Another reason to love these guys. They actually care about their fans. That rent-a-cop has clearly never seen a rock show. Mosh pits happen, especially at a chevelle show.
Therushingwind is probably 13 years old, so don't even argue with him. And forget the stupidass racist dude. He's also probably 13, so don't give him the time of day either.
@GHOST1130166 not even fumnny man not GET OFF the thought that black people only listen to rap! we are people and just because hes black doesnt mean he doesnt like chevelle...i mean seriously how closed minded are you?
@TheRushingWind They didn't seem scared to me. It would have been dumb for the guys in Chevelle to jump into the crowd and "physically intervene" against a police officer with a canister of pepper spray. They did what they could, which was much more than many bands or musicians would have done.
@gilmotier it would have been "dumb" for a WHOLE CROWD OF PEOPLE to intervene against ONE (or a few) officers with a can of pepper spray?! No, it would have been sensible, they could have overpowered him (has happened before), and they would not been acting like sheep whilst claiming to be rockers.
@TheRushingWind Can't agree that it'd be sensible for an entire crowd of people to attack one, or even a few police officers, because one cop hit someone with pepper spray. If that had happened, a riot would have broken out, more police officers and MPs --who have weapons, I remind you-- would have been called in to "deal with" the crowd, many more innocent people (including children, as this was an all-ages event) would have been injured, and the festival would have been canceled immediately.
@TheRushingWind I like the way Chevelle handled the situation. They made their disapproval known, it didn't cause a needless escalation of violence, and the guy who was sprayed got to get up on stage after the show, get some recognition from the crowd, and share a few beers with the band. Plus, the show went on, people enjoyed themselves, and no one else was hurt. What's wrong with that?
@gilmotier Plus I'd mention the crowd would probably have beaten the cop to death, because sadly that's what happens in today's world. Someone get's made, a group starts, and they kill someone...Personally, the guy doesn't deserve that for acting out of line. Personally, I thought this was handled the best.
@TheRushingWind You are a dumb ass. Please show me any other video where a band has intervened. It was awesome how they stopped playing just to say something to the officer and try to get the fans back to watch the concert. Also, these "rockers" are bad ass and the most talented band alive so if you don't like them then don't watch the videos.... because true fans like me are sick of smart ass comments from random haters like you.
how awesome of Chevelle thats a first any bands i've seen actually stop midway of a song n try to defend the fans wow awesome just having fun damn it. but who knows wat da guy was doing prolly just smaking everyone in site. but yea that funny though" wow someone wants action y don't u go fight yur bestfriend"
Ok now I read everything, but I still say pepper spray was grossly out of place. uniformed officers, MP's are well trained in hand to hand and even nearly painless takedown techniques common in Brazilian jujitsu which I taught at the Iraqi army NCO camp in Iraq. 2 Drunk moshers are easily within their ability to simply restrain, and rather quickly. Pepper spray was too much.
As a soldier of nearly 7 years with combat duty, this band just earned my complete respect which isn't easy to do, I'm a dick. He stopped his live show dead in the middle of the song to speak out for those soldiers, hooah sir.
@Longwaytonowhere There is nothing I can do about that now; it was just too loud for the camera's internal mic and there was no mic-in port. (Plus, I didn't know at the time that the sound would turn out the way it did.) I recorded another video of this song with better audio quality -- see the "response" to this video.
lol dean made so many comments"r u f**king kiding? y dont u spray us?spray me in the face.""yeah go get in a fight with ur best friend" and he plays that circus tune
Was that Pete that said, "What the fuck?" at 4:39??? I just find that wierd if it was because I've been a die hard Chevelle fan since 2004 and I've never heard him swear like that....
@Freddymyers they're not a christian band like most people think. they got confused as a christian band because they're record company had contact with christian bookstores and they're cd got mistakenly put in those bookstores.
I missed this show because of the Fort Bragg gates being congested with traffic. I work at Jesters Pub here in town (Fayetteville) and worked with Chevelle two years ago and they were super cool as always. And fuck the mace attacks. Thank You for posting this footage gilmotier. It looked to be a great show regardless.
The fact of the matter is the pepper spray was beyond their "rules of engagement" for a rock concert!! Anyone who thinks that they were well within their rights to use a harmfull method to control a crowd who was not out of control in the first place needs to wake the fuck up and stop being naive. This is right up there with that time billie joe armstrong jumped in the crowd to get back at a bully beating up his fans. I LOVE this shit!! Petes awesome!
@april and @Iris, there are several versions of this event on youtube and you 2 are preaching your stories ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM... We get it, let it go.
It's funny how everyone's so mad about this and yet none of you were probably even maced or there to know what happened. If you want the truth seek it. Myspace /420mainegrrl Got the pics to prove it and my hubby and I were the ones that got the worst of the spray and you don't see us complaining. Get over it! Life happens!
If anyone wants the real story hit me up on myspace at /420mainegrrl ... My hubby was the one that got maced in the face while trying to protect me from drunk moshers. We spent the rest of the night hanging with Chevelle becuz they felt bad about it all. Don't believe me? Just checkout our pics with the guys... And TY Chevelle for one of the best nights of our life but next time we'll skip the mace, lol. Ohhh, and thanks for letting Rich drum on stage with you guys! You guys are the best!!!
