Music's worst meltdowns: Green Day strop and more
After Billie Joe Armstrong's Las Vegas stage explosion, find out who else has lost it in front of fans
- Billie Joe Amstrong of Green Day, 2012, Las Vegas: The band were told to hurry up with their show at the MGM Grand, prompting Billie Joe to launch a foul-mouthed rant at organisers, screaming: "You''re gonna give me one minute?!" he screamed, clearly very distraught into the microphone. "I''ve been around since f**king nineteen eighty f**king eight, and you''re gonna give me one minute?! You''ve gotta be f**king kidding me! I''m not f**king Justin Bieber you motherf**kers! Let me show you what one f**king minute f**king means." He then smashed his guitar onto the floor and stuck his middle fingers up to the audience, storming off stage.
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A performance by Green Day ended in disaster on the weekend, when Billie Joe Armstrong launched into an x-rated rant and smashed his guitar at the band's iHeartRadio show in Las Vegas.
The drama erupted when Green Day were half way through playing their classic hit 'Basket Case' and a sign flashed up that the band had just one minute left to play before Usher was due on the stage.
It was later revealed that Armstrong was admitted to rehab, with an official statement saying: "Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas."
Who else has exploded on stage? We take a look at some other legendry outbursts, some completely justified, some downright disgusting. Check out some of musics worst tantrums here...
