23-06-2025
Iconic '70s Rocker's Shocking Onstage Outburst Has Fans Saying the Same Thing
Iconic '70s Rocker's Shocking Onstage Outburst Has Fans Saying the Same Thing originally appeared on Parade.
As the man behind one of the most successful live albums of all time — Frampton Comes Alive! — Peter Frampton definitely knows a thing or two about keeping audiences entertained. And as a recent video proved, the legendary musician has no problem putting disruptive concert-goers in their place — much to the delight of his more respectful fans.
In a clip shared to TikTok this week, Frampton, 75, paused in the middle of a live performance to chastise audience members who were apparently talking loudly throughout a song, saying, "Pay attention! I don't want to see you talking all the time."
"Why'd you come?" he continued, adding, "Just go sit somewhere else! Cause you're pissing me off."
Commenters were quick to praise Frampton for the way he dealt with the situation.
"They have the honor and privilege of seeing Peter Frampton and they talk the whole time. Wow," one person wrote, with a second social media user calling noisy audience members their "number one pet peeve."
"It must have been really bad for him to react like that. I've seen him in concert and he's pretty chill," somebody pointed out.
"Peter Frampton does not love their way. Every day," another fan quipped, as someone else joked, "Frampton comes alive!!!"
Considering Frampton has been playing music live onstage for over 50 years, he's surely dealt with his share of unruly crowds over the course of his career. In a 2024 interview with Louder, Frampton reflected on his rapid ascent to mega-stardrom, recalling the moment he realized Frampton Comes Alive! was going to change his life.
"1976 was going to be the first headline tour for me," he recalled. "I'd been in the middle position for years, being a great support act. I sold tickets, but I was still playing with other bands. As the album was coming out, I went away to the Bahamas for ten days. Before I left, my agent Frank Barsalona said: 'Guess what? You've sold out a show at Cobo Arena in Detroit.' I couldn't believe it."
"Ten days later we've sold out three nights at Cobo," he continued. "That's when I thought: 'Wow, what's going on here?' Comes Alive! was just starting to get played at radio at that point, and it just kind of took off immediately. As for why it turned into what it did, I still don't know."Iconic '70s Rocker's Shocking Onstage Outburst Has Fans Saying the Same Thing first appeared on Parade on Jun 23, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