@Irisjp26 My pleasure. Thanks for joining us! I went to your Myspace page, but I couldn't see anything you'd mentioned since I don't have a Myspace account. I'm glad you and Rich had such a good time with Chevelle. :-)
@Agateophobiadragon ooh, forgive me for my ignorance. Thank you for putting me on the right path. Whatever would poor stupid people like me do without you!? Oh that's right, make the deplorable mistake of grouping items like pepper spray into the same category as tear gas, i.e. What, in my humble opinion, qualifies as excessive force for this situation.
Argue all you like, but please don't resort to name-calling. It's senseless and immature. You can't make someone see things your way by calling him or her an idiot. All you'll do is make that person angry and then insults will be flying back and forth.
if you guys take a minute out of your lives to watch the news 11 video, you would know that the mp's did all they could do to try and stop the idiots before they used the pepper spray. if you are on a military post, you have to follow the militarys rules on that post. these people didnt. its their own fault they got pepper sprayed, and i find it quite funny that they did get pepper sprayed.
you people are morons. fort bragg is not to blame, the retards that slam into eachother are. oh wait maybe thats why they are retarded. this was a family event, not a real rock concert. there were children there and the retards should have had the common fucking sense to know that. so shut the hell up, stop talking shit about the MP's, and move on.
Some of these comments are so arrogant. Some people obviously don't know what happens at rock shows like this. Moshing and shoving each other and jumping are all completely normal. I agree with @Deadtobeborn . They can't book a rock band and freak out when stuff like that happens. I've been in some crazy pits before and never have I seen a guard even say anything if it gets super rough. Everything about how the situation was handled was wrong. Chevelle wins in this situation.
No one should blame Chevelle or the MP. Who ever planned this event is to blame. You can't book a hard rock band and then market the event as being family oriented. Common sense would say that mosh pits would start and there would be plenty of alcohol on the 4th. If you are going to do something for the families, book the Jonas Brothers or whatever for the kiddies and have an adults only band section next time.
@readskin74 I see some "comment removed" messages, like this one, but I haven't been deleting them. Either users have been deleting their own posts or YouTube's server is experiencing difficulties. I think it may be the latter because I haven't been able to post a message on this page which isn't a reply, today.
@wavepsychic Well thats your opinion and what I said was mine and to me this was for the troops and I agree with this other person about not discussing politics on here.
This show took place on the base in Ft. Bragg, so many people in the crowd were in the army. When Dean says that they are going to war, he is referring to soldiers in the crowd, many of whom (judging by the crew cuts seen in videos taken near the pit) were in the area where the pepper spray incident took place. Please don't discuss politics here. This is not the place for it, and I don't want to see the comments section degrade to arguments over politics and other unrelated topics.
It's pretty lame that whoever was doing the spraying went straight for the pepper spray. That's how you handle an out of control riot, not a few guys moshing. Total idiocy. Kudos to Chevelle for sticking up for their fans.
@MandaOnFire89 are you slow in the head? tear gas and riot shields is how to deal with a riot. and aside from that, levels of force sometimes have to be skipped when the threat escalates rapidly.
yea im not sure it was mps either cuz n my vdo it shows a cop escorting them TOWARDS me in the crowd to get out~ ill upload it later~ .. tho either way... <3Dean~~~
Its pretty jacked up to show a video CLAIMING that the MP's were the ones who sprayed ... First of all... This video DOES NOT SHOW the actions that caused the spraying Second of all... It DOES NOT show WHO did the spraying!!!! What kind of bullshit is that???? People are so fucking gullable and believe whatever they are told now a days huh? Shamefull....
@april91b If you'd have posted this comment on the other video I posted, your accusation would have been totally warranted; I misattributed the spraying to the military police in the desc. of the video after reading several comments from those here who blamed the MPs. I've since edited it and apologized for the error. However, I never claimed that the MPs did it in the desc. of this video (which was the first I posted). As you can see above, I very carefully used the term "security personnel."
It wasn't even the MPs. I worked backstage and it was the Bragg Police that did the spraying.
Further, the ONLY problem with them getting sprayed was because there were hundreds of pounds of kids in the 'Pit' which is also what made those selfish, drunken assholes irregular during a rock concert.
Not to mention their antics are an embarrassment to the military...
They should have been beaten.
Chevelle too were assholes. They continued to instigate the situation on a MILITARY post...
@RetroMMA i understand your point, but it was a ROCK concert..with alcohol being sold, recipe for things like that to happen. There were kids that needed to be watched out for, and maybe it wasn't the correct place to do such. But the way it was handled, was ridiculous. Plenty who were doing no wrong, and having a good time were sprayed. Which is a great way to handle such a situation, isn't it?
Honestly though, I completely respect chevelle for standing up for their fans.
@RetroMMA It's not irregular; there are a few drunken assholes at every rock concert. But thrashing around in a pit (which is typical behavior in a pit at a rock concert), whether you're drunk or not, should not be an offense for which you can be subjected to such an extreme show of force, IMO, especially since pepper spray has a tendency to produce inadvertent injuries in a crowded environment.
@ALT980 It was an MP you don't lose your job. They are naturally douchebags...anyone military affiliated can agree, the MP's on Ft. Bragg are ridiculous.
