Anti-Flag cancels tour due to injury

Contributed by miniblindbandit. Posted by adam on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

The BBC is reporting that Anti-Flag has canceled their European tour. At a recent gig at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, frontman Justin Sane broke his collar bone after stage diving into the crowd. The band commented that Sane "landed awkwardly and that was that". The shows are expected to be rescheduled.

The band is supporting 2008's The Bright Lights of America.

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Sony Music Entertainment (75 comments)

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Preston (March 9, 2009)

That's Just Insane.

david_arquette (March 9, 2009)

That's Mest up, dude.

Centrics_Design (March 9, 2009)

No one caught him?

ilovelamp (March 9, 2009)

The visual of this made me laugh heartily.

scientistrock (March 9, 2009)

Hasn't something like this happened before?

Dante3000 (rich) (March 9, 2009)

Yeah, but I think that incident involved him falling though the stage. Seeing as these both seem weight related, I'd assume Mr. Sane is obese. However, as he's quite skinny he must be made of tungsten.
-Dante

scientistrock (March 9, 2009)

No, he just hides it in his voice.

TheeValiantRA3 (March 9, 2009)

my guess is that his vegetarian or vegan diet leaves him nutrient deficient and more prone to injuries.

Dante3000 (rich) (March 9, 2009)

Maybe...I guess if he was made of a dense metal he'd be less injury prone.
-Dante

TheeValiantRA3 (March 9, 2009)

he'd probably drown though...

android (March 9, 2009)

haha...you actually believe that?

TheeValiantRA3 (March 10, 2009)

well, yes and no, i was a vegetarian myself for two years and will probably revert to my veggie ways next year, but it was extremely hard for me to put on weight as a veg, so i'm giving myself a year to try to put on some muscle. i do know that sometimes people do get lax with their diets and can easily neglect themselves. between that and the constant touring, i could easily imagine mr. sane neglecting his diet and causing some deficiences in his body.

insertcoolnamehere (March 16, 2009)

I've seen the guy up close, and he does not look healthy.

deadXlast (March 9, 2009)

I'm gonna start a band along the lines of Anal Cunt, only we'll play shitty pop-punk like a really bad TBR and we'll be called Anti-Fag. We'll be extreme right-wing and sing about how we kill darkies for supporting abortions and stuff. Who's with me?

DizzyChairTime666 (March 9, 2009)

I'm in

NoControl (March 9, 2009)

The Bright Lights of the E.R.....................amirite?

MattRamone (March 9, 2009)

Where's your socialized medicine NOW?!?

scientistrock (March 9, 2009)

In England. Which is why they aren't leaving.

MattRamone (March 9, 2009)

At least he doesn't need dental work.

scientistrock (March 9, 2009)

With every passing second the new Black Lips record is getting more and more awesome.

TheeValiantRA3 (March 9, 2009)

yea, that's why they cancelled the tour, they'll be in a NHS waiting room for the next month or so.

NoControl (March 9, 2009)

p.s i just got 2 eighths of shrooms for my chicago spring break adventure,woot.

Dante3000 (rich) (March 9, 2009)

That's a quarter you hippy college fuck!
-Dante

TheeValiantRA3 (March 9, 2009)

sixteen sixty-fourths?

miniblindbandit (March 9, 2009)

i've always been told shrooms are best in a woods-y setting and that a lot of city commotion can give you a really bad experience. it's probably different for everybody though. have a good trip.

NoControl (March 9, 2009)

we may just take em in the hotel, go swimming, or whatever, next time will be on a camping trip.

badbrain (March 9, 2009)

What's going on in chicago during spring break?

I've still got an eighth of shrooms and a couple hits of lsd that I haven't used yet. I don't want to use them unless I know I can get more, which I haven't really been looking so it's going on a couple months now. I probably won't get around to it for a while so I hope that shit doesn't go bad. I've never had anything sit for more than a month or so

BarleyPat (March 9, 2009)

Paper should stay good for a while, but I'd eat the caps pretty soon if I were you.

ThoughtRiotAF578 (March 10, 2009)

I've had some tabs go bad on me within a month, idk how long they were around before they got to me, but they worked amazingly the first time, and a month later they were bunk as fuck.

dropkicksoul (March 9, 2009)

No Borders, No Nations, No Safety Net

deadXlast (March 9, 2009)

Hahaha, actually a good one.

NoControl (March 9, 2009)

winner,so far.

LinoleumMagazine (March 9, 2009)

I'm still waiting for them to change the world.

Isn't that why they signed to a major?

BarleyPat (March 9, 2009)

This.

Still, Bright Lights > Blood and Empire >>>>>>>>>>>>Terror State

Of course, none of them come close to Die, Army or Underground.

