Macaulay Culkin's Band 'The Pizza Underground' Booed Off Stage at Dot to Dot Festival
Thirty-three-year-old actor-turned-musician Macaulay Culkin and his band, The Pizza Underground, recently performed with a not-so-nice audience at the Dot to Dot Festival in Nottingham.
The Dot to Dot music festival first began in Nottingham nine years ago. Since then, the popular festival "has established itself as the UK's premier festival for unearthing the hottest new talent around alongside established acts from all over the globe," says the official Dot to Dot website.
Despite Dot to Dot's claims of "unearthing the hottest new talent," its audience members would probably disagree when it comes to "The Pizza Underground."
BBC News reports that a mere 15 minutes into their performance set at the festival, The Pizza Underground was booed off stage.
But wait, there's more.
Audience members also began throwing pints of beer at the Culkin and his band members. As the beer throwing began, Culkin reportedly asked the audience, "Why are you throwing those? I'd rather drink them."
Despite his small attempt at creating humor amidst the embarrassing moment, Culkin and his band were eventually forced to leave the stage.
The Pizza Underground later tweeted, "Thank you so much Nottingham, sorry that a couple [of] people ruined it for everyone."
Following their exit from the show, the band received mix reviews about their short-lived 15-minute performance.
According to BBC, one of the beer-throwing culprits harassed the band via Facebook.
"I'm glad I lobbed a pint and I'm glad it hit you," the culprit wrote on the group's Facebook page.
Complaining about their "mockery" of the legendary band, Velvet Underground, he added: "Great art should never be compromised".
Pizza Underground fans had very different reviews.
One fan, named Mark Chadwick, wrote, "May I apologize on behalf of the Nottingham folk. Was loving you guys, and the free pizza! So so sorry, would love to have you back."
Another fan named Hannah tweeted, "I for one enjoyed pizza underground at dot to dot yesterday. They gave the crowd pizza... what more do you people want?"
Even the Dot to Dot Festival organizers chimed in, "It's such a shame that some members of the crowd had to ruin what was set to be an excellent show. A sentiment echoed by the band themselves. Hopefully they'll get to play in Nottingham again one day soon."
Better luck next time, guys!