@ToyotaBayBeGrrlie It wasnt an MP. To say that any & all MP's are naturally douchebags is an immature & ignorant comment. Its ok tho. It just shows everyone what a douchebag YOU are :)
This is why I love them. I don't know how many bands would stop playing just to defend their fans. And I agree completely with what you said about their live show. I've seen them numerous times and it's never any less excited.
@RayAir1 If most people haven't heard of them how do you explain that the last four of their five studio albums have charted in the top 15 on the Billboard 200? When you put out a platinum album, come on here and tell all of us how terrible this band is. Until then, go be self-important elsewhere.
@chrisplummer You're welcome. Sorry about the poor audio quality. I like the Canon SX210, but it doesn't record extremely loud audio very well and doesn't have a mic-in port.
I was at the concert yesterday and Chevelle rocks and they are awesome for taking up and speaking up for this guy,and I thought it was cool they let the guy hang out with them.They were right these guys are going to war and they dont know if they will get to come back let them have fun before they go that is what we were there for to celebrate and honor our TROOPS!!!Thanks to our troops for everything they do you are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
Chevelle played an amazing show. I am so glad that Fayetteville's finest was there to "keep people safe" by spraying anyone that moved with friggin mace. No one was doing anything wrong. Way to make an example out of all the little kids and 4th of July celebraters having a good time at a Metal show. (Sarcastic and obnoxious applause to the morons on the force. CHEVELLE 'EFFIN' ROCKS!
So did they spray them for moshing or what? I wasn't close enough to see what happened. It did seem pretty ridiculous though. This was a rock show, it didn't seem like people or the cops (and I'm pro-cop) knew how to act. They need to either re-examine their force continuum for pepper spray or the officers/MP's (whoever it was) need some re-training.
@spc2cents there was a litte bit of moshing but no one was getting violent. everyone was having a good time until the police decided to bully everyone. If i thought my kids were in danger i would have moved. The circle pit was probably uncalled for considering children were at the show. But my biggest complaint was, there was children and elderly there. (it was a family friendly event). If you lived on Ft bragg you probably wouldn't be pro cop. Ft bragg police are known for being powerhungry
@artey1981 The thing that made me mad was the fact that they didnt try to break up or stop people from moving, they went STRAIGHT FOR THE MACE. little kids were walking out of there crying from being sprayed in the face.
@artey1981 I live on Ft Bragg and I am pro police. Somebody's gotta keep you crazy shits in line LMAO. Ok, just kidding there, but this hatred of MP's and cops must stem from a past run in with the law. People who have done no wrong usually arent angry at cops... LOL. MP's and cops are people just like you and me and they make mistakes too. I disagree with the spraying at all actually, I think the better way to have handled the situation would have been to escort the ones responsible out.
@april91b actually I have have a clean record, besides a few speeding tickets. I have a very close friend of mine that was done over wrong by the law. Plus I worked with mp's in combat. They are arrogant. So i have my reasons.
@artey1981 There are a billion versions of what happened. One version is that the guy who caused the spraying was ALREADY throwing punches, so to escort him out shouldnt be any different than what was already going on. I have served 9 yrs in the army (hence april91b-duh!)and ALSO served 4 yrs in a MP BN (I too was in combat with them). Those MPs are no more cocky than the infantry who think that there's no one more "Hooah" than them. So quit MP bashing for cryingout loud!
@april91b the problem with escorting someone who is highly intoxicated away, is that they have this horrible tendency of becoming violent, and any drunken fellow flailing around with the intent to hurt someone because he doesnt wanna go with the police, can actually cause more permanent damage to the people around him. i personally have seen people injured because police tried to escort one man away. it was crazy how he seemed so happy and calm one sec, and the next he was throwin blind punches
@Agateophobiadragon There are a billion versions of what happened. One version is that the guy who caused the spraying was ALREADY throwing punches, so to escort him out shouldnt be any different than what was already going on. I have served 9 yrs in the army (hence april91b-duh!)and ALSO served 4 yrs in a MP BN (I too was in combat with them). Those MPs are no more cocky than the infantry who think that there's no one more "Hooah" than them. So quit MP bashing for cryingout loud!
@april91b just for the record, youtube cut off my full four points of what i was trying to say and would not let me post more than one comment in a row. my main point is that the MPs were not in the wrong, that they were just doing what they could in the situation. i was stuck at a TCP and by the time i got back the man that got sprayed was already detoxing.
and i have one question. why would i bash MPs when i am one?
I was near the little circle pit that was going on. (i was trying to make sure my kids didn't get hurt) Well out of no where the cops started spraying crazy ammounts of pepper spray. It was so much spray that it actually looked like someone had a garden hose and was spraying people.
The ft bragg military police mentality: "We are going to spray you because we don't want anyone to get hurt. Sorry about pepper spray in your eyes little guy. I'm just here to make sure you dont get hurt."
that bass drop
CoL104xx 1 week ago
damn i love pete
nightsfinaltear 4 weeks ago
So fed up
what's with the scenes?
revman383 1 month ago
Another reason to love these guys. They actually care about their fans. That rent-a-cop has clearly never seen a rock show. Mosh pits happen, especially at a chevelle show.
bledsoe2006 2 months ago
loved this, too bad they couldn't do more, it seems wrong to pepper spray people at such a crowded event =/ cop needs to worry bout collateral damage
crazystrongtower 2 months ago
does Pete say, "what the fuck." ? <3
jessfer54 2 months ago
it doesn't take long to tell that pete loeffler is one of the nicest guys in the world =)
joelco92 3 months ago
i been listening to their music recently and they are now even more awesome! They deserve 10 more fans!!!!
