On this day: Kings Of Leon cut their gig short due to bird poop

On this day in 2010, Kings Of Leon cut their set in St. Louis, Missouri short after a flurry of bird poop make it impossible for the group to continue playing.

In July of 2010, Kings Of Leon were getting ready to release their album Come Around Sundown, the follow-up to the monstrously-successful 2008 record Only By The Night. Hitting the touring circuit in the months leading up to the album’s release, the band were scheduled to play a gig at St. Louis’ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Sadly, the gig would not be completed as planned.

Three songs into the set, the band left the stage for “security reasons”, only to reveal later that it was actually due to an excessive amount of pigeon poop.

“So sorry St Louis. We had to bail, pigeons shitting in Jared‘s mouth and it was too unsanitary to continue,” explained drummer Nathan Followill on Twitter after the gig.

“Don’t take it out on Jared, it’s the fucking venue’s fault. You may enjoy being shit on but we don’t. Sorry for all who travelled many miles.”

The band’s management explained that the group attempted to work through the barrage of excrement, but were forced to abandon the show when it became clear that it was a “toxic health hazard”.

“Jared [Followill] was hit several times during the first two songs,” noted management spokesman Andy Mendelsohn. “On the third song, when he was hit in the cheek and some of it landed near his mouth, they couldn’t deal any longer. It’s not only disgusting it’s a toxic health hazard.”

“They really tried to hang in there.”

The group did return to St. Louis just two months later, performing the same venue, albeit with a notable lack of pigeons this time around.