{"id":29046,"date":"2024-03-18T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/john-mellencamp-walks-off-stage-after-being-heckled-at-toledo-show\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T21:00:32","slug":"john-mellencamp-walks-off-stage-after-being-heckled-at-toledo-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/john-mellencamp-walks-off-stage-after-being-heckled-at-toledo-show\/","title":{"rendered":"John Mellencamp walks off stage after being heckled at Toledo show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-03-18\/Getty_JohnMellencamp_031824.jpg\" alt><figcaption> Al Pereira\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>John Mellencamp<\/strong> doesn\u2019t care for audiences talking back to him, and folks in Ohio learned that lesson the hard way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Video circulating on TikTok shows Mellencamp being heckled by an audience member at his Toledo show on Sunday, March 17, and giving him a piece of his mind.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In the clip, Mellencamp is telling the audience a story when someone yells out, \u201cplay some music,\u201d to which he responds, \u201cWhat do you think I&#8217;ve been doing, you c*********?&#8221; He adds, \u201cHere&#8217;s the thing, man. You don&#8217;t know me. You don&#8217;t f***** know me.&#8221;\u00a0He then addressed someone in his crew named Joe, telling him to &#8221; find this guy and let me see him after the show.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mellencamp\u00a0then tries to continue his story but is interrupted a second time with a request to play \u201cAuthority Song,\u201d prompting\u00a0the rocker\u00a0to respond, &#8220;Guys, I can stop this show right now and just go home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The audience then starts to get loud,\u00a0at\u00a0which\u00a0Mellencamp informs them, &#8220;Tell you what I&#8217;m gonna do. Since you&#8217;ve been so wonderful, I&#8217;m gonna cut about 10 songs out of the show.\u201d He then begins performing \u201cJack\u00a0&amp; Diane\u201d before stopping to inform the audience, \u201cY\u2019know what? Show\u2019s over.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toledoblade.com\/a-e\/music-theater-dance\/2024\/03\/17\/mellencamp-concert-marred-hecklers\/stories\/20240318058\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>The Toledo Blade<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\">, Mellencamp did walk off the stage, although the\u00a0concert wasn\u2019t actually over. He eventually returned and treated the crowd to classics like, \u201cRain On the Scarecrow,\u201d\u201cLonely Ol\u2019Night \u201dand \u201cPink Houses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The paper notes, \u201cOverall, John Mellencamp\u2019s return to Toledo was a mostly joyous experience, despite the presence of a few rude Toledoans who need to learn proper etiquette about behaving in public.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mellencamp&#8217;s tour hits East Lansing, Michigan, on March 19. A complete list of dates can be found at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mellencamp.com\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>mellencamp.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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