FeedsNo 3 months ago
They did the same thing when I saw them in Freeport except it was a fight no pepper spray involed.
LenaVideos 4 months ago
That guy has a hard on for some action, LMAO!!!
thedesertbunny 5 months ago 3
That's what we do at rock shows this is a rock show!
thedesertbunny 5 months ago
Therushingwind is probably 13 years old, so don't even argue with him. And forget the stupidass racist dude. He's also probably 13, so don't give him the time of day either.
charliehustle419 5 months ago
0:58 ...wait a minute, black people listen to chevelle too!?
GHOST1130166 6 months ago
@GHOST1130166 you're ignorant as fuck.
chanty619 5 months ago
@GHOST1130166 not even fumnny man not GET OFF the thought that black people only listen to rap! we are people and just because hes black doesnt mean he doesnt like chevelle...i mean seriously how closed minded are you?
toolfangirl 5 months ago
holy bass drop
mTruck15 7 months ago 2
Rockers who are too scared to physically intervene. And a bunch of rock fans also scared. WTF?
TheRushingWind 7 months ago
@TheRushingWind They didn't seem scared to me. It would have been dumb for the guys in Chevelle to jump into the crowd and "physically intervene" against a police officer with a canister of pepper spray. They did what they could, which was much more than many bands or musicians would have done.
gilmotier 7 months ago 23
@gilmotier it would have been "dumb" for a WHOLE CROWD OF PEOPLE to intervene against ONE (or a few) officers with a can of pepper spray?! No, it would have been sensible, they could have overpowered him (has happened before), and they would not been acting like sheep whilst claiming to be rockers.
TheRushingWind 7 months ago
@TheRushingWind Can't agree that it'd be sensible for an entire crowd of people to attack one, or even a few police officers, because one cop hit someone with pepper spray. If that had happened, a riot would have broken out, more police officers and MPs --who have weapons, I remind you-- would have been called in to "deal with" the crowd, many more innocent people (including children, as this was an all-ages event) would have been injured, and the festival would have been canceled immediately.
gilmotier 7 months ago 9
@TheRushingWind I like the way Chevelle handled the situation. They made their disapproval known, it didn't cause a needless escalation of violence, and the guy who was sprayed got to get up on stage after the show, get some recognition from the crowd, and share a few beers with the band. Plus, the show went on, people enjoyed themselves, and no one else was hurt. What's wrong with that?
gilmotier 7 months ago 13
@gilmotier Plus I'd mention the crowd would probably have beaten the cop to death, because sadly that's what happens in today's world. Someone get's made, a group starts, and they kill someone...Personally, the guy doesn't deserve that for acting out of line. Personally, I thought this was handled the best.
MrTWB141 6 months ago 2
@gilmotier the fact that they, in such a cowardly way, spoke instead of acting, is what is up with that
TheRushingWind 6 months ago
@TheRushingWind It's never a good idea to physically intervene with the Police. Why would you think that?
Pandanobear 2 months ago
@TheRushingWind seriously, OWNED.
DJisaBaker667 4 weeks ago
@gilmotier haha yeah pepper spray is not fun!!! lol
evergallardo6676 5 months ago
@TheRushingWind You are a dumb ass. Please show me any other video where a band has intervened. It was awesome how they stopped playing just to say something to the officer and try to get the fans back to watch the concert. Also, these "rockers" are bad ass and the most talented band alive so if you don't like them then don't watch the videos.... because true fans like me are sick of smart ass comments from random haters like you.
TheChevellerocks 4 months ago 3
@TheRushingWind YOU are probably the moron who put the only dislike on this video. Do us all a favor and keep your comments to yourself.
TheChevellerocks 4 months ago
@TheRushingWind You obviously don't know who Axl Rose is.
dsmembereddreams 1 month ago
@TheRushingWind Yes because beating up a cop has always turned out well in the past.
oakin413 1 month ago
how awesome of Chevelle thats a first any bands i've seen actually stop midway of a song n try to defend the fans wow awesome just having fun damn it. but who knows wat da guy was doing prolly just smaking everyone in site. but yea that funny though" wow someone wants action y don't u go fight yur bestfriend"
goose003 8 months ago
Haha I rotfl'd when dean said "that guys got a hard on for action" lol
Yodazilla 8 months ago 2
I like how Dean starts to play a bit of a circus tune around 3:55. Sort of like an awkward intermission... That's what I first thought of, at least.
Really cool of them to stop the song and defend those kids.
taco288 10 months ago
5:24 Airplane broke the sound barrier.
AWSOMEPOSSUM16 10 months ago
Ok now I read everything, but I still say pepper spray was grossly out of place. uniformed officers, MP's are well trained in hand to hand and even nearly painless takedown techniques common in Brazilian jujitsu which I taught at the Iraqi army NCO camp in Iraq. 2 Drunk moshers are easily within their ability to simply restrain, and rather quickly. Pepper spray was too much.
