I've never been a fan of The Darkness, not my type of music, but I respect what they do. After this, I have even more respect! The point Justin made about not having a beer for 13 years and that he doesn't want to be covered in someone else's is really good. You don't know the struggles of people.
@@adriantrusca1245 I'm here because uuuuuniverse and evoluuuution!... Spooky, isn't it? I'm an occasional listener of The Darkness. I watch more Justin Hawkins Rides Again than I listen to the band, though. Is that not allowed? My music taste is a bit eclectic, but some of my favorite bands and artists are Shiner, The Life And Times, Radiohead, Failure, Spotlights, Molly McGuire, Nothing, Nine Inch Nails, Fiona Apple, Deep Sea Diver, The Dismemberment Plan, Frank Zappa (also Dweezil Zappa), Queens Of The Stone Age... And many more. I prefer the shoegazey, spacey, post rock-y alternative sort of stuff. My two favorite bands are mentioned as the first and second here. Radiohead are also in a league of their own, in my opinion.
He’s been clean for years, gets SOAKED with alcohol and still handles that idiot with class! A true gentleman, and one hell of a lead man!! Much respect mate!!
@@uv77mc85 It's his guitar, not yours. If he wants to break it, that's none of your business - unless he tries to break it over your head. If I were a a recovering alcoholic and somebody intentionally threw a beer on me, that would be the last time that person ever threw anything at anybody in his life. It's impressive how he reined himself in immediately and handled it from then on. Amazing self-control. Compare this video to the various Axl Rose incidents at concerts, for example.
Justin Hawkins is a prime example of how a man should act. He doesn't get angry, he handles it with remarkable grace under the circumstances, keeps his sense of humour and is completely open about his sobriety. What a man. What a band. Also a rare example of a rock band who can maintain such a high quality after so may albums, Easter Is Cancelled is one of their best ever!
First few days sober and I went to see the Darkness with my son at Rock city Nottingham and within the first few songs I was covered in beer so I feel your pain Justin! 5 years later I'm still sober - 1 day at a time, fucking love this band
Anyone who has suffered from severe alcoholism knows how awful it is to be right on the precipice of complete and utter catastrophe. When he said "what if I go crazy now & destroy what's left of my life" - he wasn't being dramatic - that is something that is always a possibility with alcoholics, even if they've been clean for decades. I had a friend who almost drank himself to death and was wrecked by the age of 28 but managed to get clean through desperation and hard work. He was sober for 11 years until one night at a wedding he made the mistake of picking up a beer. He was dead 3 months later.
The dude with the German accent screaming “kill him!” made me laugh, like nah mate, let’s not go full murder at this concert 😂 As an addict I absolutely got chills when he said 13 years.
I know, that was a bit shocking to hear someone shouting for the guy to be put to death for throwing beer, in that accent too. This was in Austria right... hmm... someone check on that guy...
@diptishalder4635 that area Austria/Germany has been on my radar lately. I dont have a full grasp on the current Zeitgeist (as they would call it) but ive just been keeping my ear to the floor. Not fully satisfied they arent up to something is all.
That's a lovely thing you said. Justin recently thanked me for a comment i left on one of his videos - which i thought was very kind and thoughtful of him and it meant a lot too. Glad you guys keep in touch. Cheers 😎👍✌💖
I saw these guys in Copenhagen two weeks ago (2020) After the intro song Justin apoligized to a random guy in the audience for knocking his beer over when they came in from the back entrance… He then had a beer transported by the audience from the stage all the way back to the rear of the venue to that guy.. it was a awesome! Like the holy gral was passed down, from hand to hand, to be handed over to a guy who had his beer spilled.... From all the great songs and amazing show it was, this I will remember… Great frontman, great crowd!
Saw them in Tucson Arizona at city limits or some small venue. They put on a great show after it was done they all walked pass me off stage and I gave them all pats on the back and said thank you great show please come back. Justin turned around and said " thanks man you guys rock here in Tucson we will definitely be back." It was freaking awesome
Damn... Total respect for this. No blistering ego tantrum, no fuck you... I'm leaving, just a truthful, heartfelt statement. I never really listened to the darkness, but goddamn it, you guys gained a fan... Awesome
I’ve got eleven years and I’m here to tell you, he is anything but what that girl called him. Especially considering the kind of work he’s in where it’s always in your face and well meaning people are probably always trying to buy him a beer or drink. Thirteen years sober in that environment is like twenty six years for the rest of us. Respect, dude owns a wheelbarrow.
remember, our singer guy, CHOOSES to earn a living this way. Sometimes when a bartender finds out hes an alcoholic hits rock bottom, does the jail thing, but survives and is in recovery for life, going back and WORKING as a BARTENDER is just not a smart nor sponsor recommended choice. So it is hard for me to have any sympathy for someone who is so needy to be the center of attention, they continue to dance with devil, and wen shit gets hot, the first thing they think of is "SHUT THE SHOW DOWN" and proceeds with a "PUBLIC ADMONISHMENT " in bashing others by dressing down the fan like a pretentious teacher does a unruly student who is disruptive in class because of his fetal alcohol syndrome..The fact is, a decade after his band is relevant, he should never take a single fan for granted, and understand that every person that comes to see the band is overpaying to show their support, therefore, occupational hazards are part of the job, and to be treated as such, should a recovering alcoholic choose to put themselves back in this non-stop house party work environment and roll the dice..
@@raidermaxx2324 your response comes off as incredibly ill informed and naive. I'm sorry but if anyone one in an audience decides to mess with a performer they waive any right to not get a "dressing down" from said performer. Getting things thrown at you on stage is not an occupational hazard, by that metric and using your own example a bartender should just stand there and let punters chuck pints at them every night, does that sound right to you?? And speaking of attention seeking, the person who threw that pint is the biggest attention seeker here; same as hecklers at a comedy show they just can't stand not being what people are focusing their attention on so they do stupid shit like this. Regardless of how famous or irrelevant you think they are these are human beings and they deserve respect
@@raidermaxx2324 ban them from the venue, ban them from using ticket services, have a couple of gangsters break their legs? I don't know; I'd ask what your solution is but you don't seem to think it's a problem.
