Corey Taylor took swift and decisive action last night when he spotted a fan texting during a Slipknot gig in the States. The frontman sprinted to the front of the stage and smashed the phone out of the gentleman in question’s hand.
“Afterwards, the dude totally understood the fuck up and we laughed together,” Taylor said afterwards. “So many people have their faces glued to their phones and they're not paying attention, I point and laugh anytime I see somebody trip walking down the street, and I'm brutal - I mean, I'm brutal. It's loud, it's obnoxious, there's a lot of pointing, I'm asking people, 'Did you see that?' I love it. I think it's funny."
With Beyoncé and Don Henley both banning iPads from their Dublin shows and Jack White, Adele and Noel Gallagher also urging gig-goers to live in the moment rather than through a screen, the technological tide may be turning…