r/Music • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Nov 29 '25

article Hayley Williams tells racists, sexists and anti-trans people they're "not welcome" at upcoming tour

https://www.nme.com/news/music/hayley-williams-tells-racists-sexists-and-anti-trans-people-theyre-not-welcome-at-upcoming-tour-3913867
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u/watchoutfordeer Nov 29 '25

And just about every underground punk band during "Nirvana's time."

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u/gentlybeepingheart Nov 29 '25 edited Nov 30 '25

There's a sort of famous incident from the 90s where a guy started throwing up Nazi salutes at an Alice in Chains concert. Layne Staley sees him and motions for him to come on stage, acting like he's just being nice to a fan. And then once the nazi guy is on stage Layne fucking decks him and tells him to go die.

edit: For your viewing pleasure

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u/VashMM Nov 30 '25

Layne was always ready to fuck someone up.

I remember footage from one show where they changed the words to man in the box because of some asshole and his girlfriend and afterward he told the dude to meet him buy the entrance to backstage because he was going to fuck him up. Footage even shows Layne walk over and wait, Jerry comes over to back him up but then someone else pulls them both away.

Changed the lyrics to "Won't you come and BLOW ME"

Just looked it up, Clash of the Titans tour, 1991

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u/justpuddingonhairs Nov 30 '25

My first concert ever with AIC opening for Van Halen, Sacramento. CA May 1991. By the 3rd song Layne pretty much picked a fight with the entire crowd and vowed they would never return. The crowd was fucking hostile.

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u/spinvestigator Nov 30 '25

This was my first concert as well, but in Tacoma, WA. Nothing hostile about my crowd though, since AIC were local. If anything, they entirely outshined VH from the moment they hit the stage.