{"id":2063376,"date":"2026-07-26T18:58:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063376"},"modified":"2026-07-26T18:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T15:58:55","slug":"watch-courtney-laplante-get-violent-fucker-thrown-out-of-spiritbox-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2063376","title":{"rendered":"Watch Courtney LaPlante get \u201cviolent fucker\u201d thrown out of Spiritbox show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/courtney_laplante_spiritbox.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch Courtney LaPlante get \u201cviolent fucker\u201d thrown out of Spiritbox show<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t the damn gold medal karate match \u2013 this is a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll show\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-26T19:58:55+01:00\">26th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/courtney_laplante_spiritbox-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"68th GRAMMY Awards - Premiere Ceremony\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox at Peacock Theater on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante stopped a recent show to have a violent fan removed from the crowd \u2013 check out footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1227\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b>\u00a0<b>Spiritbox on the road to \u2018Tsunami Sea\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s not the second coming of \u2018metalcore Jesus Christ\u2019 \u2013 it\u2019s just us\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Evanescence alongside Nova Twins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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>\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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\u00a0four-star review,\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\u00a0performed \u2018Soft Spine\u2019 at the 2026 Grammys, 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\u00a0their biggest UK headline tour to date\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. 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week<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lars-Ulrich-2026-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lars-Ulrich-2026-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Lars Ulrich says Metallica\u2019s upcoming Las Vegas Sphere residency feels \u201coverwhelming and fucking intimidating\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Spiritbox frontwoman Courtney LaPlante stopped a recent show to have a violent fan removed from the crowd \u2013 check out footage below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1227\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b>\u00a0<b>Spiritbox on the road to \u2018Tsunami Sea\u2019: \u201cIt\u2019s not the second coming of \u2018metalcore Jesus Christ\u2019 \u2013 it\u2019s just us\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 Evanescence alongside Nova Twins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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>\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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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\u00a0four-star review,\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\u00a0performed \u2018Soft Spine\u2019 at the 2026 Grammys, 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\u00a0their biggest UK headline tour to date\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 here.<\/p>\n<p>Spiritbox\u00a0will later\u00a0support Metallica at Connecticut\u2019s Mohegan Sun Arena on November 21, as part of the metal veterans\u2019\u00a0two-night \u201cNo Repeat Weekend\u201d at the venue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-courtney-laplante-get-violent-fucker-thrown-out-of-spiritbox-show-3959076&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/courtney_laplante_spiritbox.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Courtney LaPlante get \u201cviolent fucker\u201d thrown out of Spiritbox show \u201cThis isn\u2019t the damn gold medal karate match \u2013 this is a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll show\u201d By Max Pilley 26th July 2026 Courtney LaPlante of Spiritbox at Peacock Theater on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. 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