Dave Grohl Throws Fan Out of Show for Fighting

Nobody is getting the best of Dave Grohl.

It's a very common scenario: One person starts a (relatively) harmless moshpit, others join in. Sooner rather than later, some kid with a grudge against people and a taste for literalism starts punching some slam-dancers.


It can ruin a fun environment that's usually borderline safe. But Dave Grohl is having none of that BS.


Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl kicked a fan out for taking a moshpit a bit too far after fighting some other fans at last night's show in London's Roundhouse.


Here are the choice words Grohl had for his fan:

“You don't fucking fight at my show you asshole. Let me see him, who's fighting right now? It's that guy in the stripped shirt. Hey motherfucker look at me, get the fuck out of my show right now.”

For those who don't understand these things (and not many do): you push your way in, you push your way out, you move around a little. It's actually a lot of fun when done properly.

But there is always, ALWAYS one person who has been to too many Lamb of God shows and thinks these are meant to be soccer hooligan fights. That's when people get seriously hurt and Grohl should be commended.

He's not the first to act this fierce to a fighting faux pas. Emocore pioneers At the Drive-In were notorious (as are their reborn counterparts The Mars Volta) for berating the crowd or even walking off the stage if there was excessive slam-dancing. Check them out below during a 2001 show at Big Day Out in Australia:

The crowd ignored them. Many booed the singer, Cedric Bixler-Zavala. The next day, a 16-year-old girl was trampled by the massive crowd at a Limp-Bizkit concert.

This seems odd today, especially because it's so hard to remember anyone being that devoted to Limp Bizkit.

But Grohl made a smart and classy move: Cover your ass and assume no liability. Also, I'll bet the fans wanted this jerk gone, too.