The Foo Fighters were forced to halt their Birmingham gig as chaos erupted in the crowd. Legendary frontman Dave Grohl warned the crowd "you don't want" what would happen if the disruption continued. The band was wrapping up their UK tour at Villa Park Stadium on June 27 when the incident occurred.
Grohl had to pause the concert due to a "problem in the crowd" that prevented the band from continuing their performance. The show, part of their Everything or Nothing At All Tour, was stopped to ensure the safety of a fan after an issue was spotted among the massive Villa Park audience. From the start, the Foos had the crowd in a state of wild excitement, with the entire standing area of the arena packed with fans.
Early into the set, Grohl noticed a disturbance in the crowd and halted the music, threatening to play Stairway to Heaven until the unclear issue was resolved. "Is he up yet? Because if he's not up, we're going to start playing Stairway to Heaven," Grohl warned. "And no one wants to hear me play Stairway to Heaven.
", reports Birmingham Live . True to his word, Grohl began playing the Led Zeppelin classic, joined by the crowd, until the problem was sorted out. The singer revealed that he often resorts to playing Stairway during crowd disturbances, although this time he only got a few minutes into the song before the issue was resolved.
It comes after Dave appeared to make a dig at pop sensation Taylor Swift during their London gig. 55-year-old Dave and his bandmates have.