Shirley Manson Calls Out Beach Ball-Throwing Fan at Good Things

Rubbish frontwoman Shirley Manson had sharp phrases for disrespectful behaviour at Good Issues Pageant, calling out a festivalgoer who repeatedly threw seashore balls through the band’s Melbourne set on Dec. 5.

“Massive man together with your huge f–kin’ seashore ball,” Manson stated from the stage. “What a f–kin’ douchebag… You’re a f–kin’ middle-aged man in a f–kin’ ridiculous hat, and also you’re a f–kin’ f–kface. I need, actually, to ask individuals to f–kin’ punch you within the f–kin’ face. However you recognize what? I’m a girl, so I received’t.”

Whereas the feedback sparked a wave of viral dialogue on-line, Manson later doubled down on her stance in a press release posted to Threads, the place she clarified her long-standing distaste for seashore balls at exhibits and broader frustration with how some followers deal with stay music areas.

“I make NO APOLOGIES in any way for getting aggravated at seashore balls at exhibits,” she wrote. “I joined a band as a result of I HATED THE F–KING BEACH. I joined a band as a result of I needed to hearken to Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Remedy and be darkish and delightful.”

She continued, “I like the musical neighborhood and I wish to respect their artistry. I’m so uninterested in of us taking music without cost and treating us all like circus performers.”

The Scottish alt-rock icon and her bandmates — who final toured Australia in 2016 — are at the moment performing throughout the nation as a part of Good Issues Pageant, with extra sold-out sideshows in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.

Their setlist consists of fan favourites like “Solely Completely happy When It Rains,” “Cherry Lips (Go Child Go!),” “Silly Lady” and “Once I Develop Up,” alongside materials from their 2021 LP No Gods No Masters and 2023’s Let All That We Think about Be The Gentle.

The band is scheduled to carry out subsequent in Sydney (Dec. 6) and Brisbane (Dec. 7), earlier than kicking off their headline run.