The Dev Lemons Tour Disaster 

Bro answering the phone 'I just wanna commit crime' is crazy.

Can't believe Dev Lemons would throw a hammer at Dev Limes :(

I can’t believe dev would pee at her own shows 😢

this gives the energy of when id make what i thought was an obvious joke as a child but due to being autistic and having tone issues people would believe me and i’d get overwhelmed and end up doubling down and then was just seen as the kid that lied a lot lmao

Dev casually dodging the multitude of power tools being thrown at her next concert

My autism cannot handle these levels of sarcams lmao

Maybe if there was 2 hammers it would have worked

Never thought dev limes would cover any drama regarding Dev Lemons, they have totally different vibes

"I just wanna do crime" -blackjack jones

I swear up until the very end I couldn't for sure tell if I was just massively missing a joke, like if she FR got someone to throw a hammer at her or if this was just the worlds funniest reaction to actually getting a hammer thrown at her

This was some _Dear Evan Hansen_ shit.

first crime five is crazy

I think shes actually a genius if you think about it

hammer throwing is crazy

It was terrible that someone threw the asteroid Ceres at you during the show, but at least we got some good music out of it.

Manager - "this is a terrible idea and i hate it." Dev - "I soo wish someone had told me this was a bad idea... Anyways if you all have other ideas like this please share."

I cant believe the hammer thing isnt real - probably should have seen it coming but the vibe in the mitski video seemed so serious and your compelling story about how getting a hammer thrown at you threw u off for the rest of the show. Such a dickhead thing to do but I think thats so funny too lolol

You’re inviting hammers to your next show lmao

17:42 the next strategy must have been the obligatory apology video

ive never been more confused in my life

Instead of t-shirts you should sell Dev Limes hammers. Those would go hard.

I KNEW IT!!!!!, I am so relieved at the fact that the guy didn't shoot you or something (thank you for the likes)

People just hate to see a girl committed to the bit

If it gets Dev more recognized for her work I'll throw a big green egg grill at full speed towards the stage.

dev this is actually so wild 😭😭 ,,, can't believe my comment made the cut for the video either lol, you can see I took it so so seriously and was so worried for you! kinda a wild marketing strategy, but I guess it worked because I felt so so bad lol I fr can't tell if it's genius or if I'm angry, but it elicits a reaction which is cool,,, I guess? lol ? idk? can't wait to see when you build life size recreations of the twin towers for your next marketing move

ur literally just a comedic and musical genius I don't get it. I love u

I thought something looked weird about the physics of the hammer in the clip, but I was more worried that someone had actually tried to hurt you. This is the best case scenario, honestly.

This is some Danny Gonzalez type scheme shit!

wasn’t a disaster from where i was sitting (seriously your boston show was awesome)

Happy little day. Today......... Now

watching this with no context because I went in completely blind to the situation was such a wild ride lol

