Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello got involved in a scuffle with the security during their concert at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. The incident occurred toward the end of the Saturday night show, while the band was performing their megahit “Killing in the Name.”
During the performance, an errant fan crossed the perimeter and hopped onto the stage, causing a commotion. The security guards quickly responded and rushed on stage to take the fan down, but one of them accidentally tackled Morello in the process.
To everyone’s shock, the guard sent the 58-year-old guitarist falling off the stage and down onto the ground, NY Post reported.
As the scuffle continued, the lights in the arena were turned on and the audience waited to see if Morello had been hurt by the guard. After a while, he stood up and dusted himself off in front of the crowd before raising both his hands to indicate that he was all good, prompting a wild cheer from the audience.
A video of the incident captured by one of the concert goers went viral on social media Sunday. It shows the guard chasing the unruly fan but running into Morello and accidentally pushing him off the stage.
The video also shows that lead singer Zack de la Rocha, who performed sitting down during the show due to a previous injury, failed to notice what happened to Morella at first. About 10 seconds after Morello fell down onto the ground, he yelled repeatedly, “hold up, hold up, hold up!” as the music on the stage stopped.
As the guards dealt with the fan who caused the commotion, Morella went back up the stage to continue the show.
The fan reportedly tried to escape the guards by hurdling over the rail and blending in with the crowd, but the guards managed to get him and escort him out of the concert venue.
Formed in the 1990s, Rage Against the Machine kicked off its “Public Service Announcement” world tour at the Alpine Valley Music Theater in Wisconsin on July 9. The series of concerts mark the band’s return to the stage after eleven years.
Photo: Reuters / LEONARDO FERNANDEZ VILORIA
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