Dave Mustaine Goes Off On Judas Priest’s Crew 

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A Megadeth concert is incomplete without Dave going off on someone.

First mistake. Last mistake. NO MORE MISTAKES.

Dave was trying to let the Priest stage crew know that they were breaking the law and that if they continued, they would have another thing coming.

When ever I hear about Dave... It’s usually because he was humbly and graciously doing something nice for someone else or giving a healing hand. What a guy

I can imagine that’s annoying. They have to pay attention to their own sound. Then to hear other sounds. Looked it up Dave had a small hole in his in-ear monitors to hear the crowd. So I can imagine hearing the sound check is like trying to focus, but someone’s doing a drum beat on a desk.

The word on the street is that Dave Ellefson is a roadie for Judas Priest.

This man is more real than reality.

Remember Halford booting that guys phone out of his hand like a field goal 🤣 🤣 legends be legends. I love these grumpy old metal men!

Classic Dave, I love him so much.

Bro imagine how RED that crew member’s face was. I just hope the crew member wasn’t a super young/inexperienced dude trying to learn how to do his job, otherwise, Dave handled this beautifully lmao

Dave Mustaine ran out of fuqs to give a LONG time ago!! Never change Dave, you are the very embodiment of METAL!! 🤘💀🤘

Dave isn’t wrong here. They were literally in the middle of a set.

his anger will never fail to entertain me

I don't think people should be chastised for doing their work but if they are at least be professional about it and have common sense not to sound check while other bands are playing. Think about it: you distract the band playing and are ruining the experience of the audience who have paid top dollar to hear Megadeath. I don't blame Dave for being upset.

As a stagehand I feel compelled to say this, we do as we are told same as any other job. I personally would not have done that without in the very least double checking. No worries for me as I mostly do lighting. In the end, common sense should have been used. As for my audio brothers and sisters out there, how hard is it to do live?? I really don't see how this was allowed to happen. Dave is right to point out this was not professional.

That is why I like Dave mustaine...he takes no shit...and tells it like it is...that's how it should be!!!!!

for once there's a story of Dave Mustaine being an ahole, and I actually 100% agreed with how he handled it.

As a FOH guy this is why there are changeover allowances before each set, and there's usually a early soundcheck and those settings are saved into memory these days.. Unacceptable

Think Dave might not give a crap anymore about anything at this point in his life. Good for him. Just play symphony of destruction.

For those who don´t know; when there are 2 stages on the same consert, there is usually a 30 minute break between the bands. It´s usually during those 30 minutes you rig the scene and sound check; usually goes like clockwork when the crew knows what they are doing. If I would guess, this is a case of a volunteer working with the Judas Priest crew, that is usually when shenanigans like these happen. Heard a bunch of stuff from a guy I know who worked during Sweden Rock this year, much similar to this.

“I would’ve fired them” - Dave Mustaine

Thats relatively calm for Dave lol

Mustaine has been guilty of some pretty ordinary “Type A personality” type of shit over the years, but he was rightfully pissed here. That’s some fkn amateur-hour shit from the road crew next door.

I'm on Dave's side because I'm sick of people having zero pride nor do they even care if they are doing a good job or not.

I feel the same as Dave. I hate when someone disrespects something and is showing amateurism. Especially when that goes for any band and their audience. Well said Dave.

Same happened when Twisted Sister was playing. Theres video of it. It was just in the last couple years. He went over and threatened to beat the dudes ass lol

Was here! It was so fun to see Mustaine cussing people like he did in the past haha

According to Dave everyone is amateur but in this case he is totally right.

He does it in suck a badass and lovable way though😂

Dave only ever goes off when it's deserved. Don't ever disrespect the legend like that.

This guy will never change

I have to admit the Mustaine Signature Gibson V is a sweet creation. The Explorer headstock with it is fire!!!!!

