2]

SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


People recorded something they enjoyed and shared it with friends OH NOOOO :'(((((( THE ABSOLUTE HORROR

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


lol

SoulFunction
June 3rd 2019
355 Comments


Zak that goes both ways, Rob should also prepared for the consequence of getting his ass kicked, but who the fuck wanted to throw down with a broken down old man? Old people should stop being dickheads just because they could easily get away with their elderly status.

SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


Kicking someone's phone out of their hands and possibly costing them nearly a grand is immensely more entitled and obnoxious than recording a concert

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


They should use some EMP grenades in their pyrotechnics.

deathschool
June 3rd 2019
29481 Comments


I bet Rob spent near a grand on those (likely designer) sunglasses. Hmmmmm

SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


Hey you're right good idea

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


I’m going to get MY grands worth of mobile device out so I can record this for MY benefit and MY memories because I want to have a keepsake from when I went to the gig so I could say I went there and I did exactly as I wanted to because I wanted to enjoy MYSELF and I paid for the ticket so I can do exactly as I please.

Egarran
June 3rd 2019
36865 Comments


""They should use some EMP grenades in their pyrotechnics."
and short out the """metal god""" and the rest of the bands' pacemakers???? lol genius"

Ha, totally worth it.


SymbolicInTime
June 3rd 2019
7380 Comments


Hey this guy paid money to see me and has likely supported me and my band in various other ways and he even likes us so much that he wants to remember this but I DONT LIKE PHONES AT SHOWS >:[ JUST ENJOY THE SHOW LOSER *kicks phone*

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


Yep. That’ll show him not to do as he pleases.

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


Love ya

wham49
June 3rd 2019
6359 Comments


It is not a natural born right to shove a phone in somebody’s face as you see fit, you F’ing millennials are so entitled. Actions have consequences, phones are the death of civilized society

zakalwe
June 3rd 2019
41988 Comments


Love ya wham. Goes without saying.

Generational divide is a chasm.

wham49
June 3rd 2019
6359 Comments


Somebody constantly had a phone on me , I’d beat the fuck out of them, watch the show, go home, nobody wants to “like” your 20 second selfie video at the Priest show, should be embarrassed

cvlts
June 3rd 2019
9956 Comments


i'll take "perfectly avoidable lawsuits" for $500, alex

Deathconscious
June 3rd 2019
27898 Comments


"I’m going to get MY grands worth of mobile device out so I can record this for MY benefit and MY memories because I want to have a keepsake from when I went to the gig so I could say I went there and I did exactly as I wanted to because I wanted to enjoy MYSELF"

I know you were trying to make a point with this but you just ended up pointing out how benign it is.

Deathconscious
June 3rd 2019
27898 Comments


"Actions have consequences, phones are the death of civilized society"

And pot will turn you into a crazed murderer, right grandpa?

Also the phone wasnt even close to his face.

deathschool
June 3rd 2019
29481 Comments


"I’m going to get MY grands worth of mobile device out so I can record this for MY benefit and MY memories because I want to have a keepsake from when I went to the gig so I could say I went there and I did exactly as I wanted to because I wanted to enjoy MYSELF"


This, but unironically.

Deathconscious
June 3rd 2019
27898 Comments


Lol'd hard at the "actions have consequences!" part when talking about recording a fucking show with your phone though, good stuff.

Deathconscious
June 3rd 2019
27898 Comments


Thanks for reminding me i have a pasta list, that belongs on there


Mongi123
June 3rd 2019
22469 Comments


LOL egarran I’m not saying the dude should be stoned to death. I’m just implying that someone’s age shouldn’t be used as an excuse anymore it’s stupid. Like ok, the dudes old, but what the dude did is still rude.

SymbolicInTime
June 4th 2019
7380 Comments


"It is not a natural born right to shove a phone in somebody’s face as you see fit"
Where the fuck do you get this from? Where is anyone shoving a phone on someone's face? Y'all are messing with me right?

bloc
June 4th 2019
70880 Comments


Was worried this thread wasn't gonna take off in classic Sputnik fashion but yay

GhostB1rd
June 4th 2019
7938 Comments


*fires up the banana boat to GITMO*

sixdegrees
June 4th 2019
13129 Comments


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoJUBjFVIAA5IGx.jpg

powerful image.....

sixdegrees
June 4th 2019
13129 Comments


do you ever think about....how our wifi connections....make us less connected

GhostB1rd
June 4th 2019
7938 Comments


Okay Jayden Smith.

deathschool
June 4th 2019
29481 Comments


Kick me, daddy.

GhostB1rd
June 4th 2019
7938 Comments


You ever realize we sleep more than 25 years of our life?

WHOA.

deathschool
June 4th 2019
29481 Comments


I wish I could sleep for 30.

GhostB1rd
June 4th 2019
7938 Comments


Maybe you will bb.

Maybe you will.

GhostB1rd
June 4th 2019
7938 Comments


Actually, quite a few people die for minutes and then come back to life.

So you CLEARLY don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

GhostB1rd
June 4th 2019
7938 Comments


I plan to be in a coma for 10 years at some point in my life.

sixdegrees
June 4th 2019
13129 Comments


well for one thing, he feared for his life at the time

hal1ax
June 4th 2019
15881 Comments


i look unto the metal god in these perilous times of technology-intoxication and distress.