Almost 14yrs myself, but when I saw that I was overwhelmed with fear, dread, & rage for him. To live life in fear of going back with one bad choice. While rejoicing in the fact that it is in the past & you are on this side of it! Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
Justin Hawkins is a class act, and The Darkness are a criminally underrated band. I don’t understand why more people here in the States don’t “get it” 🤦♂️
Was at Donnington once when some tool threw firework at Lemmy.. He stopped the song pointed at the guy who was immediately stood on his own in a 100 foot circle... And said.. "if you want to throw something come up here and throw a punch" absolute legend.
I was at the gig. I never understood what people find amusing about throwing their beers at artists or just over the audience's heads. I hate being hit by that, and I would hate it even more if I was on stage trying to entertain people. Let alone the fact that Justin is a dry alcoholic. Someone threw a beer at the beginning of the show and Justin let it be known in no uncertain terms - albeit with a smile - that if that happened another time, he would "come down and crush that guy's throat". You would think that would suffice. But later in the show, a woman again threw a beer at him, and when he confronted her, she called him a pussy. I think he handled it beautifully and with restraint (though I don't know if he would've had the same restraint if it had been a dude :D), and he's absolutely right, it's a matter of respect. Thank god the audience was 100% behind him on that. Justin adressed the matter once more before the encore and thanked the audience for saving the evening for him. Justin, thanks for a great show, and my hat is off to you.
Total morons never understood how stuff like this is acceptable at music gigs and sporting events.Would they like it it if any of us went into there work place started throwing beer,hurl abuse at them for doing there job?Totally don’t get it.
He handled it very well I don't know why anyone would pay to see a band and then start throwing Beer at them particularly when they are a really good band , just as well it wasn't Axl Rose or he would have walked off .The Darkness were such a massive band in the mid 00s I know they've had issues and split up but hopefully they stay together keep knocking it out of the park.
I was never a fan of this band and I don't know why it showed in my YT feed, but I never understand why people go to a show and throw stuff at the performers. Have some respect and self-control.
Yeah. I was really surprised YT threw this at my feed. Then I recall I love stage confrontation videos, therefore I assume the innocent robot thought I might like this.... And I did. Damn smarty pants robots
Corby Dinsburger not that I need to explain it to you but I’m impressed because he was pissed over what had just happened but he cooled off and went back into the song as if nothing had happened. Whereas I would’ve had a difficult time doing that. Just an observation by a fellow musician. Nothing to get your panties in a bunch over.
I haven't had a drink in 27 years. Mad respect to the singer for not jumping in the crowd and beating the crap outof the person that through their drink at him.
I've never seen anything live by the group until now, and these dudes can jam! Not only that, but the lead singer is a rock star in the best way. I'm now a fan
OK, this totally blew my mind; Justin was actually KIND when he reprimanded the person for throwing beer all over him. He could have got pissed, he didn’t. He could have jumped into the crowd and got into a fight, he didn’t. He even could have had the person thrown out of the show, but he didn’t. He put on the biggest, warmest smile, and tried to explain to the dip shit what should have been done, and tried to teach them what respect is. Hats off to this amazing front man.
He literally threw his very expensive guitar to the floor in anger Then realised he over reacted and had to change course This really wasn't him being calm lol
Very impressive to me...he focused all his frustration and anger into a calmly spoken statement that people actually supported. I've never listened to this band or heard the signers name before but after seeing this I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. This is an example of self-control that I will try to remember.
No beer in 13 years and some degenerate throws one on him. Then he says the truth...”what if I went out and started drinking again and it destroyed my life just because of someone who threw a beer.” He literally just told everyone he’s that close to a relapse! What a great person! He didn’t even say half the stuff I would have. Then he finished the set! Wow! Dude my hat is off to you man! What a really classy guy! Great job! Kudos lead singer!
the way he handles this incident is very professional and inspiring! in fact rock musicians are known for their sobriety and politeness. The more I love this artist so damn cool. Always tamed I believe he is truly a kind person as I observe even his YT channel the way he does reaction videos and commentaries he is on the positive side always with kind words. indeed an amazing performer close to his fans deeply rooted it cant just be distracted by a mischievous beer thrower! GREAT
Not sure if I had ever heard of this band or not but I will say this. I certainly have a lotta respect for Justin now having witnessed this. He should have done like Zappa did years before when items were thrown on the stage that he asked not to be thrown. He stopped the show and said if it happened again, "we're out of here". He then continued on with the show, playing all of it except for some of the encore. Items were thrown on the stage again, Frank stopped the show again and said that they would return when the audience had grown up. And with that not another word was said, not another note of music was played, the band walked off the stage.
I saw them once live…I remember Justin interrupting a solo flipping his plek in the air kicking it with the side of his shoe in the air again, catching it and continuing his solo. Enough said.
Specially if you pay for the show. I've seen much worse. I remember some video of a dude spitting to the singer of NOFX multiple times. They ended up having a fist fight. Probably that dude was on cocaine and thought spitting to the singer's face was really punk.
Totally disrespectful to have done that. The man has had his problems with drugs and alcohol and is trying to do better with his life, what an absolute disgusting thing to do. And he was so respectful and polite to ask why only to be trolled. Respect to you Justin your 10 times the man they are. Great to see you doing so well again.
He was around my age when he quit alcohol and I am now also in the process of quitting. This is inspiring that it’s not only possible but very doable. He seems very happy these days
I hope you've been successful in removing alcohol from your habits. We all choose one or two habits in life that don't serve us, at least. No shame, just good, in realizing a new path. Best of luck to you.
I gotta say, the amount of restraint Justin showed is saintly. If I were pissed off enough to drop a Gibson Les Paul Custom unceremoniously, you better believe I’m coming after you swinging, but for him to be able to calm himself down and be able to calmly speak is amazing.
