Rock legend Thom Yorke storms off stage at Melbourne concert after fiery clash with pro-Palestine protester...
following calls to boycott Radiohead over Israel gig READ MORE: Clementine Ford bizarrely links death of Hamas leader to 'full moon' and compares him to Jesus By Kate Dennett For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:18 EDT, 30 October 2024 | Updated: 21:19 EDT, 30 October 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Thom Yorke stormed off stage during his Melbourne show on Wednesday night after a fiery confrontation with a pro-Palestinian protester. The Radiohead singer, 56, took to the stage at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl for a solo performance but got into a tense exchange with a concertgoer during the encore. Thom, who is currently touring Australia, started to play Radiohead's hit track Karma Police when an audience member started shouting out to him on stage.
According to reports online, the concertgoer was a pro-Palestine protestor who had been shouting statements in support of Gaza amid the ongoing war with Israel. They allegedly criticised Thom for his silence on Gaza after Radiohead recently faced boycott calls for performing in Israel amid the ongoing armed conflict. After the alleged protest, Thom accused the concertgoer of being a 'coward' for heckling and urged them to come up on stage, before storming off himself.
In an expletive-laden rant, he said: 'Come up and say that. Right here. Come up on the f**king stage and say what you want to say.
'But don't stand there like a .