Peter Frampton was forced to take matters into his own hands at a recent concert, when two fans refused to stop taking pictures of him on stage.
And after repeatedly gesturing to the couple to refrain from taking shots and getting no response, the musician eventually grabbed the phone and launched it into the air.
Frampton, who is currently on the Guitar Circus tour supporting his new album Hummingbird In A Box, was playing at the Palladium in Carmel, Indiana when the incident occurred.
Prior to the gig, the theater announced there would be no flash photography or filming allowed. However, a couple arrived late, sat in the front row and began taking pictures and recording the performance. Despite not hearing the message, Frampton made it very clear he wasn’t happy, repeatedly gesturing at the couple to stop. They ignored the guitarist and carried on until the situation came to a head during the track Do You Feel Like We Do.
Onstage Magazine continues the story, “You could see the look of desperation and frustration on Frampton’s face and at the end of the song, he walked over with a huge smile on his face, bent down and said, ‘Hey, can I see that? Can I see the photos you’ve been taking?’ The guy handed him the phone and Frampton stood up, spun, and flung it to the rafters. The phone went flying to the back of the stage and the crowd erupted in cheers.”
After the concert, Frampton took to Facebook to post some first-hand accounts of the incident, saying: “Here are a couple of reports from the show and thanks again. We had a great show. Love the theater and the sound was great. We’ll be back.”
Frampton released Hummingbird In A Box last month – a seven-track project which came from a collaboration with the Cincinnati Ballet, while the English musician also released a stream of album track Friendly Fire last week.
additional source: classicrockmagazine.com
48 Responses
can you hear me NOW?
I love it…front-row douches…I wonder what the couples reaction was, weird that wasn’t reported but I sit in the first 10 rows of every show I go to and by far the biggest a-holes with camera phones are the ones close up…just like going to a sporting event where the best seats go to the people who care the least about the team, usually some corporate a-hole.
I guess all of the people defending the couple taking the pictures and video are case-in-point of this new mentality people have that rules apply to everyone “except me”. Peter tried to go the diplomatic and polite route, but when that didn’t work, I feel he was entirely justified in what he did since the rules were posted and fair warning was given. The crowd’s just lucky he didn’t end the show right there and then like some other big-time rock stars would have.
Absolutely well done Pete!!
I don’t blame him one bit..