Don't rush it, and don't nearly kill yourself like I did earlier in my career. 'How bad do you want it?' is a dangerous culty kind of POV. I got seriously messed up as a kid reading Randy Jackson's music industry advice book, which would say stuff like that. Basically, 'how bad do you want it?' is egging us, guilting us on, training for how to be a sociopath, because that's the necessity for success in the music industry - thick skin, needing to want to be famous above all else, basically so that higher powers can control you to do whatever they want you to do... whether thats a record label, or an algorithm. The 'it' is a very narrow version of what being a musician or artist is - and the fact that I couldn't make myself want that anymore at a certain point, filled me with profound amounts of guilt and self-loathing - and terror at admitting that to anyone. So I kept on acting like I wanted that fame - but I burned myself out going down that road. As a former child actor & singer, I felt like a washed-up has-been at 15-16. That book and that mentality caused me a lot of trauma and self-bullying and darkness. But gradually, I realized how even fame, financial freedom even - means nothing - and I had brushes with both - viral and conventional. I also worked with lots of famous people and got to see their psychology close-up. Sure, it would have been nice to have a hit before I realized the futility of it all - but in a way, it'd be nicer now on the other side of all that chaos - and still, even then, just as nice as making any song for anyone. All that matters is if you make something you love that you think deserves to exist. You may not even know the people it impacts, the way it touches people - most of the time you won't. But you might have saved a life by putting artistic integrity first. Art and commerce don't mix very well, especially with a nearly deceased middle class, and LA is by and large an entertainment cult where people will do whatever they can to get ahead, and its very hard to tell the sociopaths from the genuine people much of the time. But when you're a sociopath, the victories are a lot more hollow - PLUS you don't enjoy the journey at all. Enjoy the journey, which you're brilliant at - you've got such a lovely sense of humor and self. Don't trick ppl, and not every single is going to be a smash. Sometimes 10 years down the line the song will get a new life, sometimes 50 years, 100... but the point is, if you love it, someone out there will love it. And when you're true to yourself for long enough... you may not get a huge huge audience, but with savvy, you'll have enough of one to sustain yourself in some modest way (Once they truly take that away... we revolt). And most importantly - you'll be the contribution you're meant to be. And you may even save lives through some elaborate butterfly effect that way. Some people are meant to impact millions, others are meant to just impact a few - and some of those few could be the ones who are meant to impact millions. Its all symbiotic, and the cream - directly or indirectly - rises. And now time to sound really heady and Alan Wattsy - its all a lesson in how the ego is an illusion, and I wish we could just get that instantly, but thats a lesson we need to get through living through enough of our egos deepest darkest fears. If its just a concept, it doesn't sink in. Anyways. Consider there's no separation between any one person, and your success is not your own, nor is Beyonces and her squad, nor this person or that persons. We're all just, at our best, making contributions to art with varying degrees of authenticity - and they're all equally valid, and they all influence each other in infinite, incalculable ways and bring us all closer to greater and greater authenticity. As long as we're creating, we deserve to get satisfaction from the success of everyone and anyone, because we're all in this together - there's no seperation, and we're always all influencing each other, writing each others songs without writing. That's all there is. There's no 'your success' or 'your hit'. 'How bad do you want it?' AKA, 'how bad do you want the illusion of ego' ... we all want it to a degree, but there's no shame in evolving beyond it. In fact, it becomes a necessity at some point - or else premature death, which litters the music industry - all because people let ego and trauma be their fuel, rather than having the courage to discover whats beyond those juvenile motivators. Growth can feel like chaos. Thats part of the ride.

Dev Lemons analyzing and trolling the music consumers is actually pretty genius.

im gonna be a criminal now, thanks dev

Sorry, I’m really bad at understanding sarcasm, did you actually fake being assaulted at your live show and keep the gag running for long enough that your viewers felt real sympathy and concern for you? My first video of yours was the Mitski tour one (it just came up in my recommended) and my heart sank when you told that story. I came to this video so ready to hear your feelings on it. Can someone genuinely clear up if this is sarcasm or not 😭

Idk if I’m lame for this but idk how to feel about this. It’s funny but seemingly in poor taste. Plus it seems dangerous, what if someone in your audience tries to engage in oneupsmanship? Be careful

I KNEW IT! When I First Watched That Clip on your Mitski Video, I Thought It Was Fake Because Of The Way The Hammer Fell but I Didn't Want To Come Off As "Insensitive" in case it turned out to be a real incident so I just played along.

Dev you really gotta include snippets of your songs IN these videos. I've been watching for so long but still haven't heard any of your stuff, and I would say it's a combination of it not being on this same channel, and me not knowing the genre / what it sounds like at all. The youtubers Luscent ("songwriter reacts to" videos) and QueerKiwi (reactions to reddit posts memes, and more all things queer and straight even) both use an outro with the song they're promoting at the time or a certain one and that let me know what their music sounded like to know if i should check it out or not. Even a snippet at the time OF saying "check it out" would be way more convincing even if you're trying to make your self promos as short as possible. I'm sure I will listen someday, but as a supporter so far loving your videos I think that would help!

idk man I was worried because I thought she was hurt and now I feel like a fool for even caring

wait you totally got me with that lie in the mitski vid wtf i feel so betrayed😭

The concept of hiring a criminal to throw a hammer at you is really funny, but I feel like it would have went way better if you just didn’t lie about it in the first place, and just made the video about you hiring a criminal to throw a hammer at you.

