So we might as well make a show out of it.”
“I gotta pee, and I can’t make it to the bathroom. “I’ma piss in this motherf****er’s mouth,” she apparently said. During the show, singer Urista was heard saying she needed to relieve herself before inviting a fan onstage. In case you missed it (and I envy anyone who has been spared the footage), Brass Against – who cover protest songs by rock bands such as Soundgarden – were performing over the weekend at Welcome to Rock festival in Florida. Nevertheless, the potential impact of the isolated event is being overblown, said Rob Burnetti, general manager of the 212-room Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores.Who said rock'n'roll was dead? Watching Brass Against’s frontwoman Sophia Urista urinating over a fan’s face, you could be forgiven for wishing it was, however. More: After Truck Meet, does Daytona Beach need a new image?Ī selection is made: Daytona Beach tourism board picks firm to help with image overhaul The incident occurred at the same time the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau has hired a consultant to help elevate the destination’s image in the wake of unruly events such as the Daytona Truck Meet. “So much for the name Daytona to the rest of the world.” Another image issue for Daytona Beach? “We have newspapers from all over the world showing this,” he said of the Brass Against incident.
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“I would sue whoever is responsible for letting this happen and I would hate to be a parent of those kids watching,” said Peter Grosfeld, an Ormond Beach resident who emailed The News-Journal to report that noise from the concert competed with the volume of the TV at his home six miles from the track. “I don’t even know how this is news from Daytona.”īeyond social media, some residents also were upset by the incident as well as the noise generated by the four-day festival. “Somebody got their face peed on in Daytona,” wrote Will Walker, owner of Will’s Pub, an iconic bar and music hall in Orlando. Others, who weren’t in attendance at the festival, took the opportunity to make jokes at the expense of Daytona Beach and its reputation for rowdy events. The band will not be included in future programming at NASCAR venues.” “We are working with promoter Danny Wimmer Presents to address the issue. “Daytona International Speedway doesn’t condone the inappropriate actions that took place during Thursday’s Welcome to Rockville event,” said the statement emailed by NASCAR spokesman Russell Branham. Although the band is receiving an enormous amount of publicity out of the incident, the group is no longer welcome at NASCAR properties, according to a statement released by NASCAR on Monday. Brass Against no longer welcome at Speedwayīrass Against is known for its horn-powered covers of material by Rage Against The Machine, Tool, Audioslave and others. Thanks for bringing it last night, Daytona."įlorida statute 800.03 makes it unlawful to for a person to "expose his or her sexual organs in public or on the private premises of another, or so near thereto as to be seen from such private premises, in a vulgar or indecent manner." Indecent exposure is a first-degree misdemeanor punishable with up to a year in jail or a $1,000 fine. That's not something the rest of us expected, and it's not something you'll see at our shows. In case you missed it: 'Sophia got carried away': Police report filed after singer urinates on willing fan at Rockvilleįollowing the incident, the band posted an apology, of sorts, via Twitter: "We had a great time last night at Welcome to Rockville.