Black Lips @ Echoplex, 10/20/07
What would a Black Lips show be without unanticipated incidence? Err…not a Black Lips show. When I saw them in January it was singer/guitarist Cole Alexander dropping his pants, tonight at the echoplex it was having the plug pulled midway through the show. Confused fans remained inside chanting for their return, meanwhile equipment was already being carried out to their vans. Apparently guitarist Ian St. Pe dropped a full beer bottle on the ground and that was enough to anger echoplex owner and abruptly end the show. See comment #5 below on what actually went down, which was verified by the band’s reps. –Ed. The band have toured nonstop in support of their latest release, Good Bad, Not Evil, and are likely to return to L.A. sometime. After fans cleared out, Black Lips hung outside until the early a.m. A fight even broke out in the street at some point; it seems adventure surrounds Black Lips.
The last photo is so good! I definitely had to do a double take.
thankyuu! black lips always guarantee some bewildering action
They pulled the plug on the band because a bottle of beer was dropped on the ground? The Echo just gets less and less enjoyable of a venue as time goes on. If I wanted that kind of reactionary b—s—, I’d hang out at the Palladium more often.
great show except for getting cut off.
the black lips and the spits are great.
the troubadour show was the best of the three la shows.
He didn’t drop the bottle. He SMASHED it on the iron base of the microphone stand and got glass in the eye of the monitor guy. THAT’S why they were cut off.
I don’t think most people knew exactly what went down. We saw the bottle fall, then they got kicked out. Thanks for clearing it up – it’s a shame it even happened
Thanks for doing your homework, Valerie. I agree.
Did you hear the Diplo remix for Veni Vedi Veci? It’s so good!
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