Some fan straight up knocked Jason Newsted off the stage during his cover of "Whiplash" because stage diving is super cool.
Metal Insider recounted the incident:
Newsted’s band was halfway through a rendition of Metallica’s “Whiplash” when a fan leapt onstage, appeared to attempt a stage dive into the middle of the audience and instead ran into Newsted from behind, knocking them both off the stage and into the audience. With the crowd stopping the fan in the mosh pit while others yelled at him, a security guard immediately escorted the fan from the venue with one forearm wrapped around his neck, pursued by other members of the venue’s security detail.
Visibly disoriented from a roughly five-foot fall that could have caused serious damage with a slightly different angle, Newsted returned to the stage with the help of security, replacing an in-ear monitor knocked out by the fall and addressing the crowd:
“You know, no matter how many shows I’ve done, that just happened for the first time. …I trust my brothers here to take care of it. Anyone get a good look at that motherfucker? Don’t kill him, just bruise him up a bit.”
Here's the video:
I'm not sure if it were intentional or not, but still… really dude? Why even bother with stage diving in the first place? Especially when it looks like it's a pretty damn small stage. Even if you're so inclined to do it on a small stage in a small venue, the dude couldn't have look to see if he were going to knock anyone over? Then again, if it were intentional that's all irrelevant. Either way the guy is a douche and I'm glad he got kicked out. Respect the artists, man!
