Nü-metal icons Limp Bizkit introduced chaos and comedy to the stage at Atakoy Marina in Istanbul, Turkey on August 17, when frontman Fred Durst personally handled an airborne intruder (proper across the 4 minute mark).
The band ripped by a 14-song set, however the greatest shock got here throughout their penultimate monitor, “Take A Look Round.” A number of drones hovered over the group all through the night time, seemingly capturing footage with out authorization.
When one drone drifted nearer to the stage, Durst motioned for it to return face-to-face with him. However simply because it entered putting vary, he lashed out together with his microphone, knocking the machine from the air and sending it crashing to the bottom. He then instructed safety to hurl the damaged drone again into the group.
The drone strike got here with a dose of irony, provided that “Take A Look Round” was initially written for the Mission: Not possible 2 soundtrack. Durst performed up the connection, joking with followers that Tom Cruise had flown in for the present however was “too sh” to hitch him onstage — a wink that probably went over the heads of viewers members unfamiliar with the monitor’s origins.
Followers famous that Durst’s antics would have additionally match the band’s signature anthem “Break Stuff” — which, in true Bizkit style, was carried out twice through the night time.
Potential Final Present in Turkey?
In a extra sobering second, Durst informed the viewers that the Istanbul gig would possibly mark the final time Limp Bizkit could be allowed to carry out in Turkey, although he supplied no particulars on why. The remark left many followers speculating about behind-the-scenes tensions or restrictions.
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