• facebook
  • twitter
  • rss

GIGANTOUR Director Of Security To Fans: 'Do Not Throw Items At The Stage'

September 24, 2006

Jon Urban (photo),the Director of Security for Gigantour, has issued the following statement regarding this year's traveling festival:

"I have a long history of tour security experience and I have found it very rewarding to be working with Dave Mustaine [MEGADETH frontman and Gigantour mastermind] and his crew. It is my job to keep the bands and fans safe while at the shows. I ask that everyone please respect the band members and crew by not throwing items at the stage. As you know liquid and electronics do not mix. We have had incidents in the past where equipment has been damaged almost resulting in the show having to end early. So please, do not throw items at the stage. You could also cause injury to a crew member or one of your favorite musicians! Let's all have a safe, fun time. See you out there!"

MEGADETH's concert in Salt Lake City on Sept. 15 as part of Gigantour 2006 came to a sudden halt a couple of songs into the band's set after an unidentified "fan" reportedly threw a water bottle at the soundboard, which caused the equipment to malfunction.

The North American installment ofGigantour 2006 kicked off September 6 in Boise, Idaho. The trek features LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, OVERKILL, THE SMASHUP, INTO ETERNITY and SANCTITY in addition to the headliner MEGADETH.

Find more on
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • reddit
  • email

Comments Disclaimer And Information

BLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. The comments reside on Facebook servers and are not stored on BLABBERMOUTH.NET. To comment on a BLABBERMOUTH.NET story or review, you must be logged in to an active personal account on Facebook. Once you're logged in, you will be able to comment. User comments or postings do not reflect the viewpoint of BLABBERMOUTH.NET and BLABBERMOUTH.NET does not endorse, or guarantee the accuracy of, any user comment. To report spam or any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist, homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, use the "Report to Facebook" and "Mark as spam" links that appear next to the comments themselves. To do so, click the downward arrow on the top-right corner of the Facebook comment (the arrow is invisible until you roll over it) and select the appropriate action. You can also send an e-mail to blabbermouthinbox(@)gmail.com with pertinent details. BLABBERMOUTH.NET reserves the right to "hide" comments that may be considered offensive, illegal or inappropriate and to "ban" users that violate the site's Terms Of Service. Hidden comments will still appear to the user and to the user's Facebook friends. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).