As someone with almost a decade of sobriety this absolutely broke my heart...I teared up when he spoke. I absolutely can't imagine someone else possibly taking my sobriety away from me. Hold onto that sobriety my friend...sounds like the woman who did this awful horrible thing is possibly suffering in her addiction as well, the shame she must experienced the next morning deserves our compassion. 🇨🇦
It's something most people won't understand, what it's like to be an addict/alcoholic. Good thing is he accepts he's powerless over alcohol, and that's what gives me hope for him. It would be extremely sad to see such a talented individual to waste his life. He's been given a second opportunity, like many of us.
You can take a bath in beer as long as you don't drink it. Lighten up. Beer exists and if you play in a rock n roll band you're going to come into contact with it. Im in recovery too, fyi.
@@bamslackwood433 Depends who you are talking to. Some recovering Alcoholics struggle with the temptation and just the taste of it can get them to relapse. Everyone's recovery is different. I haven't drank Alcohol in over 7 years, I don't have a desire to drink, nor do I mind having wine in my food, as it doesn't tempt me. I just don't drink, due to the fact when I start getting intoxicated, I move straight back to my drug of choice, and when I do become intoxicated I don't have the ability to stop drinking and using drugs.
Just to add my small relatively unimportant penny’s worth::- I’m Sam, now into my twelfth year of sobriety with a stroke along the way just for fun. I was and hopefully still am a musician, used to in the past getting thru most gigs with the help of the booze. If someone had tried this little ‘joke’ on me I’m not sure I would or could have handled it like this, probably not. Thanks Justin, take care, be strong and don’t forget it’s one day at a time, or one hour if necessary. Good luck, SX
Justin is a class act. Handled that like the pro he is. Why do people throw things at gigs to disrupt a show? As Lemmy once said 'if you see an arm going up to throw something - break it!'
I met these guys while working the Kiss Kruise in 2019. Class act gentlemen and possibly the most badass crew ever. I can’t believe someone would be so disrespectful to them.
That's pretty cool! I've always respected The Darkness. Don't like everything they've ever done, but they're talented dudes. Justin is clearly an intellectual too. He handled this with Grace and decency, even with the swears 😂✌️seems like a good dude!!
kozzicosgrovemusic Didn’t smash anything other than that it’s a Gibson Les Paul absolutely no loss to anybody all of their new guitars unless their custom shop models are garbage
Nick I have worked as a touring Guitar Tec with mostly rock bands for 10 years I have seen just about everything there is to see The cut off year for a nice or decent really Les Paul is somewhere around the 90s to early Thousands like I said unless it’s a custom shop guitar that cost you know 5K it’s going to be terrible quality
This vid 1. brought me back to The Darkness, 2. introduced me to this awesome song 3. made me subscribe to Justin's youtube channel cause he's an awesome guy (and hot!) 4. made me wanna see them live (those vocals!)
Wow. Justin Hawkins has class. I love this band and have respected them for a long time. This brings that respect to an even higher level. That was awesome.
Yea but to be fair, if he's that "on the edge" in his sobriety, that a beer getting splashed on him could send him on a rock bottom spiral,maybe reconsider his career.. or ban beer sales at your show! Obviously they wanted to make money by selling beer, so there is a risk involved... He should have just ignored it .. but the woman calling him a pussy is just whack, fuck that bitch.. alcohol makes people fucking stupid AF..
ih8TrumpTardzz it’s the venue who sell the alcohol though, it wouldn’t be anything to do with the band. Plus it’s his personal decision doesn’t mean he will stop others from drinking
Total respect to Justin he has come a long way and overcome so much. He handled this respectfully. I'm a darkness fan from Darkness Country but I'm from Frankie's country originally. These guys have earned the respect they get through hard work.That and the fact they're great at what the do. Nobody does it like they do and long may they keep rocking.👏👏👍
@@pjfdourley4998 did that that case finish up in 90? It was before or right after slave to the grind came out and they went on the biggest tour they have ever been on
Well done. I can't imagine thinking it's okay to just throw things at the band. Yet, people do it thinking it's cool or whatever. You definitely deserve respect from the audience.
Not even into this style of music but BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO that's a very talented patient gentleman musician. 👍But I do love this tune for blasting my next door nippy neighbour with my new music system cheers.
Im about 5 yrs off the sauce and a front man as well. I probably wouldnt of handled this with that amount of class. Bravo Justin, you are an inspiring soul.
I also cringed when he threw it down from shoulder height... and yep they unsurprisingly declared it was broken. No hate on Justin doing what he did but he could’ve easily placed it down
Hats off and major kudos to you, Justin and Co. a charismatic, charming and eloquent rocker ye be. Wishing you happiness, health, and continued prosperity. Cheers.
At first, the beer hit the guitar... I was like "oh no".... Than the way he through that Gibson Les Paul Custom on the ground like that... Broke my heart :(
Never been prouder to be in a band with this guy.
Never been prouder to love this band. You are great guys, your songs and mind 👍
Give me his number Frankie!! Pretty please? 🙏 I have plans for him 🥰 (none of which include throwing beer...promise) x
Superbly eloquent Mr Hawkins in response to an idiot... and love the new album 👍🏻⚡️
Please never leave again Frankie!
Pure class
I've never been a fan of The Darkness, not my type of music, but I respect what they do. After this, I have even more respect! The point Justin made about not having a beer for 13 years and that he doesn't want to be covered in someone else's is really good. You don't know the struggles of people.
In fairness this isn't their greatest work, I'm a fan and even I don't like this tune haha
fairness? What does that have to do with being covered in somebodies beer@@richardhammer187
So what do you listen to? Brutal death metal? Disco? Funk? Also, why are you here?
@@richardhammer187 Yeah, I get that. I've come around to the band, but it's still not my vibe. I'm an occasional listener and I enjoy it.
