Alternative rockers Garbage performed recently at the Good Things Festival in Melbourne Australia. The Grammy nominated group is perhaps best known for their 1995 debut album which spawned two hit singles, “Stupid Girl” and “Only Happy When It Rains.” The band also released several successful follow-up records, and following a brief hiatus in the mid 2000s has been actively writing and touring since 2010.
During their Melbourne concert, singer Shirley Manson went off on a fan who was repeatedly throwing beach balls during their set. “Big guy with your big f–kin’ beach ball,” Manson said from the stage. “What a f–kin’ douchebag… You’re a f–kin’ middle-aged man in a f–kin’ ridiculous hat, and you’re a f–kin’ f–kface. I want, literally, to ask people to f–kin’ punch you in the f–kin’ face. But you know what? I’m a lady, so I won’t.”
She later doubled down on her on stage rant with a social media post saying: “I make NO APOLOGIES whatsoever for getting annoyed at beach balls at shows,” she wrote. “I joined a band because I HATED THE F–KING BEACH. I joined a band because I wanted to listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure and be dark and beautiful. I love the musical community and I want to respect their artistry. I am so tired of folks taking music for free and treating us all like circus performers.”
Check out Manson’s rant below.
