LATE OF THE PIER - ROCKERS LATE OF THE PIER SPARK SECURITY GUARD TUSSLE

ROCKERS LATE OF THE PIER SPARK SECURITY GUARD TUSSLE

British rockers LATE OF THE PIER saw their performance at the South By Southwest music festival descend into chaos after security guards threw the group off-stage for overunning their time slot.
The musicians were thrilled when they were invited to play at the annual Austin, Texas event on Friday (20Mar08).
But things turned nasty when security personnel turned off the band's microphones after they failed to keep to the allocated schedule, sparking a fight between the rockers and the disgruntled guards.
Frontman Sam Eastgate tells NME.com, "The bouncers went behind the sound desk and grabbed Steve, our sound guy, right off the desk.
"They turned off the power but I found a guitar microphone that was on, used that for a bit, then all of a sudden the bouncer had one of us by the throat.
"I saw red. It was quite a big jump, because he's such a big bouncer. Someone grabbed me and threw me down the stairs."