Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante Defends Ejecting Concertgoer Following Online Criticism

Spiritbox singer Courtney LaPlante ejected an unruly concertgoer earlier this month in Phoenix while the band was opening up for Evanescence, and has received criticism online from people who thought she simply kicked the guy out for moshing. In turn, the metal vocalist took to social media to explain that the ejected individual was an “old drunk man punching people in the head.” Footage of the July 15th concert shows LaPlante asking the audience to point out the guy who was apparently getting violent with other fans at the show. She directed security to escort him out of the venue, saying from the stage “This isn’t a damn gold-medal karate match. This is a rock ‘n’ roll show… let that be a lesson to anyone out there who fucks around tonight.” Get Spiritbox & Evanescence Tickets Here After a couple articles about the ejection were posted, some people called out LaPlante, saying there’s nothing wrong with moshing at a metal show, especially for a band as extreme as Spiritbox can be, but the singer pushed back in a series of social media posts. She noted that this guy’s actions went beyond moshing, not to mention that the crowd was also there to see the show’s headliner, Evanesce...