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The chaos caused by a Dunedin man’s loose deuce being shaken out on the dance floor has made headlines across the globe.
After it was revealed on Monday a pit pooper left a large, steaming biohazard in the mosh pit of a Devilskin concert at the University of Otago’s Union Hall on Saturday, the story has floated across the world.
American online media magazine Loudwire published a story under the headline “New Zealand Metal Show Ruined by ‘Huge Mess of S . . . in the Pit’.”, and United Kingdom alternative music media company Louder had a headline that read “‘And then everyone else starts vomiting’ Metal gig in New Zealand marred by extreme poo incident in moshpit”.
Devilskin themselves have got in the act and come up with a novel way of preventing repeat incidents.
On Tuesday morning, the band posted a joke product dubbed the “Diaper of Doom”.
“After some unique feedback, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to provide Devilskin fans with the ultimate companion for your Be Like The River 10th Anniversary Tour experience!
“Devilskin’s ‘Diaper of Doom’ has you covered front-to-back, start-to-finish.”
On Saturday, the Devilskin concert descended into chaos after a “middle-aged man” reportedly shook a poo out his pant’s leg and on to the floor.
A concert-goer, who declined to be named, told the Otago Daily Times the rancid stench triggered a vomit-fest.
“It was a rock and metal concert, so there was a lot of jumping.
“And then eventually someone must have, like, looked down and noticed that there was just a huge mess of s… just completely spread all in the mosh pit, like, all over the floor.”
The sight and circumstance must have proved too intense for many, as “one girl went bleh — just vomited.’’
That triggered other’s in the crowd to vomit.
The real victims were the “poor souls” who had to clean up the mess.
“When this was happening, there’s people in the foyer and you would have thought someone had died.
“They were just bawling their eyes out — they were just hysterical.’’
Security and Dunedin police managed to track down “a middle-aged man” after he was identified by other concert-goers.
Police said they had not charged anyone in relation to the incident. — Allied Media