{"id":18312,"date":"2026-07-27T00:25:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18312"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T19:25:31","slug":"watch-courtney-laplante-get-violent-fucker-thrown-out-of-spiritbox-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=18312","title":{"rendered":"Watch Courtney LaPlante get &#8220;violent fucker&#8221; thrown out of Spiritbox show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/spiritbox\">Spiritbox<\/a> frontwoman Courtney LaPlante stopped a recent show to have a violent fan removed from the crowd \u2013 check out footage below.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place during the Canadian metal band\u2019s set at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix, Arizona on July 15, where they were supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/evanescence\">Evanescence <\/a>alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nova-twins\">Nova Twins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Before closing the performance with \u2018Soft Spine\u2019,\u00a0LaPlante brought the show to a halt after drummer Zev Rose spotted someone\u00a0apparently hurting\u00a0other audience members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZev is taller than us and he\u2019s up on the kit, and he sees some fucker right now,\u201d she told the crowd. \u201cWe\u2019re not\u00a0gonna\u00a0play another song and this show is not\u00a0gonna\u00a0continue until we make sure everybody out there is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then encouraged those around the alleged aggressor to\u00a0identify\u00a0them, saying: \u201cI need\u00a0you guys\u00a0to be tattletales \u2013\u00a0who\u2019s\u00a0the fucking freak\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0hurting everybody? Point them out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spiritbox-Soft Spine (live in Phoenix, Arizona)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4zoKUNH-wls?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0numerous\u00a0fans pointed towards the individual, LaPlante added: \u201cWell guess what, fucker? We all saw you, we know where you are and your ass is\u00a0gonna\u00a0get kicked the fuck out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The singer then crouched at the edge of the stage to check on one of the people who had\u00a0reportedly been\u00a0caught up in the incident.\u00a0\u201cHey, are you OK, bud?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0asked. \u201cI know that you didn\u2019t mean to draw attention \u2013 I\u2019m sorry to draw attention to you, but that\u2019s fucked up, OK?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0the damn gold medal karate match, OK? This is a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll show,\u201d she continued, before confirming that security had\u00a0located\u00a0the alleged offender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet that be a lesson to anybody out there who fucks around tonight,\u201d LaPlante said. \u201cBecause our security, they\u2019re very nice and they love you guys, but they have let me know that if they have to, they will baptise a motherfucker and they will tune you up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then reminded fans to look after each other in the crowd, asking: \u201cIf anybody falls down, what are you going to do? You\u2019re going to pick them up, OK?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some fans who claimed to have\u00a0witnessed\u00a0the incident later alleged on social media that the person had been punching and shoving people outside the designated mosh pit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWyoX12FHjt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Soft Spine\u2019 appeared on the band\u2019s second studio album \u2018Tsunami Sea\u2019,\u00a0which was released in March last year. In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/spiritbox-tsunami-sea-review-3843686\">four-star review<\/a>,\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>\u00a0hailed the record as \u201cawe-inspiring modern metal\u201d and praised the group for \u201ccontinuing to push the boundaries of what metalcore can be\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Spiritbox\u00a0also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/check-out-spiritbox-epic-performance-soft-spine-2026-grammys-3927052\">performed \u2018Soft Spine\u2019 at the 2026 Grammys<\/a>, where they were nominated for Best Metal Performance for the third time.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0band\u00a0are currently touring North America with Evanescence and Nova Twins, before embarking on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/spiritbox-announce-2026-tsunami-sea-uk-arena-tour-3932297\">their biggest UK headline tour to date<\/a>\u00a0in September.<\/p>\n<p>That run will begin at Glasgow\u2019s SEC on September 12 and also visit Nottingham, Manchester and Cardiff, before concluding at London\u2019s OVO Arena Wembley on September 19. Find any remaining tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fspiritbox-tickets%2Fartist%2F5353740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Spiritbox\u00a0will later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/metallica-announce-november-us-shows-with-suicidal-tendencies-and-spiritbox-3938777\">support Metallica at Connecticut\u2019s Mohegan Sun Arena on November 21<\/a>, as part of the metal veterans\u2019\u00a0two-night \u201cNo Repeat Weekend\u201d at the venue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante stopped a recent show to have a violent fan removed from the crowd \u2013 check out footage below. 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