SGTRandyB 11 months ago
As a soldier of nearly 7 years with combat duty, this band just earned my complete respect which isn't easy to do, I'm a dick. He stopped his live show dead in the middle of the song to speak out for those soldiers, hooah sir.
SGTRandyB 11 months ago
I think Sam has some sort of bass drum distortion/amplifier. Other fan concert videos have the same sound quality issue.
As for the pepper spray, HATERS GONNA HATE
+1 Awesome mod to Chevelle for not putting up with crap. Tool would've thrown something at the victim, at least.
NinjaSpartan17 1 year ago
My kids first concert!!!!!!!!!!!
TigersmouthCS 1 year ago
that was so funny. guys get pepper sprayed and all of a sudden the music stops. lol thats awesome!
georgesmellmyfart 1 year ago
Pls don't feel like I'm attacking, I was just kinda disappointed that's all!!! Hey come visit my site!
Longwaytonowhere 1 year ago
Good music, bad sound quality !!!
Longwaytonowhere 1 year ago 2
@Longwaytonowhere There is nothing I can do about that now; it was just too loud for the camera's internal mic and there was no mic-in port. (Plus, I didn't know at the time that the sound would turn out the way it did.) I recorded another video of this song with better audio quality -- see the "response" to this video.
gilmotier 1 year ago
lol dean made so many comments"r u f**king kiding? y dont u spray us?spray me in the face.""yeah go get in a fight with ur best friend" and he plays that circus tune
daronmalakian97 1 year ago
Was that Pete that said, "What the fuck?" at 4:39??? I just find that wierd if it was because I've been a die hard Chevelle fan since 2004 and I've never heard him swear like that....
Freddymyers 1 year ago
@Freddymyers No, that was Dean. See the video response I posted for close-ups.
gilmotier 1 year ago
@gilmotier lol okay. I was kinda thinking it was him
Freddymyers 1 year ago
@Freddymyers actualy pete sed that once b4 but it was for a joke they played with sam in the middle of a song
daronmalakian97 1 year ago
@Freddymyers Harden the fuckup. Go to a Slayer concert LOL
MastodonDR 1 year ago
@Freddymyers they're not a christian band like most people think. they got confused as a christian band because they're record company had contact with christian bookstores and they're cd got mistakenly put in those bookstores.
riverofchains 1 year ago
@Freddymyers He has sworn in a few songs, though.
undertakerfreak1127 9 months ago
Now THAT is what a real band is like. Like he said, "what's with the scenes"?
FuckLinkinParkHaters 1 year ago
Who care cares what happened? Your fighting on YouTube? Chevelle is awesome and thats all that matters
cortem762 1 year ago
MY BIG BROTHER IS THE ONE WHO GOT PEPPER SPRAYED
crypto873 1 year ago
Always loved Chevelle. The fact they were so aggresivly defending the fans makes me love them even more. Awsome band.
Cheamilion 1 year ago 20
@Cheamilion EXACTLY my feelings.
mhintz34 4 months ago
dallas cowboys hat ftw
frogman8877 1 year ago
@frogman8877 More like FTH (Fuck the hat) lol jp
FuckLinkinParkHaters 1 year ago
@frogman8877 too bad the cowboys suck balls
HIIMITACHI 1 year ago
THIS IS Y THIS THI SIS MY FAV BAND EVAERFRRRR
Anthonythebest1 1 year ago
i was there but i kept laughing for no reason WTF
Anthonythebest1 1 year ago
LMAO at the only black dude there...
BaybeeDoll84 1 year ago
@BaybeeDoll84 If i was there then there would be 2 black guys there
FuckLinkinParkHaters 1 year ago
great reaction of the band! respect for that! most bands would have kept playing, they didn't! MY RESPECT FOR THAT!
mitsch666 1 year ago
I missed this show because of the Fort Bragg gates being congested with traffic. I work at Jesters Pub here in town (Fayetteville) and worked with Chevelle two years ago and they were super cool as always. And fuck the mace attacks. Thank You for posting this footage gilmotier. It looked to be a great show regardless.
MegaTronn 1 year ago
The fact of the matter is the pepper spray was beyond their "rules of engagement" for a rock concert!! Anyone who thinks that they were well within their rights to use a harmfull method to control a crowd who was not out of control in the first place needs to wake the fuck up and stop being naive. This is right up there with that time billie joe armstrong jumped in the crowd to get back at a bully beating up his fans. I LOVE this shit!! Petes awesome!
Kanuckgrrl 1 year ago
haha i was there for this, it was crazy!
tonya725 1 year ago
i was at the next concert :D
catface178 1 year ago
Nice to see that, not something you would typically expect.
mdice42 1 year ago
This makes me love them so much more than i do already!!!!! Pete is so hot!
itelon71789 1 year ago
I was there too!
ASHLA05 1 year ago
i was there! :D
iRideBurton0602 1 year ago
@april and @Iris, there are several versions of this event on youtube and you 2 are preaching your stories ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM... We get it, let it go.
NonPtStatement 1 year ago 3
Pete maybe write one song about this ....
CRitic2306 1 year ago
@CRitic2306 Pretty much already did haha, "Forfeit" based on simular events.
Kanuckgrrl 1 year ago
i was there!!
TheFallen432 1 year ago
arguing over utube is like winning the special Olympics even if u when ur still a retard
WMcDerm10 1 year ago
wow, i totally love chevelle so much more now. way to stick up for ur fans guys!