Bro if u actually put all this stuff together in the moment that’s crazy 😭 so good

I'm going to be honest I confused the Plain White Tees with the Naked Brothers Band until I saw the picture of the band and was like those guys aren't brothers

This video will make people doubt if it is real or not and they are likely to just ignore Dev going forward.

I had hoped this was to bring awareness to the dangers of things being thrown on stage, but this video doesn't give that vibe at all. Honestly I feel like this sets a pretty bad example to both artists and audiences. You also put that venue's reputation at risk, even if they were in on it. Specifically calling out the security team was unnecessary. Way more people are going to see that tiktok and think it's real, than will see this video. Even lying to your friends about it? Letting them think you actually got hit with a real hammer? I really don't understand the thought process. The way this video is presented, it comes across like this is satire, but the concerned comments from fans and strangers alike make me think you really did do this for attention. I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of hate from all the fans I see saying "wow Dev is a genius I really thought she got hit with a hammer I was so worried" but I felt like someone needed to say it. If you wanted to pull a stunt to get attention, there were other ways to do it. You could have gone extremely elaborate with this, fake blood and everything, and then announced that it was fake (while still on stage and included in the tiktok) and that you did it to raise awareness for what's happening in the concert culture lately. I really think that would have blown up more than this and had much less backlash.

So the whole hammer thing was a joke for attention? I don't get how that's even funny. I was genuinely worried, and now I just feel stupid for even believing you.

idk man i feel like faking something like this isn’t a good move even if it’s a joke?

this is honestly vile. i cant even tell if that sad ending was another joke (poor taste given what you just told us about?) or if it was a genuine attempt at making everyone feel bad for you again

This is so Nathan Fielder coded 😂

I don't know how else to put this, but honestly, this made me lose a lot of respect for you. It feels like you're exploiting the very real attacks some other artists experienced for clout. It would've been an entirely different story had you been open about it from the start. But the first time I found out about this whole thing was in your previous video, right after you talked about what happened to other artists. Which again, were very much real attacks. And you decided that would be a good opportunity to double down on this ... lie. I don't know what else to call this. I really hope this doesn't end up happening, but I can already picture the reactions the next time an artists gets something thrown at them on stage. Calling it fake, attention seeking, staged, all that ...

I know I might sound like a prude for saying this but honestly this is a pretty vile ‘joke’ to play on your audience dude, if it were to be handled better by having something less serious like a plush or something soft the backlash wouldn’t of been as bad. And I know 'having something less serious wouldn’t of gone as viral' but what you did just feels insensitive and gross compared to other artists who have to deal with this. It might be funny for you, but this is the internet. People are going to see your video go viral and there’s going to be a chance that someone is going to try to do the same thing at another artist’s show with the REAL DEAL. It baffles me how many people are saying how ‘genius and hilarious' this is, but it’s more so feels like the boy who cried wolf on an ACTUAL problem and turned it into a joke. Especially with your own friends not even knowing about it, and you said you had to play it up with them to keep them from saying anything?! It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I’m not one to leave hate comments on peoples videos but this is just messed up, do better.

i found this funny til the whole Mitski video thing. feels like using her struggle for promotion or for a joke. then the end gave me second hand embarrassment? like blame my autism but i couldn't tell if it was genuine or not

Post the original up again. I'll see you all at Emma's Dance Recital

I guess its not a happy little day today

They’re not mad that you got thrown stuff at you. They’re mad because you lied to them

Weird thing to lie about

Honestly I feel like this has been like a social experiment that wasn't well recieved, I don't think Dev had any malicious intent doing this. Bit of a stretch for people on here calling her a narcissist.

for anyone else struggling to figure out if this is a joke or not it is a joke she staged it and then lied about it until now

What the fuck are you doing. . .

You're right it's time for a new strategy.... a bigger fake hammer

Can't believe Dev dodged a forklift thrown at her live on stage. People are getting crazier and crazier nowadays.

Am I the only one who thinks this is fucked up

"where did it all go wrong?" well, you lied for starters... probably should have listened to your manager.

