Festivals can suck, the people can be assholes, the food can be bad, the toilets unsuitable for human use, you might not a get a good spot and just watch the back of a dude`s head the whole time, I get it but is there really any excuse for this kind of behaviour? Especially when you`re there for a short set anyway? ESPECIALLY when it involves Groove Armada?
Andy Clato (1/2 of Groove Armada):
"I noticed the empty shower block just the other side of some temporary fencing [and] a couple of us found a gap in the barrier [to use them]," Andy fumed on his blog. "Out of nowhere came a large man. 'Reserved for the Kings of Leon', he said, 'and so is this half of the artist toilets.'"
Minutes later, Cato and his bandmate Tom Findlay claim they were banned from walking into their own dressing room because the Kings of Leon's entourage was arriving.
They claim several other acts were furious with the group too, and lined up to make rude gestures at them as they were leaving the festival.
"We were about to cross the path when loads of massive blokes in suits and shades came out shouting, 'Don't move'," Andy wrote.
"Was it Obama? Tom explained he was just crossing over to the dressing room to start getting ready. 'No you're not,' said a big man. 'Yes I am,' said Tom.
"Then four blacked-out Range Rovers came round the corner. One for each King of Leon. Tom gave the worldwide one-fingered sign of dislike as the cars went past. The last one stopped. The drummer got out, making come-on-then-type gestures. "Come on then', Tom gestured back. The drummer went back behind his bodyguards, and said, 'I want them removed.'
"Later, as all the other acts made their way to leave the ground they were ordered off the road by flunkies and told to wait until the Kings had gone. A few of us got out, to give the Kings a fond farewell..."
Herald Sun
What is this? What is going on? The Kings have always had a chip on their shoulder but a Range Rover for each king? Private washrooms? Picking fights then wimping out? Why I never...What kind of world am I living in here?
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