Keyblade
June 4th 2019
30810 Comments


the wannabe boomers itt are embarrassing man

in my day headasses

SoulFunction
June 4th 2019
355 Comments


"nah they're not dead they're just playin"

lmao "its a goof mang!"

Deathconscious
June 4th 2019
27898 Comments


When will these millennials learn that ACTIONS have CONSEQUENCES.

hal1ax
June 4th 2019
15881 Comments


back in my day if we wanted a turn on the atari machine we had to hoe the fields, pull the weeds, and polish dads station wagon. unless we wanted to incur a mighty fine beatin.

wham49
June 4th 2019
6359 Comments


preach it brother. LOL

also the phone was infringing on the audience stupid, who wants to stare at 10000 phones for 3 hours. or I'm guessing 65 minutes in Priests case

wham49
June 4th 2019
6359 Comments


it is so easy to get the under 30 crowd on speed dial with their lawyers, limit device usage, like taking heroin away from Keith Richards

Keyblade
June 4th 2019
30810 Comments


49, what is that, the year u were born?

sixdegrees
June 4th 2019
13129 Comments


1849 yeah

EoinCofa
June 4th 2019
1010 Comments


I love this thread so much!!!!! You guys are killing it!!!!

wham49
June 4th 2019
6359 Comments


49 was how old I was when I joined, in maybe 12-13. I can't remember. My years get mixed up, my new wife's sons boy set me up

hal1ax
June 4th 2019
15881 Comments


who did you vote for in the '84 election?

wham49
June 4th 2019
6359 Comments


Mondale bro, I'm progressive

MetalMarcJK
June 4th 2019
1395 Comments


The older I get, the longer it takes for the peeing to stop.

wham49
June 4th 2019
6359 Comments


wrong dude, the longer it takes to start

Eakflanderyof
June 4th 2019
6663 Comments


If a lesser known band did this at a show, the response would be, "wow what a fucking diva douchebag."

Rob Halford does it... "but he's rob halford, he's fucking god dude. The guy obviously deserved it!"

Keyblade
June 4th 2019
30810 Comments


dude it's the Metal God. the septuagenarian who sings bullshit lyrics about musty leather and metal in a high falsetto. u know what happens when u fuck with him

sixdegrees
June 4th 2019
13129 Comments


i'm just worried about the dude breaking a hip pulling stunts like this

Deathconscious
June 4th 2019
27898 Comments


the way he waddles up to the phone to kick it is pretty funny.

Egarran
June 4th 2019
36865 Comments


"what the dude did is still rude."

Amazing. You must wander through life being constantly consternated.

Anyway where is the god damn footage from this phone?


zakalwe
June 4th 2019
41988 Comments


Constantly irritated. Yep.

This is me within the first minute of a train journey.

Let people off first prick.
Don’t fucking rush, have some fucking civility.
Stop talking so fucking loud.
Put some fucking headphones in.
Get your feet off the fucking seat.
Don’t eat that on here, fucks sake.
Why bring that fuck off great bag on here during rush hour for fuck sake.
Fuck off.


Egarran
June 4th 2019
36865 Comments


that was @mongi you senile git



Davil667
June 4th 2019
4075 Comments


Lol half expected the phone to fly in an arc and crash onto his head.

Davil667
June 4th 2019
4075 Comments


"Let people off first prick.
Don’t fucking rush, have some fucking civility.
Stop talking so fucking loud.
Put some fucking headphones in.
Get your feet off the fucking seat.
Don’t eat that on here, fucks sake.
Why bring that fuck off great bag on here during rush hour for fuck sake.
Fuck off."

Haha this is gold, can feel it so hard.

Deathconscious
June 4th 2019
27898 Comments


Imagine being so easily worked up, what a life. Sounds like my teenage self.

Egarran
June 4th 2019
36865 Comments


We have to admit people are also amusingly worked up over Halford's terrible lack of manners.

Ikarus14
June 4th 2019
1454 Comments


If that was an iPhone I will happily bow down to him next time I see them

kalkwiese
June 4th 2019
11048 Comments


I hope the phone broke. This shitty behavior of that phone idiot was unacceptable

Eakflanderyof
June 4th 2019
6663 Comments


Doesnt rob halford wear like some dark ass shades while playing. Chances are he can barely see out of those things anyway lol

Deathconscious
June 4th 2019
27898 Comments


"I hope the phone broke. This shitty behavior of that phone idiot was unacceptable"

Lmao

Asdfp277
June 4th 2019
25700 Comments


lmao @ having a phone

Eakflanderyof
June 4th 2019
6663 Comments


Fucking millenials with their got dang phones

unclereich
June 4th 2019
14034 Comments


Fucking apple greedy ass corporation fuck them and fuck the system

Eakflanderyof
June 4th 2019
6663 Comments


Seriously fuck apple though

Asdfp277
June 4th 2019
25700 Comments


forced obsolescence ass bitches

Egarran
June 4th 2019
36865 Comments


Dat 999 dollar stand amirite

Grungil
January 17th 2021
670 Comments


Lesson Learnd.

kalkwiese
January 17th 2021
11048 Comments


Actually Rob did them a service by kicking that apple phone. They should apologize!

Dewinged
Emeritus
January 17th 2021
33048 Comments


Still one of my favorite headlines of 2019

zelenichajnik
January 17th 2021
624 Comments


Blessed times

FirstStrikeIsDeadly
January 17th 2021
1262 Comments


This was in June of 2019?! Good god.



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