@@adriantrusca1245 I'm here because uuuuuniverse and evoluuuution!... Spooky, isn't it?
I'm an occasional listener of The Darkness. I watch more Justin Hawkins Rides Again than I listen to the band, though. Is that not allowed?
My music taste is a bit eclectic, but some of my favorite bands and artists are Shiner, The Life And Times, Radiohead, Failure, Spotlights, Molly McGuire, Nothing, Nine Inch Nails, Fiona Apple, Deep Sea Diver, The Dismemberment Plan, Frank Zappa (also Dweezil Zappa), Queens Of The Stone Age... And many more. I prefer the shoegazey, spacey, post rock-y alternative sort of stuff. My two favorite bands are mentioned as the first and second here. Radiohead are also in a league of their own, in my opinion.
To those amazed at the way Justin handled this, that’s 13 years of recovery in action.
He’s been clean for years, gets SOAKED with alcohol and still handles that idiot with class! A true gentleman, and one hell of a lead man!! Much respect mate!!
handling it with class is ignoring it and continuing the show
@@michaeldellacroce1349 no...
Apart from smashing his own guitar you mean. You can't throw a les paul like that wothout breaking the neck. Thats a 5 grand guitar.
@@uv77mc85 It's his guitar, not yours. If he wants to break it, that's none of your business - unless he tries to break it over your head.
If I were a a recovering alcoholic and somebody intentionally threw a beer on me, that would be the last time that person ever threw anything at anybody in his life. It's impressive how he reined himself in immediately and handled it from then on. Amazing self-control. Compare this video to the various Axl Rose incidents at concerts, for example.
@@uv77mc85five grand guitar but a hundred dollar repair and they have techs
When he tossed that LP custom, a part of me died inside 😢
Yeah... like, that's the only thing I can focus on.
No kidding, all cause of a douche in the crowd
Real shit lol
Dude just strapped it on too, was thinking "ooh what a sick axe!" *gets beer soaked and chucked on the ground* RIP
At 02:02 my heart dropped. I would stop the concert as well, but to go clean my expensive guitar.
Justin Hawkins is a prime example of how a man should act. He doesn't get angry, he handles it with remarkable grace under the circumstances, keeps his sense of humour and is completely open about his sobriety. What a man. What a band. Also a rare example of a rock band who can maintain such a high quality after so may albums, Easter Is Cancelled is one of their best ever!
Perfectly said! One of the many reasons I have and always will respect the bloke
Is that Taylors kid?
Oh he got angry. He might have broken a Les Paul custom because he thought about pulling an Axl and jumping in. But he calmed down
agreed
@@madamex3247 yeah Rufus Taylor, son of Queens Roger Taylor
First few days sober and I went to see the Darkness with my son at Rock city Nottingham and within the first few songs I was covered in beer so I feel your pain Justin! 5 years later I'm still sober - 1 day at a time, fucking love this band
So proud of you!!!
Nice
its not clever to swear in front of your son ....
@@krishnan-resurrection714 not everyone has to b a clever
Sobriety sucks.
Anyone who has suffered from severe alcoholism knows how awful it is to be right on the precipice of complete and utter catastrophe. When he said "what if I go crazy now & destroy what's left of my life" - he wasn't being dramatic - that is something that is always a possibility with alcoholics, even if they've been clean for decades. I had a friend who almost drank himself to death and was wrecked by the age of 28 but managed to get clean through desperation and hard work. He was sober for 11 years until one night at a wedding he made the mistake of picking up a beer. He was dead 3 months later.
Poor guy. God bless
Geez dude I’m sorry to hear that. That’s tragic.
Yeah I am watching a close friend of mine going through the same - has been sober for a long while, but recently jumped back in it. Sucks.
Good lord! What a tragic story. I’m sorry you lost a friend.
I lost my sister to an overdose. In 2021. So i understand.
The dude with the German accent screaming “kill him!” made me laugh, like nah mate, let’s not go full murder at this concert 😂
As an addict I absolutely got chills when he said 13 years.
2:30 schwarzi
I lol’d too but must also agree that seems a bit too far mate.😆
I know, that was a bit shocking to hear someone shouting for the guy to be put to death for throwing beer, in that accent too. This was in Austria right... hmm... someone check on that guy...
@@diptishalder4635 😴
@diptishalder4635 that area Austria/Germany has been on my radar lately. I dont have a full grasp on the current Zeitgeist (as they would call it) but ive just been keeping my ear to the floor. Not fully satisfied they arent up to something is all.
I went to school with this man and we keep in touch. I am so proud of what he has come through. We respect you J-Hawk :) Big Love x
wow!
That's a lovely thing you said. Justin recently thanked me for a comment i left on one of his videos - which i thought was very kind and thoughtful of him and it meant a lot too. Glad you guys keep in touch. Cheers 😎👍✌💖
Did you thou
@@tobywan12 Super edgy comment bro, "DiD yOu ThOu?"
I was surprised what I saw at the video but then again, I didnt want to judge but read the comments. Prayers for protection in Jesus Name ❤️ 🙏
I saw these guys in Copenhagen two weeks ago (2020) After the intro song Justin apoligized to a random guy in the audience for knocking his beer over when they came in from the back entrance… He then had a beer transported by the audience from the stage all the way back to the rear of the venue to that guy.. it was a awesome! Like the holy gral was passed down, from hand to hand, to be handed over to a guy who had his beer spilled.... From all the great songs and amazing show it was, this I will remember… Great frontman, great crowd!
NICE!
That's neat!
Mmmmm...tastes like COVID
I would’ve loved to have seen that.
Fabulous!
"Is it being a pussy to expect some respect? No. No it's not."
That made me tear up. 💪🏽
Un señor, bravo por el.
Made you tear up..? Christ 😂
@@HiGlowieBetter to cry over real masculine energy than fake crying laughing over trolling others.
Right?
Tear up what, a book? Well up, with tears, if you must 😂😉
"I paid good money for this concert and this overly priced beer! I'm going to ruin both for myself!"