ILoveMJ22 1 year ago
It's funny how everyone's so mad about this and yet none of you were probably even maced or there to know what happened. If you want the truth seek it. Myspace /420mainegrrl Got the pics to prove it and my hubby and I were the ones that got the worst of the spray and you don't see us complaining. Get over it! Life happens!
Irisjp26 1 year ago
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ALT980 1 year ago
If anyone wants the real story hit me up on myspace at /420mainegrrl ... My hubby was the one that got maced in the face while trying to protect me from drunk moshers. We spent the rest of the night hanging with Chevelle becuz they felt bad about it all. Don't believe me? Just checkout our pics with the guys... And TY Chevelle for one of the best nights of our life but next time we'll skip the mace, lol. Ohhh, and thanks for letting Rich drum on stage with you guys! You guys are the best!!!
Irisjp26 1 year ago
@Irisjp26 I posted a video of Rich being introduced to the crowd. Did you see it?
gilmotier 1 year ago
@gilmotier ..... No, I didn't I've been trying to find it.... Where is it?
Irisjp26 1 year ago
@gilmotier - Ty. I just found it. I really appreciate you posting it...
Irisjp26 1 year ago
@Irisjp26 My pleasure. Thanks for joining us! I went to your Myspace page, but I couldn't see anything you'd mentioned since I don't have a Myspace account. I'm glad you and Rich had such a good time with Chevelle. :-)
gilmotier 1 year ago
@Irisjp26 moshing is a must for concerts
WMcDerm10 1 year ago
@Agateophobiadragon ooh, forgive me for my ignorance. Thank you for putting me on the right path. Whatever would poor stupid people like me do without you!? Oh that's right, make the deplorable mistake of grouping items like pepper spray into the same category as tear gas, i.e. What, in my humble opinion, qualifies as excessive force for this situation.
MandaOnFire89 1 year ago 2
Argue all you like, but please don't resort to name-calling. It's senseless and immature. You can't make someone see things your way by calling him or her an idiot. All you'll do is make that person angry and then insults will be flying back and forth.
gilmotier 1 year ago 2
@gilmotier Exactly, it takes two (or more) people for true immaturity to emerge
FuckLinkinParkHaters 1 year ago
if you guys take a minute out of your lives to watch the news 11 video, you would know that the mp's did all they could do to try and stop the idiots before they used the pepper spray. if you are on a military post, you have to follow the militarys rules on that post. these people didnt. its their own fault they got pepper sprayed, and i find it quite funny that they did get pepper sprayed.
babins0908 1 year ago
you people are morons. fort bragg is not to blame, the retards that slam into eachother are. oh wait maybe thats why they are retarded. this was a family event, not a real rock concert. there were children there and the retards should have had the common fucking sense to know that. so shut the hell up, stop talking shit about the MP's, and move on.
babins0908 1 year ago
@babins0908 THEN WHY WAS CHEVELLE FUCKING PLAYING INEXT TIME I C THEM I JUST GONNA STICK MY HANDS DOWN MY PANTS AND JUST STARE AT THEM
WMcDerm10 1 year ago
Some of these comments are so arrogant. Some people obviously don't know what happens at rock shows like this. Moshing and shoving each other and jumping are all completely normal. I agree with @Deadtobeborn . They can't book a rock band and freak out when stuff like that happens. I've been in some crazy pits before and never have I seen a guard even say anything if it gets super rough. Everything about how the situation was handled was wrong. Chevelle wins in this situation.
mcrlvr10 1 year ago 2
@mcrlvr10 do you not pay attention? oh wait, you're probably one of the morons getting drunk and endangering children with your immature behavior.
Agateophobiadragon 1 year ago
CHEVELLE! They did exactly the right thing!
EarthPopulationZero 1 year ago 3
No one should blame Chevelle or the MP. Who ever planned this event is to blame. You can't book a hard rock band and then market the event as being family oriented. Common sense would say that mosh pits would start and there would be plenty of alcohol on the 4th. If you are going to do something for the families, book the Jonas Brothers or whatever for the kiddies and have an adults only band section next time.
Deadtobeborn 1 year ago 2
@april91b I wasn't trying to hate on anyone and definitely not our military
ALT980 1 year ago
@readskin74 I see some "comment removed" messages, like this one, but I haven't been deleting them. Either users have been deleting their own posts or YouTube's server is experiencing difficulties. I think it may be the latter because I haven't been able to post a message on this page which isn't a reply, today.
gilmotier 1 year ago
@wavepsychic Well thats your opinion and what I said was mine and to me this was for the troops and I agree with this other person about not discussing politics on here.
gifted12002 1 year ago
This show took place on the base in Ft. Bragg, so many people in the crowd were in the army. When Dean says that they are going to war, he is referring to soldiers in the crowd, many of whom (judging by the crew cuts seen in videos taken near the pit) were in the area where the pepper spray incident took place. Please don't discuss politics here. This is not the place for it, and I don't want to see the comments section degrade to arguments over politics and other unrelated topics.
gilmotier 1 year ago
Actually, as i rewatched it, im a couple people ahead of you, sorry. just random observation.
diefightingx3 1 year ago
@diefightingx3 You saw yourself in the video?
gilmotier 1 year ago
@gilmotier No, but i saw the tall guy that was behind me in the burgundy shirt, towards the left. im to short to see. D:
diefightingx3 1 year ago
@diefightingx3 I recorded quite a lot, so I may have caught you in another video.
gilmotier 1 year ago
It's pretty lame that whoever was doing the spraying went straight for the pepper spray. That's how you handle an out of control riot, not a few guys moshing. Total idiocy. Kudos to Chevelle for sticking up for their fans.
