English rockers Royal Blood storm off stage at Radio One's Big Weekend

English rock duo Royal Blood have set the internet alight this weekend after a video of them becoming annoyed at Radio One's Big Weekend audience has gone viral.

Having performed on Sunday, May 28th at Dundee’s Camperdown Park as part of the annual festival, the duo were disappointed at the crowd’s reaction to their performance.

“I guess I should actually introduce ourselves seeing as no-one actually knows who we are,” frontman Mike Kerr announced at the beginning of the now viral video.

“We’re called Royal Blood and this is rock music.”

“Who likes rock music?” he asked the crowd, getting a small cheer. “Nine people. Brilliant,” he quipped back at the response.

Kerr later went on to remark, “We’re having to clap ourselves because that was so pathetic.”

He then turned to the stage’s cameras, asking “Will you clap for us? Will you clap? You’re busy. Can you clap? Yes, even he’s clapping. What does that say about you?”

Royal Blood making their feelings known about the crowd at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend yesterday 😂

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— The Rock Revival (@TheRockRevival_) May 29, 2023

Upon finishing their set, Kerr can be seen throwing his guitar on the ground before sticking both middle fingers in the air as he walked off stage.

The frontman’s reaction was met with a number of reactions. Whilst some sympathised with the artist’s frustration, others pointed out that the rock duo were an outlier of the Radio One festival’s predominantly pop-dominated lineup, with many waiting for Niall Horan's set to begin.

I don’t know what they were hoping to gain from this?

That stage was headlined by Lewis Capaldi so a pop heavy crowd.

Royal Blood also weren’t announced until after it had sold out so NO ONE bought a ticket for them. Screwed a chance to gain new fans.

Embarrassing man 😂 https://t.co/7fvdmLlBYg

— Kyle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@KyleWattPhoto) May 29, 2023

Other users decided to poke fun at Kerr’s reaction:

oh i’m sorry, did nobody care about your boring music Royal Blood? did your feelings get hurt that nobody was bothered about you? https://t.co/trLoiO1WdN pic.twitter.com/YNjT26Etuq

— Scott Chegg (@buckfastbadlad) May 29, 2023

Royal Blood providing the most embarrassing moment in music since: https://t.co/IaEIrsat5C pic.twitter.com/rUplvrfFRV

— Ruth Husko: Too Cheeky (@dank_ackroyd) May 29, 2023

Royal Blood recently announced news of a fourth studio album, Back To The Water Below, and released the record’s lead track, ‘Mountains At Midnight’. Their upcoming album is due to drop September 8th.

The duo, whilst set to perform at a number of other festivals this summer, will also be embarking on a headline tour in October, finishing up in Dublin’s 3Olympia on October 30th.

Presale tickets are due to go on sale tomorrow, at 9am via Ticketmaster.

Stream ‘Mountains At Midnight’ below.