Rule #1: Don’t throw your beer.
Rule #2: Don’t throw your Les Paul.
Nailed it John!!
Yes! My heart skipped when he dumped the Les Paul
lol a Custom at that
Yeah those aint cheap.
Throwing stuff isn’t the issue. It’s throwing stuff at people that causes problems.
i know he had a beer whipped at him, but shit, the les paul he whipped on stage was the real tragedy here...
minitom74 That headstock needs a priest!!
That hurt my feelings too
Agreed, that was totally uncalled for
Decides to break guitar because he Got wet by a beer. What an idiot haha
What time in the video did he wreck the guitar? I can't see it.
Saw them in Tucson Arizona at city limits or some small venue. They put on a great show after it was done they all walked pass me off stage and I gave them all pats on the back and said thank you great show please come back. Justin turned around and said " thanks man you guys rock here in Tucson we will definitely be back." It was freaking awesome
And on a positive note The Darkness always had one of the best Marshall based guitar sounds ever - rockin’!
Beer costs enough at these gigs, why would you want to waste it.
Dude thats because its not beer, its pee, surely he feel warm pee and not a cold beer... srry my bad english
@@franciscotarango708 honestly who are we kidding, bud light/piss, what really is the difference?
Here, here
Maybe tasted bad?
Neil 66 they are throwing their piss. So kind of draft beer
The dude on the bass looks like a character out of Scooby Doo
Mr. Frankie Poulan
They all look Scooby Doo. Or something.
He looks like Jeff Lynn from Electric Light Orchestra
No, that’s Spider from School of Rock
*Omar Rodriquez Lopez
The fact he played even after all that, total respect
❄️
Damn... Total respect for this. No blistering ego tantrum, no fuck you... I'm leaving, just a truthful, heartfelt statement. I never really listened to the darkness, but goddamn it, you guys gained a fan... Awesome
check out jonathan kings back-catalogue for more coolness ......
Well said. Same here. New fan.
I’ve got eleven years and I’m here to tell you, he is anything but what that girl called him. Especially considering the kind of work he’s in where it’s always in your face and well meaning people are probably always trying to buy him a beer or drink. Thirteen years sober in that environment is like twenty six years for the rest of us. Respect, dude owns a wheelbarrow.
remember, our singer guy, CHOOSES to earn a living this way. Sometimes when a bartender finds out hes an alcoholic hits rock bottom, does the jail thing, but survives and is in recovery for life, going back and WORKING as a BARTENDER is just not a smart nor sponsor recommended choice. So it is hard for me to have any sympathy for someone who is so needy to be the center of attention, they continue to dance with devil, and wen shit gets hot, the first thing they think of is "SHUT THE SHOW DOWN" and proceeds with a "PUBLIC ADMONISHMENT " in bashing others by dressing down the fan like a pretentious teacher does a unruly student who is disruptive in class because of his fetal alcohol syndrome..The fact is, a decade after his band is relevant, he should never take a single fan for granted, and understand that every person that comes to see the band is overpaying to show their support, therefore, occupational hazards are part of the job, and to be treated as such, should a recovering alcoholic choose to put themselves back in this non-stop house party work environment and roll the dice..
@@raidermaxx2324 goddamn dude learn to break up your rambling thoughts.
Nobody wants to read a wall of text.
@@raidermaxx2324 your response comes off as incredibly ill informed and naive. I'm sorry but if anyone one in an audience decides to mess with a performer they waive any right to not get a "dressing down" from said performer. Getting things thrown at you on stage is not an occupational hazard, by that metric and using your own example a bartender should just stand there and let punters chuck pints at them every night, does that sound right to you?? And speaking of attention seeking, the person who threw that pint is the biggest attention seeker here; same as hecklers at a comedy show they just can't stand not being what people are focusing their attention on so they do stupid shit like this. Regardless of how famous or irrelevant you think they are these are human beings and they deserve respect
@@Lukerwdrums so what's your solution
@@raidermaxx2324 ban them from the venue, ban them from using ticket services, have a couple of gangsters break their legs? I don't know; I'd ask what your solution is but you don't seem to think it's a problem.
The singer is a nice guy, he believes in a thing called LOVE
Lmao
You gotta pay the troll toll
Who the hell u calling a singer!! JUSTIN HAWKINS OUT OF THE BEST BAND EVER
Lmao
just listen to the rythms of his heart
That doesn't matter, love is only a feeling
Almost 14yrs myself, but when I saw that I was overwhelmed with fear, dread, & rage for him. To live life in fear of going back with one bad choice. While rejoicing in the fact that it is in the past & you are on this side of it! Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
Bruh who is the old English man yelling kill him like they’re at a medievel be heading lol
In practice mode for a WAKEN concert.
Lmao..I heard him too
Waiting for him to you yell "If you don't eat your meat you can't have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?"
Watch, that guy probably only speaks german. "Kill him" is the only english he knows....
"be heading"??? To where, exactly? 😂
3:12 Arnold Schwarzenegger shouting
V-P Kantola lmfao
Rofl
Acurate
Funny
Get in the choppah!
I know this is a year old but much respect to Justin , handled the situation like a proper gent! 👏🏽
the influence of jonathan king rubbed off on him ....
Justin Hawkins is a class act, and The Darkness are a criminally underrated band. I don’t understand why more people here in the States don’t “get it” 🤦♂️
Not much to get. That guitar solo at the end pretty much sucked.
@@mikehertz6507 that’s just like… your opinion, man.
@@mikehertz6507 why buy tickets to the fookin show?
@@mikehertz6507 You got no clue at all what RN'R really is about, right?
You got some homework left to do dude
Could be the thrift store clothing??
James Franco’s music career is really taking off.
haha never even made this connection before but thank you.
I was thinking that. Lol
Ha ha ha
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha !!!!!!
