A sheriff’s deputy appeared to deploy pepper spray into a fan’s face during Turnstile’s September 24th concert in Richmond, Virginia. The incident occurred as the band performed “Birds” and urged fans to join them on stage.
As captured in a fan video, a sheriff’s deputy at the front of the stage is seen pulling fans down as Turnstile bassist Franz Lyons and singer Brendan Yates are helping others onto the stage, with Lyons intervening when a security guard tried to stop other fans from joining the band. The deputy is holding what appears to be a canister of pepper spray and fires it directly in the face of an attendee as attempts to climb onto the stage. Lyons is visibly affected by the spray and quickly guides Yates away from the chemical cloud. Watch the video below.
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“I smelled the air getting a little spicy, and then my eyes are watering,” an anonymous fan told CBS 6 News. “I was like, ‘Oh crap.’ It’s pepper spray… People were pouring water in people’s eyes to rinse the eyes out. I just kind of took a second to breathe it out. Coughed a bit.”
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Richmond Sheriff Antionette Irving told CBS 6 News that the incident is under investigation. Per The Richmonder, off-duty law enforcement personnel from either the Richmond Police Department or the sheriff’s office are often present for large events to with crowd control.
Turnstile’s “THE NEVER ENOUGH TOUR” continues on with upcoming dates in Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Houston and more before ending in Orlando, FL, on October 19th. See the complete itinerary below, and get tickets here.
Turnstile’s 2025 Tour Dates:
09/27 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory ^
09/28 – Des Moines, IA @ Lauridsen Amphitheater at Waterworks Park ^
09/30 – Denver, CO @ Project 70 Under the Bridge ^
10/03 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock *
10/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Exposition Park +
10/05 – San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium +
10/07 – Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater +
10/08 – Portland, OR @ Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn +
10/10 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park +
10/11 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheater +
10/14 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater +
10/15 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Lawn +
10/16 – Fort Worth, TX @ Panther Island Pavilion +
10/18 – Miami, FL @ III Points *
10/19 – Orlando, FL @ Orlando Amphitheatre +
* = festival date
~ = w/ SPEED, Jane Remover
^ = w/ Mannequin Pussy, SPEED, Jane Remover
# = w/ Blood Orange, SPEED, Jane Remover
+ = w/ Amyl & The Sniffers, SPEED, Jane Remover
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