Watch Garbage singer Shirley Manson break up a fight with NSFW takedown
nme.comGarbage musician Shirley Manson broke up a fight during a recent gig with an NSFW takedown.The band were performing their set at the 2023 edition of KROQ’s ‘Almost Acoustic Christmas’ when Manson noticed a fight has broken out in the crowd during Garbage’s set.The group was in the middle of the third song of their set, ‘Wolves’, when Manson spotted the situation in the audience.Manson reportedly said: “Turn this shit off right the fuck now…What the fuck is wrong with you?
Fuck this shit. I don’t know ladies, I don’t know what the fucking story is; quite frankly, I don’t care” (via Loudwire).Manson continued: “There’s enough fucking bullshit in this world…Do we not have enough fucking bullshit in this world without going fucking aggro and some fucking Christmas party?”Manson then proceeded to ask security for help: “Security, I’d like you to get your fucking asses in there and find out what the fuck is going on.
I don’t want anyone to get hurt… Let’s fucking sort it out.“We have 30 fucking minutes on this stage and you’re eating into it.
So fucking get it sorted. I don’t have patience for this shit.”The band were eventually able to move on with their set.PSA: don’t start nonsense in the pit at a @garbage concert. @kroq #AlmostAxousticChristmas pic.twitter.com/r5YGW2KqUt— Rock Cellar Magazine (@RockCellarMag) December 10, 2023Meanwhile, over summer, Manson explained why bands shouldn’t worry about placing on festival line-ups over time.Manson recently shared a photo on social media of 1998’s Reading Festival lineup, in which Garbage were headlining on the same day that New Order were performing.
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