I thought it was Tiny Tim in a Moose Knuckle outfit
Was at Donnington once when some tool threw firework at Lemmy.. He stopped the song pointed at the guy who was immediately stood on his own in a 100 foot circle... And said.. "if you want to throw something come up here and throw a punch" absolute legend.
I was at the gig. I never understood what people find amusing about throwing their beers at artists or just over the audience's heads. I hate being hit by that, and I would hate it even more if I was on stage trying to entertain people. Let alone the fact that Justin is a dry alcoholic. Someone threw a beer at the beginning of the show and Justin let it be known in no uncertain terms - albeit with a smile - that if that happened another time, he would "come down and crush that guy's throat". You would think that would suffice. But later in the show, a woman again threw a beer at him, and when he confronted her, she called him a pussy. I think he handled it beautifully and with restraint (though I don't know if he would've had the same restraint if it had been a dude :D), and he's absolutely right, it's a matter of respect. Thank god the audience was 100% behind him on that. Justin adressed the matter once more before the encore and thanked the audience for saving the evening for him. Justin, thanks for a great show, and my hat is off to you.
I hope she got thrown out the silly cow!
Some people are just such idiots.
Total morons never understood how stuff like this is acceptable at music gigs and sporting events.Would they like it it if any of us went into there work place started throwing beer,hurl abuse at them for doing there job?Totally don’t get it.
He handled it very well I don't know why anyone would pay to see a band and then start throwing Beer at them particularly when they are a really good band , just as well it wasn't Axl Rose or he would have walked off .The Darkness were such a massive band in the mid 00s I know they've had issues and split up but hopefully they stay together keep knocking it out of the park.
I’m surprised he didn’t have her thrown out of the gig for being so disrespectful. Always one waste of space.
RESPECT , why does anyone pay to go to see a GREAT band then get so drunk that they have no self control or self respect . Justin is a LEGEND
Beer throwing aside, Justin is hitting those Dennis Reynolds “Dayman” high notes.
Champion of the sun.
Electric Dream Machine
Master of karate
That glam core shit
Rene Siqueiros and FRIENDSHIP FOR EVERYONE!!!
Respect to the man. He wants to keep his life on track man. Fuckin mad respect to him.
I was never a fan of this band and I don't know why it showed in my YT feed, but I never understand why people go to a show and throw stuff at the performers. Have some respect and self-control.
Guitarnivore because they suck
The same reason whiny-ass liberals go to Trump rallies and cause problems. Desperate for attention.
James Collier 🙄🙄🙄🙄
Yeah. I was really surprised YT threw this at my feed. Then I recall I love stage confrontation videos, therefore I assume the innocent robot thought I might like this.... And I did. Damn smarty pants robots
James Collier
Good, the “whiny-ass liberals,” cliché person is here...
Well done Justin and the guys for getting through this. Being a fellow addict I can understand how hard that was.
I’m pretty impressed that they literally picked up where they left off.
Glad you noticed this as well haha. Impressive.
Very well practiced indeed
rocket grunt lol, not in the bands I have been 😀😀
Corby Dinsburger not that I need to explain it to you but I’m impressed because he was pissed over what had just happened but he cooled off and went back into the song as if nothing had happened. Whereas I would’ve had a difficult time doing that. Just an observation by a fellow musician. Nothing to get your panties in a bunch over.
Corby Dinsburger good for you. Tell someone who cares.
When their first album came out I was 100 percent in love with it. Dudes notes are insane
I haven't had a drink in 27 years. Mad respect to the singer for not jumping in the crowd and beating the crap outof the person that through their drink at him.
He could've thrown the idiot, who threw the beer out but Justin is too nice.
threw*
Let's go get drunk!
I've never seen anything live by the group until now, and these dudes can jam! Not only that, but the lead singer is a rock star in the best way. I'm now a fan
I was always on the fence with The Darkness, until I finally got to see them live. Outstanding show! I love how Justin handled this situation 👏
OK, this totally blew my mind; Justin was actually KIND when he reprimanded the person for throwing beer all over him. He could have got pissed, he didn’t. He could have jumped into the crowd and got into a fight, he didn’t. He even could have had the person thrown out of the show, but he didn’t. He put on the biggest, warmest smile, and tried to explain to the dip shit what should have been done, and tried to teach them what respect is. Hats off to this amazing front man.
The "old" Justin would have moshed his way into the crowd and buried his foot in that thug's ass!
He’s like Jesus
He literally threw his very expensive guitar to the floor in anger
Then realised he over reacted and had to change course
This really wasn't him being calm lol
Josh Good call, I totally forgot about that. LOL! But in the end, love wins, and he definitely handled everything with great care and kindness. 🧡
@@Josh-hi2ti he should have thrown the beer thrower to the ground NOT the guitar!!
Never heard of these guys till this. Love the sound, love this gentleman's resolve. #respect
Were you living under a rock for the mid-2000s? You would have heard them on the radio then for sure.
They rule
Permission To Land - you’re welcome 🥳
@@JohnDoe-ne4kg sadly, yes
Not my kind of band, but I will tip my hat to this guy. What a gentleman and a fantastic human being.
Very impressive to me...he focused all his frustration and anger into a calmly spoken statement that people actually supported. I've never listened to this band or heard the signers name before but after seeing this I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. This is an example of self-control that I will try to remember.
No beer in 13 years and some degenerate throws one on him. Then he says the truth...”what if I went out and started drinking again and it destroyed my life just because of someone who threw a beer.” He literally just told everyone he’s that close to a relapse! What a great person! He didn’t even say half the stuff I would have. Then he finished the set! Wow! Dude my hat is off to you man! What a really classy guy! Great job! Kudos lead singer!
the way he handles this incident is very professional and inspiring! in fact rock musicians are known for their sobriety and politeness. The more I love this artist so damn cool. Always tamed I believe he is truly a kind person as I observe even his YT channel the way he does reaction videos and commentaries he is on the positive side always with kind words. indeed an amazing performer close to his fans deeply rooted it cant just be distracted by a mischievous beer thrower! GREAT
my first time seeing this group, because of his level of respect, I am now a lifetime fan of Justin Hawkins.