MandaOnFire89 1 year ago 20
@MandaOnFire89 are you slow in the head? tear gas and riot shields is how to deal with a riot. and aside from that, levels of force sometimes have to be skipped when the threat escalates rapidly.
Agateophobiadragon 1 year ago
I am sure you have heard their songs on the radio....you just didn't realize it was them. That is...if you ever listen to any rock stations. =)
justpolingaround 1 year ago
yea im not sure it was mps either cuz n my vdo it shows a cop escorting them TOWARDS me in the crowd to get out~ ill upload it later~ .. tho either way... <3Dean~~~
castleoutsider 1 year ago
@RayAir1
no it means you live under a rock s(^_~)V
castleoutsider 1 year ago
@castleoutsider
No. It means I just don't listen to awful music.
I've never heard of them. I just asked some of my coworkers and they haven't heard of Chevelle either.
RayAir1 1 year ago
Its pretty jacked up to show a video CLAIMING that the MP's were the ones who sprayed ... First of all... This video DOES NOT SHOW the actions that caused the spraying Second of all... It DOES NOT show WHO did the spraying!!!! What kind of bullshit is that???? People are so fucking gullable and believe whatever they are told now a days huh? Shamefull....
april91b 1 year ago
@april91b If you'd have posted this comment on the other video I posted, your accusation would have been totally warranted; I misattributed the spraying to the military police in the desc. of the video after reading several comments from those here who blamed the MPs. I've since edited it and apologized for the error. However, I never claimed that the MPs did it in the desc. of this video (which was the first I posted). As you can see above, I very carefully used the term "security personnel."
gilmotier 1 year ago
By the way, thanks for uploading this video.
and i highly doubt Chevelle will ever return to bragg again, after this.
diefightingx3 1 year ago
@diefightingx3 My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
gilmotier 1 year ago
fuck the police
benismyusername 1 year ago
lol! i was there too! that whole thing was stupid.
jscant90 1 year ago
Blue Falcons
MisterPhunE 1 year ago
It wasn't even the MPs. I worked backstage and it was the Bragg Police that did the spraying.
Further, the ONLY problem with them getting sprayed was because there were hundreds of pounds of kids in the 'Pit' which is also what made those selfish, drunken assholes irregular during a rock concert.
Not to mention their antics are an embarrassment to the military...
They should have been beaten.
Chevelle too were assholes. They continued to instigate the situation on a MILITARY post...
RetroMMA 1 year ago
@RetroMMA i understand your point, but it was a ROCK concert..with alcohol being sold, recipe for things like that to happen. There were kids that needed to be watched out for, and maybe it wasn't the correct place to do such. But the way it was handled, was ridiculous. Plenty who were doing no wrong, and having a good time were sprayed. Which is a great way to handle such a situation, isn't it?
Honestly though, I completely respect chevelle for standing up for their fans.
diefightingx3 1 year ago
@RetroMMA It's not irregular; there are a few drunken assholes at every rock concert. But thrashing around in a pit (which is typical behavior in a pit at a rock concert), whether you're drunk or not, should not be an offense for which you can be subjected to such an extreme show of force, IMO, especially since pepper spray has a tendency to produce inadvertent injuries in a crowded environment.
gilmotier 1 year ago
I love Chevelle!
wavepsychic 1 year ago 2
@ALT980 It was an MP you don't lose your job. They are naturally douchebags...anyone military affiliated can agree, the MP's on Ft. Bragg are ridiculous.
ToyotaBayBeGrrlie 1 year ago
@ToyotaBayBeGrrlie It wasnt an MP. To say that any & all MP's are naturally douchebags is an immature & ignorant comment. Its ok tho. It just shows everyone what a douchebag YOU are :)
april91b 1 year ago
This is why I love them. I don't know how many bands would stop playing just to defend their fans. And I agree completely with what you said about their live show. I've seen them numerous times and it's never any less excited.
mcrlvr10 1 year ago
CheVelle is effing awesome!!!!!!!!!
E2N2S2 1 year ago
Chevelle = Awesome!!!
MPs = Why don't you go sit in your cop car and eat some donuts you stupid pigs!!!
TheAnonymousGUY101 1 year ago
That band sucks anyway. Never heard of them. I'm sure most people haven't.
RayAir1 1 year ago
@RayAir1 are you serious?
KaiSparda 1 year ago
@RayAir1 If most people haven't heard of them how do you explain that the last four of their five studio albums have charted in the top 15 on the Billboard 200? When you put out a platinum album, come on here and tell all of us how terrible this band is. Until then, go be self-important elsewhere.
MandaOnFire89 1 year ago 3
Wow, that's fucked. I'm glad this didn't go down when they just played here in Michigan.