This happened to almost every band in Rock Fest 2014, including Megadeth, in Montebello. This is what happens when the organizers get greedy af, you get short af sets from bigger bands, bands get interrupted and cut off cause everyone is so crammed together into a small schedule, idk why the bands themselves accept these conditions knowing what will happen (not their first time) and its just overall too much for the fans too cause it's back to back to back bands playing and it gets exhausting, fast. You hardly get the time to use the potty, let alone get some fresh air or food. This always results in missing bands that you'd otherwise would gladly pay to see, but now you've paid, but you can't see cause of these types of terribly organized schedules.

The ending clip was with Broderick not Kiko. Lol.

whoever scheduled a sound check 4 that time is at fault... the roadie is just doing as instructed

Kiko is such a nice guy,look at the thumbnail picture!He just seems like such a chill guy and is on his youtube channel.

Dave is such a sweetheart! Age has made him a great human.

Love the ginger rage 🤣I can’t wait for the new album

Fuck yeah 🤘🏼 I Freaking Love Dave Mustaine!!

Fair call to Dave. That was so fucken rude of them to do that and totally disrespectful.

I remember in the 80’s my friends used to fuq with me cause I listened to Megadeath while they worshiped Metallica. Dave is the realest dude. Long love Megadeath.🤘

I saw it live, at Barcelona rock fest, it was something curious to see😆

What year was this clip recorded in?

Although Megadeth is my favorite of the 4 it's funny that Dave Mustaine is going off on everyone lately lol.

I love Dave! 😊 Take no prisoners- take no shit !!

I love how it tells it like it is no more mistakes.

Dave is a very outspoken! That's for sure! And he doesn't ever hold back on much! When he gets pissed! And he was, a lot worse! When he wasn't sober! That's for damn sure!

Dave is well known for speaking his mind proudly and loudly. Happy 4th, everyone!

I remember at high voltage festival, Wendy Dio was doing a speech about Ronnie and you could barely hear her over another band playing on a different stage. It all comes down to scheduling and how far apart the stages are. Don't blame the crew just trying to do their job, they working on a tight time slot just like everybody else

I like how kiko is like " i am out fellas"

Very happen to see Dave has not lost the fire

Very common at festivals where the stages are close together. It’s happened to me a bunch and it is always annoying. However the crew is just doing their job. The promoter sets it up this way to limit downtime between sets. The only way to avoid it is to put distance between the two stages.

Now that's funny, I remember them as an opening band for Judas Priest. Yep but wasn't for a priest they'd probably still be hitting the county fairs.

I was waiting for the Run DMC and Aerosmith Walk This away moment tbh 😂😂

I was there, the guitar was really loud

If James is our Dad then Dave must be our Uncle?

Well done Dave Mustaine.

I bet that guy was "sweating Bullets", Ahahahaha!

That was an extra minute or two nobody had to hear Dave Mustaine sing.

Dave is the man. However, Rock Feed somehow messed up the spelling of Priest.

I respect how real he is, If I was in a legendary thrash band like Megadeth I'd be pissed to if someone was sound checking while I was playing a show.

LMAO!!! You gotta love Dave!

Another certified Dave moment

Dave Mustaine and Yngwie "Donut" Malmsteen should do a tour together. "The Tour From Hell!"

Damn. Mustaine can still kick ass and chew bubble gum at the same time

You never know what will happen on a tour. Gotta be ready for anything.

He was fixin ta pour sum beer down bass pickups

Dave playing Conjuring live again! Opening for FFDP! Dave wonders why he has had some negative crap happen the last few years! Ellefson says he likes Ghost and wore a Mercyful Fate shirt recently and look what happened to him!

I love it when he badmouth's other people. Endless entertainment

Saw this last night when it happened

I'd be distracted too but these side-by-side stage situations are just a nightmare logistically for the crews/backstage people

You know Dave's about to go off on the backstage crew when he starts staring at the side of the stage...

Judas Priest crushes Dave’s band.

The light hits his face making him look lile young dave from the 80's and then does the vid too

Wait a minute, was that Jr. out there on stage playing with them? Did I miss some important Megadeth news?