Not sure if I had ever heard of this band or not but I will say this. I certainly have a lotta respect for Justin now having witnessed this. He should have done like Zappa did years before when items were thrown on the stage that he asked not to be thrown. He stopped the show and said if it happened again, "we're out of here". He then continued on with the show, playing all of it except for some of the encore. Items were thrown on the stage again, Frank stopped the show again and said that they would return when the audience had grown up. And with that not another word was said, not another note of music was played, the band walked off the stage.
I saw them once live…I remember Justin interrupting a solo flipping his plek in the air kicking it with the side of his shoe in the air again, catching it and continuing his solo. Enough said.
He's quite wry, could he of mimed it?
I literally stole this lil trick from him having seen it myself haha
i can attest to such antics at shows of theirs. he's quite good a silly plectrum tricks... he's also quite good at football which probably helps
Definitely a new thing to try on stage, thanks :P
Very polite. Class act. Not sure why people can’t respect the artist. Seems very stupid to me.
Specially if you pay for the show. I've seen much worse. I remember some video of a dude spitting to the singer of NOFX multiple times. They ended up having a fist fight. Probably that dude was on cocaine and thought spitting to the singer's face was really punk.
David L. Im pretty sure in some way it must be a cry for attention.
It's drunk assholes. Dollar a dozen
I'm sure people do respect them. There's just always going to exist that one dickhead
That poor Les Paul might disagree with you. One second it was flying high, the next it was being slammed to the ground. Lol.
i think he's one of the best singers since last 20 years... Underrated band (this is my opinion).
Arghhh!?!?! The way he just slammed that Les Paul Custom has given me ptsd.
and you know that headstock went bye bye
Not worth some beer in your hair.
TheDoogman for sure ahahah
RIP to the guitar
Guy must have some cash
Wow I’m a fan all over again now. Excited to follow them on everything now. What a good guy and talented band
Totally disrespectful to have done that. The man has had his problems with drugs and alcohol and is trying to do better with his life, what an absolute disgusting thing to do. And he was so respectful and polite to ask why only to be trolled. Respect to you Justin your 10 times the man they are. Great to see you doing so well again.
@Shoeless Joe Jackson had being the key word
Man ,I worked in that Tesco stacking shelves when I was in the 6th form at Kirkley High.
He was around my age when he quit alcohol and I am now also in the process of quitting. This is inspiring that it’s not only possible but very doable. He seems very happy these days
I hope you've been successful in removing alcohol from your habits. We all choose one or two habits in life that don't serve us, at least. No shame, just good, in realizing a new path. Best of luck to you.
Throwing alcohol at an alcoholic, classy girl. Handled that well by asking nicely for a good 90 seconds
So throwing beer at people who aren't alcoholics is OK though right? I swear people don't think before they comment
I gotta say, the amount of restraint Justin showed is saintly. If I were pissed off enough to drop a Gibson Les Paul Custom unceremoniously, you better believe I’m coming after you swinging, but for him to be able to calm himself down and be able to calmly speak is amazing.
As someone with almost a decade of sobriety this absolutely broke my heart...I teared up when he spoke. I absolutely can't imagine someone else possibly taking my sobriety away from me. Hold onto that sobriety my friend...sounds like the woman who did this awful horrible thing is possibly suffering in her addiction as well, the shame she must experienced the next morning deserves our compassion. 🇨🇦
It's something most people won't understand, what it's like to be an addict/alcoholic. Good thing is he accepts he's powerless over alcohol, and that's what gives me hope for him. It would be extremely sad to see such a talented individual to waste his life. He's been given a second opportunity, like many of us.
You can take a bath in beer as long as you don't drink it. Lighten up. Beer exists and if you play in a rock n roll band you're going to come into contact with it. Im in recovery too, fyi.
@@bamslackwood433 Depends who you are talking to. Some recovering Alcoholics struggle with the temptation and just the taste of it can get them to relapse. Everyone's recovery is different. I haven't drank Alcohol in over 7 years, I don't have a desire to drink, nor do I mind having wine in my food, as it doesn't tempt me. I just don't drink, due to the fact when I start getting intoxicated, I move straight back to my drug of choice, and when I do become intoxicated I don't have the ability to stop drinking and using drugs.
@@Jarrow13 He's not powerless to alcohol if he's sober. It means he has learned discipline, which IMO is the opposite of powerless
Just to add my small relatively unimportant penny’s worth::- I’m Sam, now into my twelfth year of sobriety with a stroke along the way just for fun. I was and hopefully still am a musician, used to in the past getting thru most gigs with the help of the booze. If someone had tried this little ‘joke’ on me I’m not sure I would or could have handled it like this, probably not.
Thanks Justin, take care, be strong and don’t forget it’s one day at a time, or one hour if necessary. Good luck, SX
Did he say he was 13 years sober! That’s f**king outstanding. Cheers mate, I hope I share your resolve and fortitude.
Justin is a class act. Handled that like the pro he is. Why do people throw things at gigs to disrupt a show? As Lemmy once said 'if you see an arm going up to throw something - break it!'
Amazing talent saw them a few times years ago and just blew me away at smaller venues.. class act
He handled that perfectly. He gets ALL my respect. What a man! 🖤🎶
Fair play to Justin, he did tell them to stop, they didn't, but he handled it like a professional. Respect.
AAHQ exactly! He’s working imagine if you’re at work and some random person throws beer at you.
I met these guys while working the Kiss Kruise in 2019. Class act gentlemen and possibly the most badass crew ever. I can’t believe someone would be so disrespectful to them.
the last time i was at a concert before all this pandemic shit a single draft beer cost like $12 i aint throwing that shit nowhere...
from this video i just discovered this band and seems that i am doing to listen a lot of great music
That's my cousin and he handles everything with that amazing composure and I'm glad he taught me to do the same
That's pretty cool! I've always respected The Darkness. Don't like everything they've ever done, but they're talented dudes. Justin is clearly an intellectual too. He handled this with Grace and decency, even with the swears 😂✌️seems like a good dude!!
lewis taylor were all so proud of you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I love the darkness .justin is ace
Justin is a legend
R. Is right lad
Give the man credit, through the whole thing he kept his cool and was a gentleman.