Dougtastic7 1 year ago
love them <3
J2thePowerOf3 1 year ago
Thanks alot, the audio on your camera is horrible but you caught the whole fiasco, thanks.
chrisplummer 1 year ago 8
@chrisplummer You're welcome. Sorry about the poor audio quality. I like the Canon SX210, but it doesn't record extremely loud audio very well and doesn't have a mic-in port.
gilmotier 1 year ago
I was at the concert yesterday and Chevelle rocks and they are awesome for taking up and speaking up for this guy,and I thought it was cool they let the guy hang out with them.They were right these guys are going to war and they dont know if they will get to come back let them have fun before they go that is what we were there for to celebrate and honor our TROOPS!!!Thanks to our troops for everything they do you are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
gifted12002 1 year ago 2
i can't believe i missed this yesterday...looks like musicians are finally starting to recognize fayetteville
ThatGuitarPlayer 1 year ago 2
Chevelle played an amazing show. I am so glad that Fayetteville's finest was there to "keep people safe" by spraying anyone that moved with friggin mace. No one was doing anything wrong. Way to make an example out of all the little kids and 4th of July celebraters having a good time at a Metal show. (Sarcastic and obnoxious applause to the morons on the force. CHEVELLE 'EFFIN' ROCKS!
stevetheroth 1 year ago
haha it was quite intresting inocent people where sprayed also.. wtf!
Guylee930 1 year ago
So did they spray them for moshing or what? I wasn't close enough to see what happened. It did seem pretty ridiculous though. This was a rock show, it didn't seem like people or the cops (and I'm pro-cop) knew how to act. They need to either re-examine their force continuum for pepper spray or the officers/MP's (whoever it was) need some re-training.
spc2cents 1 year ago
@spc2cents there was a litte bit of moshing but no one was getting violent. everyone was having a good time until the police decided to bully everyone. If i thought my kids were in danger i would have moved. The circle pit was probably uncalled for considering children were at the show. But my biggest complaint was, there was children and elderly there. (it was a family friendly event). If you lived on Ft bragg you probably wouldn't be pro cop. Ft bragg police are known for being powerhungry
artey1981 1 year ago
@artey1981 The thing that made me mad was the fact that they didnt try to break up or stop people from moving, they went STRAIGHT FOR THE MACE. little kids were walking out of there crying from being sprayed in the face.
thefallen629 1 year ago
@artey1981 I live on Ft Bragg and I am pro police. Somebody's gotta keep you crazy shits in line LMAO. Ok, just kidding there, but this hatred of MP's and cops must stem from a past run in with the law. People who have done no wrong usually arent angry at cops... LOL. MP's and cops are people just like you and me and they make mistakes too. I disagree with the spraying at all actually, I think the better way to have handled the situation would have been to escort the ones responsible out.
april91b 1 year ago
@april91b actually I have have a clean record, besides a few speeding tickets. I have a very close friend of mine that was done over wrong by the law. Plus I worked with mp's in combat. They are arrogant. So i have my reasons.
artey1981 1 year ago
@artey1981 There are a billion versions of what happened. One version is that the guy who caused the spraying was ALREADY throwing punches, so to escort him out shouldnt be any different than what was already going on. I have served 9 yrs in the army (hence april91b-duh!)and ALSO served 4 yrs in a MP BN (I too was in combat with them). Those MPs are no more cocky than the infantry who think that there's no one more "Hooah" than them. So quit MP bashing for cryingout loud!
april91b 1 year ago
@april91b From what I saw it looked like the guy they were going after was the one throwing cartwheel punches and spinning around.
MisterPhunE 1 year ago
@april91b lol... i love when MPs say they were in combat and in all actuality they were in a convoy with pop shots directed at them.
farhan007 11 months ago
@april91b the problem with escorting someone who is highly intoxicated away, is that they have this horrible tendency of becoming violent, and any drunken fellow flailing around with the intent to hurt someone because he doesnt wanna go with the police, can actually cause more permanent damage to the people around him. i personally have seen people injured because police tried to escort one man away. it was crazy how he seemed so happy and calm one sec, and the next he was throwin blind punches
Agateophobiadragon 1 year ago
@Agateophobiadragon There are a billion versions of what happened. One version is that the guy who caused the spraying was ALREADY throwing punches, so to escort him out shouldnt be any different than what was already going on. I have served 9 yrs in the army (hence april91b-duh!)and ALSO served 4 yrs in a MP BN (I too was in combat with them). Those MPs are no more cocky than the infantry who think that there's no one more "Hooah" than them. So quit MP bashing for cryingout loud!
april91b 1 year ago
@april91b just for the record, youtube cut off my full four points of what i was trying to say and would not let me post more than one comment in a row. my main point is that the MPs were not in the wrong, that they were just doing what they could in the situation. i was stuck at a TCP and by the time i got back the man that got sprayed was already detoxing.
and i have one question. why would i bash MPs when i am one?
Agateophobiadragon 1 year ago
I was near the little circle pit that was going on. (i was trying to make sure my kids didn't get hurt) Well out of no where the cops started spraying crazy ammounts of pepper spray. It was so much spray that it actually looked like someone had a garden hose and was spraying people.
The ft bragg military police mentality: "We are going to spray you because we don't want anyone to get hurt. Sorry about pepper spray in your eyes little guy. I'm just here to make sure you dont get hurt."
artey1981 1 year ago