A few weeks ago, Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose called out fans who used drones to get footage of the band while they were performing. He told drone enthusiasts who were trying to capture bootleg footage to take their “toys somewhere else.”
Mr. Bungle singer Mike Patton had a run-in with a drone at the band’s Dec. 11 concert at Knottiest Chile. Patton, who also sings for alternative legends Faith No More, can be seen in footage trying to swat the drone out of the sky with his microphone. There’s video from the drone’s perspective, too.
Axl previously addressed the drone situation: “Had a few drones this leg,” he wrote. “Last night (Gold Coast Australia) was probably the most intrusive. Was a bit of a distraction as obviously someone thought it was just ok to be doing that but also it coming that close in front of the stage and then actually over n’ on stage.”
He continued, “According to the police it happens more often than not lately especially with sporting events. It’s not something we’re all that used to. A lot of impulse reactions went thru everyone’s minds that after thinking about it (which when ur live there’s really no time to really sort things out like that) didn’t make much sense.”
Rose then added, “People were p*ssed. However much fun anyone’s having ur still trying to stay focused n’ do ur job n’ give the fans the best show u can. Anyway … we get it can b ‘fun’ to get ur drone bootleg vid but we’d appreciate it if anyone planning to b a drone pirate took the fans n’ the band into consideration n’ played w/ur toys somewhere else. Big thank you in advance!”
There’s current legislation in the works to revise an FAA police to “issue temporary flight restrictions for sporting events” to extend to all events at a stadium including concerts, but the issue is still in limbo.