Notice the difference between how Dave reacts to some idiot Vs MGK😂 legend Vs poser

Sounds like he’s never been at a festival before. Real wild this comments section is out here defending him

I'd be curious as to what Rob has to say about this. Has he responded anywhere?

This is so funny! It just add to the entertainment of metal and Dave's antics is very entertaining, one of the best! This is so metal and Priest couldn't give a shit either, they're probably having a good ol' chuckle about it! Rob: "You know we're coming a long way with ol' Dave, we're all just good friends you know. We might just send the roadie over to tune his guitar next time and have a cup a tea together you know". Got to love it, don't make a big fuss about it, just take the popcorn out! 🤣🤣🤣

Damn bro, how did Dave hang onto all that hair all these years? lol. Dudes a freaking lion. haha

To be honest Mustaine is just as unprofessional to not only tell them to stop via the middle finger but actually curse the crew out over the p.a. I'd expect that kinda garbage from Glenn Danzig. I guess Dave has not been rendered unconscious yet.

I think this was the inspiration for his song "Symphony of distraction"

Well deserved. Sound checks are done before the show.

Dave is such a huge baby. Yeah, what a big man you are, insulting some crew guy who can‘t fight back and was probably just following instructions.

Yes Dave mustaine is a sigma male and not everyone can afford to be like him. A true feirce metal warrior 🤘 go Dave we are with you ❣️

When did this happen is this new

Get em Dave!! 🤘🤘

Dave Mustaine was in Metallica. Even tho it diddent work out. Dave knows metal. Much love.

"Get off my lawn!" Megadave being Megadave. Angry Again. Chill Dave.

Love dave.

Love me some Dave !

The man is in his 60s he doesn't need to behave like an asshole himself. Chill out Dave life's too short buddy. But I must say it is ridiculous to sound check while another bands on stage, quite disrespect ful. That aside Dave is the best metal rhythm player that ever lived, without doubt...

Talk about a misleading title “Dave goes off on…etc” he literally stood staring and then flipped the bird to someone a good bit away. Easily the biggest example of calling someone out whilst you’re stood infront of your friends.

I remember seeing NIN during the Downward Spiral tour, & it was the best show I’ve ever seen. They were going crazy, literally fighting, slamming into one another, chucking bottles at the guitar player, destroying keyboards & equipment, Trent grabbed onto a curtain that lifted at the start & fell ten feet to the ground, they were slinging the mic stand into the air, it felt like anything might happen. I loved it as a kid & NIN wasn’t Even really my thing. Marlyn Manson opened as part of their first major National tour (first album), and they had the Jim Rose Circus Side Show perform as well. My Life has been all downhill from there (opioid addiction, methadone, jail / prison, guilt, self loathing, and loneliness).

The dude made it sound like he was going insane or something lmao. Just sounds like his usual stage banter that I heard when I saw him in August 2021. But yeah I can't blame him for being upset.

Oh, please. Stuff like this happens ALL THE TIME at big music festivals with multiple stages. Mustaine should've learnt how to deal with it a long time ago. And why the hell is he cursing the freaking ROADIES who are doing what they were doing because someone ordered them to do it? If anyone is to blame here, it's the festival's organizer who allowed this to happen. Why didn't Mustaine speak against them? Oh, that's right - because the organizer paid him. But he has no problem with verbally attacking people who can't defend themselves. Such a great man...

It's what happens at festivals. He thinks that is bad, try playing second stage when a headline act is actually playing on the next stage along instead of just some sound checks. I have a friend who went to see Limp Bizkit and he said half the audience left the second flames could be seen coming from the main stage at the beginning of Rammstein's set. I've personally had to blank out the sounds of Tool whilst watching slayers last ever UK show. It's just something you get used to. I would have thought Mustaine would have been professional enough to realise this. Or at least to have ignored it and carry on playing. Drown it out Dave. That's what you should do in Metal. Just play heavier, louder and harder. Or at least don't have a little tantrum. You could get away with it as a young angry band, but at your age your starting to look like the old man shouting at clouds.

I love Dave.

I would never see Megadeth today with only Mustaine there from any of the classic lineups.