Terror State fucking SUCKED.

dX927 (March 9, 2009)

"Still, Bright Lights > Blood and Empire >>>>>>>>>>>>Terror State"

You do realize that > means greater than, right? I think you've gotten them mixed up.

Dante3000 (rich) (March 9, 2009)

You're gonna dive, gonna dive, gonna dive for your government. Dive for your country, don't slip!
-Dante

LinoleumMagazine (March 9, 2009)

Wow.

badbrain (March 9, 2009)

Har

MattRamone (March 9, 2009)

There's a reason "beta" sort of rhymes with "traitor."

MattRamone (March 9, 2009)

Dante destroyed the punknews.

ffwoodycooks (March 9, 2009)

word on the street is that his name isnt even Dante.....

MattRamone (March 9, 2009)

God, I hope not. How douchy would your parents have to be?

ffwoodycooks (March 9, 2009)

its not that bad of a name.
my parents are pretty douchey for naming me after a fat, black kid from a nickelodeon show.

miniblindbandit (March 9, 2009)

keenan?

Babrook (March 9, 2009)

Cousin Skeeter?

damnitsderek (March 9, 2009)

Oh I hope this is it.

Dante3000 (rich) (March 9, 2009)

I have a different street name.
-Dante

ConsumedByMusic (March 9, 2009)

whenever i think of dante i think of this

"I'm not even supposed to be here today."

Babrook (March 9, 2009)

I love you.

TJ1234 (March 9, 2009)

Troo punx

TheeValiantRA3 (March 9, 2009)

whatever happened to "the show must go on"?

miniblindbandit (March 9, 2009)

i wonder if it looked like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC7MU0e1ekk

deadXlast (March 9, 2009)

Yeah, probably, I've seen that happen before and it sucks but you kinda have to make sure everyone is ready for you, you know.

Dante3000 (rich) (March 9, 2009)

I just see a bunch of kids like, "OH shit, you don't do that at a hip hop show!"
When I've seen Wu-tang Method Man spends as much time on the crowd as on stage.
-Dante

miniblindbandit (March 9, 2009)

notice this also happened in the UK...

kevgren (March 9, 2009)

Bullshit. Broken collarbone's a football injury. He's just trying to look more populist.

kevgren (March 9, 2009)

I'd like to rescind my previous bad joke and go with this one:

Moar like "Spaz's Collarbone Destruction Party" m i rite?!

friokir (March 9, 2009)

I was going to see them on 16th, those fucking fuckers.

disconnected (March 9, 2009)

Drink Dive Punk

Babrook (March 9, 2009)

I thought Bright Lights of America was OK, it was no Mobilize, but it was an OK album.

the_problem_with_fire (March 9, 2009)

could they quit being a band while they're at it too?

WorryRock (March 9, 2009)

that's not just the coolest

that's not just the best

that's justin credible.

kevgren (March 9, 2009)

*spike piledriver*

Holy_Hack_Ben (March 9, 2009)

What ever happened to Jack Victory? That guy rocked.

BluthCo (March 9, 2009)

The Impact Players tag team is a great example of ECW's ability to make good use of its talent.

AndyPonch (March 9, 2009)

Ha ha ha....what an asshole...fucking old man. Stop pretending like you're 18 all over again, because you're not!

DrewXFishy (March 9, 2009)

exactly, he's 19!

jacknife737 (March 9, 2009)

Bad.....pun.......overload......

wastedsunday (March 9, 2009)

Guys. Look, this is what happened. Some kid called James was lobbing shit at Justin all evening. He had enough of it and dived into the crowd, and in the process broke his collar bone. He then dragged the kid up on stage and humiliated him, you can see some of the video after the incident here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRItXH_l72I

bernie-boy (March 11, 2009)

Was James wearing a Slipknot shirt? If so, I am now a new Slipknot fan because any band that can inspire a kid to spit on a wanker sell-out like this is O-K-BY-ME!

RamblinBoyOfPleasure (March 9, 2009)

Fucking idiot!

FuckYouOiOiOi (March 10, 2009)

thats what happens when you sellout and try to do punk things. its the punk gods at work!

CobraSkullsFan (March 10, 2009)

i feel bad for the other bands touring with them. they got fucked.

tommy_jarvis (March 10, 2009)

when justin sane goes to whole foods, he buys two things in massive amounts: 1. soy ice cream, both in pints and as individually wrapped treats; and 2. massive amounts of meat. i asked him about it one day, and you wanna know what he told me? he goes to the pittsburgh zoo and feeds the lions.
or something like that. but i haven't seen him in the store in a while.

LesterDiamond (March 11, 2009)

Oh no!