This is bad, you’re going to cause other performing musicians to get hurt. “They do anything fo clout”

Wait that was a lie? Lol I felt bad for you and now I just feel lied to. Wtf

It's all fun and games until getting hammers thrown at you becomes a gimmick you no longer have control over.

Well...I've been had. I thought it was a real hammer. Great content tho. Also give Mama a hug tickles my brain. Thank you for your music.

This is lame. I supported Dev bc I think Nick (her bf) is a prick and attention seeker, seems that crappy attitude has rubbed off on her. Unsubscribed.

This is some Michael Scott shit😭😭Like badly

Yeah tbh dude this wasn't it.. not the lying, idfc, marketing and advertising thrives on lies - it's the trivialising of a real issue that honestly has lost me some respect for you. Lowkey upsetting dude. Actually tbh.. lost a lot of respect for you. I used to look up to you as I'm an aspiring musician, but a stunt like that fr.. what.

the 2/12 dev limes disaster.. never forget

This is an absolutely insane video. I feel like I’m watching RU-vid history being made

How are there so many people in the comments thinking this video is serious? It's very obviously just Nathan For You style comedy.

I can’t trust anyone anymore, not even dev.

The definitive gatekeeping girlboss of gaslighting revealed

You should try writing a book and showing it to no one ever. That's what I did, and now I'm on the radio daily.

no hate but i just don't understand the thought process behind this. why did it have to be a hammer? why couldn't it have been a shoe or something? and to make your audience think you had been assaulted with a deadly weapon at a show for so long... it just doesn't sit right with me, to be honest.

Yea this is pretty weird ngl

idontknnnnnnnooow about diiiiiis 👀 i generally like dev’s music and humor but i feel like this is giving less Danny Gonz and moree Cole Sprouse Tumblr. 😂 idk, maybe i’m just ancient. I don’t like making people worry for no reason. Maybe throwing something ridiculous would’ve been better? like… a pie? lmao O Well

“Preferably something that wouldn’t hurt” settles on an actual hammer

This is the borderline insane Dev content that I live for. Song's pretty fire btw

A HAMMER???? HELLO???

Who among us hasn't thrown a fake hammer at ourselves in order to go viral? We are all human

I am simultaneously upset and thoroughly impressed

I thought it was a joke but the mitski vid made me genuinely think you were assaulted on stage

I dunno if I should feel lied to or laugh right now lol I really felt bad for her thinking someone actually tried to hurt her..

this is some diary of a wimpy kid schemey ass shit

this is genuinely a bad bit.

Honestly pretty messed up. A joke would be making it obvious that it's fake and still reacting seriously in the video. Cutting it to look like a real event and acting like something actually traumatic happened to you in a RU-vid video about harassment of another pop star shows disrespect to the real harassment others go through. Faking being almost seriously injured for clicks is not funny. Literally crying wolf to get streams is not funny. Your fans were worried for you. You betrayed their trust for more publicity. I'm not buying your shirt and I'm not streaming your song. You shouldn't be rewarded for doing this, sorry.

I actually fw ur music heavy. Got into it before finding ur channel so I was super happy to see it drop

So you got to just be a opener for the opener without asking? Thats wild.

I don't even know what to believe anymore

“Yeah, I love crime” that’s cinema

I lost a lot of respect for you here. Luckily i didnt have any respect for you in the first place so its wrapped back around and now i respect you so much ❤

i love you, dev limo guess what? it worked! im one of the people that found your music thru youtube, and (i thought twice about doing all caps, but i fo feel all-caps about this!) 🥰 loved it! and my little days are happier and thank you

I thought this was real!! :(

The hammer thing was brilliant! Your shameless non-apology was the moment I realized you're probably always playing a character, and that just makes you even more interesting!!

that girl meowing at the mitski concert is so crazy

this whole time i thought the video was ironic until it wasn't (i saw the video without context and was genuinely concerned).. it seems bizarre/ill-willed to do this in a fake way, taking away from artists who actually suffer from this type of harassment; as u document regularly :(... getting to the end of the video i hope u gain a better perspective on things

Lmao this is so good. Came here from the Mitski video. Really good, clever stuff. Great work.