Puddle of Mudd’s Wes Scantlin has claimed he was “roofied” by his ex-bandmate before a disastrous gig, which took place over the weekend at Daytona Bike Week.
The rock group was playing at a benefit show at the Broken Spoke Saloon on Saturday (March 1), in Florida, as part of the bike week. The event was free, however, members of the band signed a guitar to be auctioned at the show – which was then bought by a bidder who paid $5000 for the instrument, with the money going towards children’s cancer research.
However, according to Loudwire, attendees reported several issues with the show, from sound to Scantlin’s general stage presence – which was allegedly shaky as he was stumbling and rambling.
However, Scantlin claims he was “roofied” by his former bandmate, bassist Sean Sammon. The following day Scantlin was approached by a fan who asked him about the show, and the interaction was filmed and posted to Facebook. “I suck, I suck and I suck … but I was roofied,” he said in the video.
“My old bass player Sean Sammon roofied me last night, so he can go fuck his ass,” continued Scantlin. He then put two middle fingers up at the camera and walked away, before turning back around to give one more middle finger.
NME has reached out to Sammon for a comment.
Some attendees at Puddle of Mudd’s concert were left disappointed after the show, with the comments under the venue’s social media page’s post being largely negative about the performance. “I’m so glad that was a free show,” one wrote. “I’d be pissed if I spent my money to see that terrible show.:
Last year, Scantlin was reportedly arrested and pepper sprayed following a police stand-off. The musician was previously arrested in 2017 for allegedly attempting to board a plane with a gun.
In other news, Scantlin has admitted Puddle of Mudd’s infamous Nirvana cover “looked and sounded like total shit”.
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