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Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme bottles fan

The Queens of The Stone Age, Wireless Festival, Hyde Park, London, 14 June 2007 Pic Andy Willsher

The Queens of The Stone Age, Wireless Festival, Hyde Park, London, 14 June 2007 Pic Andy Willsher

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Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme threw a bottle at a fan after having him pulled out of the crowd on Friday (June 13).

The singer and guitarist had become agitated after it is suspected that the fan, watching the band at the Norwegian Wood festival in Oslo, threw an item at him.

You can see the incident by clicking on the video below.

"Do me one favour," Homme asked the crowd during the set. "Don't throw any shit at me. If you throw something at me I'm not so sick that I can't go down there and beat the fucking shit out of you. I may have a fucking 102 temperature and I've been puking for two days, but I'll still butt-fuck you in front of your friends."

Following the outburst it is suspected that the aforementioned fan hurled an item at Homme, prompting the frontman to single him out.

"Hey, you with the fucking hat on," he said. "Hey, pussy. Turn around you fucking pussy with the black hair. Turn the fuck around you chicken shit fucking faggot. Hey, you. You fucking pussy motherfucker. I will fuck you up. Come on up here. Come on up here, you fucking little faggot. You know what? Get your fucking ass up here. You're so stupid you'll come up here. Lift him up so I can kick him in the fucking face."

Security guards then hauled the fan out of the crowd to the photo pit, where Homme threw a bottle at him before he was removed by the security guards.

"Miserable fucking cunt," Homme muttered as the fan was being escorted out of the pit. "Go back to your mum's house, you 12-year-old miserable dickless turd."

Finally, Homme asked the crowd if they wanted to join him in attacking the fan.

"You wanna throw something at him too or are you all cool, are you all good?" he asked. "You know this dickless fucking turd has no friends anyways. I came here for the rest of you, not this asshole."

See video footage of the incident by clicking on the video below.

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the_royal_wee 

Jun 16, 2008

wow. that's one angry man.

tommy070 

Jun 16, 2008

I must say... who's really the loser?The guy in the audience, or the ginge man on stage, building himself in front of a couple of thousand teenagers. So he was feeling a bit ill, sucks for him. No need to freak out. Pussy can't even deal with the flu and some stomachache.

DaveIndieBoy 

Jun 16, 2008

Fair play to Josh...there's usually at least clown in any audience that deserves to be bottled...lets have more of it!

WomblesBleed 

Jun 16, 2008

Yeah Josh Homme is fucking mental, good. Who wants a rock star to be completely normal. There is ever need to freak out.

RuiRuiRuiRui 

Jun 16, 2008

Even better than Josh's outburst on QOTSA's live DVD/CD. Brilliant stuff.

rockgeek 

Jun 16, 2008

@tommy070 You a dead lesbian goat? Someone throws a bottle at him so he has a go. He doesn't have to build himself up and why throw the "ginge" comment in for, we can see his ginger and know it anyway.Tit

brmanuk 

Jun 16, 2008

josh needs to chill out like. he sounds like a right twat.

AdamShanklyUK 

Jun 16, 2008

This is definitive proof that nothing good ever comes of being ginger.

DinaSaw 

Jun 16, 2008

He didn't invite the rest of the crowd to throw things at the boy, he asked if anyone else wasnted to throw things at the band. We all already knew he had anger issues - but there's no reason for just putting up with having stuff thrown at the band, why not fight back?

farmerphil 

Jun 16, 2008

Some kid in the audience shows off to his friends by throwing shit at Josh, and instead of looking cool, or like a bigger man, he got what he deserved and shown up. Josh doesnt have issues, he just has the guts to stick up for himself, no matter whos watching. Today's softer Rock Stars could learn from him.

Prockerz 

Jun 16, 2008

Using homophobic language and assault to get his revenge? Yeah, what a big man.

Jimmy2605 

Jun 16, 2008

Brilliant rock stars with attitude - not wet fish like the cheesy faced lead singer of Keane or the moustache of Brandon from the Killers. Good on you Josh !!

littlemammiesboy 

Jun 17, 2008

i like QOTSA, but the fact that the man onstage is taking away thousands of pounds should mean that he can control himself. Who buys his albums?FANS. Thats a real let down, and I hope he apologises. If he doesn't, then he's just another thug and he should go and work as a bouncer for Rock steady security in Scotland. If I was that guy, id have willingly smacked him back, fan or no fan

cheesesliceking 

Jun 17, 2008

Yeah go josh!! You show that teenage fan who’s the boss!....What a dumbass, big hard man picking on a kid half his age probably less, does it make you feel like the big hard man?? Tosser. if i were that kids parents id have his fucking ass handed to him on a plate in court. Lets hope the next time someone throws something at you josh it hits you in the face and knocks you of your fucking pedestal. Well done josh you’ve now shown yourself to be a complete and utter tosser.

a55h01e 

Jun 17, 2008

the returned bottle pitch was kinda funny, even tho he had to have his target held up in place by security. the gaff was the homophobic spew cumming outta his mouth, tsk tsk Josh, after all the work done to rehab your career, the makeover as a cool hip alt-rock weirdo, the ironic side project, jeez dude, they'd nearly erased all memory of your past life as a redneck pile of crap in a band called kyuss. I seem to recall you guys had some interesting views on punk rockers and other misfits at the time. I'd wonder what your wife makes of that but starfuckers don't think, they just, um, fuck. and you, Josh, just suck. hmmm, suck'n'fuck, what a pair,when you say 'em together it sounds kinda like "FAGGOT" talk to me, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! next...

nahnahnah 

Jul 3, 2008

All these people hating on Josh are idiots. It's a rock band people! These "fans" need to enjoy the show and stop being pricks. It used to be if you were trying shit like this kid, the other fans would stomp your ass and let security drag his sorry ass out of there! Kid probably went back home and started crying "Mommy, that mean lead singer called me names and threw a bottle at me!" WHAAAAAAAA!!

MARS1987 

Jul 7, 2008

Homophobic ? Don't you know the difference between the word and meaning of faggot ? if not, you're all fucking morons who need to brush up on their vocabulary >_>As for josh's behaviour... I wouldve done the exact same thing... sure he takes home zeh money, but as before mentioned, that doesnt mean he has to take crap from ANYFUCKINGBODY >_>Fine to see a man take a stand for himself when he's already sick, which does shit for your mood.... a kid, who cant control such a stupid impulse as to do something just because he's told not to, deserves more than just a flick of a bottle... he deserves the WHOLE bottle inside of his body.... he got of easy ...

qotsa_deftones_prodigy 

Sep 1, 2008

josh was completely right, even if it was harsh and offensive, but really ladies and gents, what happened to the public's love of loud, offensive and morally-wrong rock and roll frontmen? homme is an absolute legend of our time and here's some punk kid trying to show off, josh doesn't need money from concerts, hell, he's performing for the fans not for the money or fame, so fucking give him and the whole band the respect they truly deserve.

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