Kept his cool he smashed a 2 grand les Paul
kozzicosgrovemusic Didn’t smash anything other than that it’s a Gibson Les Paul absolutely no loss to anybody all of their new guitars unless their custom shop models are garbage
@@josephgooch1451 I'd agree with that
Nick I have worked as a touring Guitar Tec with mostly rock bands for 10 years I have seen just about everything there is to see The cut off year for a nice or decent really Les Paul is somewhere around the 90s to early Thousands like I said unless it’s a custom shop guitar that cost you know 5K it’s going to be terrible quality
@Nick yep absolute garbage. I have a Japanese greco and a Japanese orville which shit on any Gibson I've ever held
A true performer.handled himself in a professional gentlemanly manner.
This vid
1. brought me back to The Darkness,
2. introduced me to this awesome song
3. made me subscribe to Justin's youtube channel cause he's an awesome guy (and hot!)
4. made me wanna see them live (those vocals!)
What song is this?
@@rebelwithasixstring barbarian
Wow. Justin Hawkins has class. I love this band and have respected them for a long time. This brings that respect to an even higher level. That was awesome.
13 years sober, he said. 👏👏
Meanwhile the bassist is in the back drinking his beer..
He handled this so well. Hasn’t had a drink in 13 years and now has to wear someone’s beer. If that was me, show over. He showed incredible restraint.
Justin Hawkins is a living legend. Only respect and admiration for this guy.
I felt a pain in the chest when he threw that custom shop to the floor
He takes his sobriety seriously. Much respect for that. Then some idiot splashes him with beer 🤦🏻♂️
Pisses in a cup on stage, throws a hissy fit for being splashed by beer.
Rock and roll baby!
Yea but to be fair, if he's that "on the edge" in his sobriety, that a beer getting splashed on him could send him on a rock bottom spiral,maybe reconsider his career.. or ban beer sales at your show! Obviously they wanted to make money by selling beer, so there is a risk involved... He should have just ignored it .. but the woman calling him a pussy is just whack, fuck that bitch.. alcohol makes people fucking stupid AF..
@@raidermaxx2324 well perhaps, but it was a "luvvy" move.
Just take a five minute break, tell security and don't ruin the vibe.
ih8TrumpTardzz it’s the venue who sell the alcohol though, it wouldn’t be anything to do with the band. Plus it’s his personal decision doesn’t mean he will stop others from drinking
@@willknight6699 yea you probably right
Justin, you are an honourable gentleman 💜🏴💜
Justin you have to protect that White paul man -
He sounds super nice and staying sober is already hard enough, even more so for a rock singer. People suck
Proving once again the most valuable item to carry w u, is the towel...
Don't forget to take a towel!
South Park
@@scout805 hitchhiker's guide
Don’t panic!
Total respect to Justin he has come a long way and overcome so much. He handled this respectfully. I'm a darkness fan from Darkness Country but I'm from Frankie's country originally. These guys have earned the respect they get through hard work.That and the fact they're great at what the do. Nobody does it like they do and long may they keep rocking.👏👏👍
Remember sabastian bach was hit by a glass bottle then he threw it back in anger and split an innocent girls face in half
Oof didn't hear that. What was the fallout from that
@@keagan0000 I can't really remember but he was taken to court and she was awarded a lot of cash, I think it threw him off his game for a while though
Corey Taylor caught a bottle thrown at him and smashed it over his own head.
Goddamn! Pulling out them memories from '89!!! We getting old lol
@@pjfdourley4998 did that that case finish up in 90? It was before or right after slave to the grind came out and they went on the biggest tour they have ever been on
Well done. I can't imagine thinking it's okay to just throw things at the band. Yet, people do it thinking it's cool or whatever. You definitely deserve respect from the audience.
2:31 “KILL HIM!” 😂😂😂😂
Not even into this style of music but BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO that's a very talented patient gentleman musician. 👍But I do love this tune for blasting my next door nippy neighbour with my new music system cheers.
Great to hear Arnold Schwarzenegger at 3.12 screaming “PUT HIM DOOOWN”
so disrespectful just leave if your not having a good time, that man's a legend
He's a professional showman hats off to justin saw him for the first time at Hollywood vampires amazing xx
Im about 5 yrs off the sauce and a front man as well. I probably wouldnt of handled this with that amount of class. Bravo Justin, you are an inspiring soul.
Those that can...do.
Those that can't....throw beer.
Damn he chucked that LP Custom! Sounds like he broke it.
“That guitar broke, you fucks”
I also cringed when he threw it down from shoulder height... and yep they unsurprisingly declared it was broken. No hate on Justin doing what he did but he could’ve easily placed it down
@@dreamerseas5973 That was a horrible sight, just leave it hanging. gawd
He got mad as hell! But he handle it good
Classy, intelligent way to handle it, great job! So proud of him for his sobriety, as well!
All kinds of classy, throwing a 4 thousand dollar guitar on the gound pouting...
Hats off and major kudos to you, Justin and Co. a charismatic, charming and eloquent rocker ye be. Wishing you happiness, health, and continued prosperity. Cheers.
this guy looks like the kid from F is for family all grown up
I never knew that Richard Ayoade was the bassist for The Darkness. You learn something new every day.
Lol
His voice is just perfection.
At first, the beer hit the guitar... I was like "oh no".... Than the way he through that Gibson Les Paul Custom on the ground like that... Broke my heart :(
wow....i realy thaught he was goin out there..true pro and handled that asshat like a tru pro...CHEERS JUSTIN
class act all the way!
Don't ever go and see GWAR!
Everybody goes home SOAKED!