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JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N OUTZ Gets Shut Down At U.K.'s HIGH VOLTAGE Festival (Video)

July 27, 2010

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER's crew allegedly pulled the plug on DOWN 'N OUTZ's High Voltage festival performance on Sunday, July 25 at Victoria Park in London, U.K. after the Joe Elliott-fronted band apparently went over its allotted time at the event.

According to a report on the Planet Rock web site, DOWN 'N OUTZ — a project fronted by Elliott, backed by THE QUIREBOYS and playing rare tracks connected only by MOTT THE HOOPLE — was joined by MOTT THE HOOPLE legend Ian Hunter for two songs ("Once Bitten Twice Shy" and "Who Do You Love") at the end of its set on the main stage. "As soon as 'Who Do You Love' ended, a voice not belonging to anyone from the band came over the PA to say thanks for listening to the DOWN 'N OUTZ, and no one was more surprised than the band," states the report. "The mics were cut and there was a mild kerfuffle side stage as the band remonstrated that they needed to keep playing."

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin, who was working at the event, described the situation in the following way in his online diary: "Shot the end of Joe's set and was just getting into Ian Hunter when the power was pulled after two songs by ELP [who were scheduled to headline the main stage later that night]. Now if I was to say the situation was ugly that is an understatement. Joe Elliott and Ian Hunter got into an altercation with ELP's crew, fists flying. It ruined the whole day, a real bad '70s thug-like atmosphere. Jimmy [Page] and I went in to see Ian and offer our support and Joe was pragmatic, 'Fuck it, what can you do?'"

Fan-filmed video footage of the end of DOWN 'N OUTZ's set at High Voltage can be viewed below.

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