Travis McCoy brawls with fan at St. Louis Warped Tour
7/2/08 12:42AM UPDATE: Video of the incident has been posted (see below).
We're receiving word that during Gym Class Heroes' set at the St. Louis stop of Warped Tour today, GCH MC Travis McCoy was involved in an incident with a crowd member that apparently resulted in a broken microphone.
According to various unconfirmed reports across the internet (as well as an AP employee), a crowd member called McCoy an "ignorant n****r"; McCoy then called for the fan in question to jump the barricade and join him onstage. The fan did so but was reportedly struck on the head by McCoy's microphone before scaling the stage, causing the mic to break.
Reports vary on the level of scuffle that ensued, and there have been no confirmations yet if McCoy was arrested (as has been rumored) or if GCH have been thrown off Warped Tour (which has also been rumored); don't believe anything until you read it here, as we will stay on top of this story as it develops.
UPDATE: Video of the incident's aftermath has surfaced on YouTube (viewable below). The clip does not show the actual scuffle; instead, it starts with McCoy saying, "I guess sometimes ignorance is bliss!" before continuing, "I'm sorry you guys had to see that... but when someone calls you something that offensive and that disgusting, you have to bash their head in with a microphone."
We're receiving word that during Gym Class Heroes' set at the St. Louis stop of Warped Tour today, GCH MC Travis McCoy was involved in an incident with a crowd member that apparently resulted in a broken microphone.
According to various unconfirmed reports across the internet (as well as an AP employee), a crowd member called McCoy an "ignorant n****r"; McCoy then called for the fan in question to jump the barricade and join him onstage. The fan did so but was reportedly struck on the head by McCoy's microphone before scaling the stage, causing the mic to break.
Reports vary on the level of scuffle that ensued, and there have been no confirmations yet if McCoy was arrested (as has been rumored) or if GCH have been thrown off Warped Tour (which has also been rumored); don't believe anything until you read it here, as we will stay on top of this story as it develops.
UPDATE: Video of the incident's aftermath has surfaced on YouTube (viewable below). The clip does not show the actual scuffle; instead, it starts with McCoy saying, "I guess sometimes ignorance is bliss!" before continuing, "I'm sorry you guys had to see that... but when someone calls you something that offensive and that disgusting, you have to bash their head in with a microphone."
Labels: drama, gym class heroes
posted by Scott Heisel at
12:47 AM
6 Comments:
I WAS THERE SAW THE HOLE THING, that ass hole did say it.... TRAVIS had every right.
frick, i hope they dont get kicked off warped i was pumped to see them in Toronto
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way to go travis!!
but why did he call him a n****r when he is the same???
he better not fucking get charged for shit.
he had the right.
the guy had NO right to say that shit to travie.
no matter what comes out of someone's mouth, you NEVER have the right to cause theym physical harm. now i am in no way defending the guy. i understand why travis did it & i don't blame him, but it was a rash decision and a wrong one.
assault with a deadly weapon is no joke.
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