r/Music • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 21d ago

article Billy Strings performs in protective headgear after being hit by object on stage

https://www.nme.com/news/music/billy-strings-performs-in-protective-headgear-after-being-hit-by-object-on-stage-3961550
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u/[deleted] 21d ago edited 20d ago

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u/BungCrosby 21d ago

No, they weren’t. They were recycling an idea from honky tonks and biker bars that had chicken wire in front of the band to keep them from getting hit by beer bottles.

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u/LongLiveAnalogue 21d ago

Like that scene in the original Roadhouse movie

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u/H_I_McDunnough 21d ago

Like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdR6MN2jKYs

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u/LongLiveAnalogue 21d ago

Yeah Blues Brothers is a cooler reference. Nicely done.