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Thousands of bikers showed up to Sturgis, South Dakota this weekend to watch Smash Mouth in concert despite the fact that we’re still in the middle of a pandemic.
The band headlined the Sturgis Buffalo Chip, a multiday festival that brings hundreds of thousands of people each year and is set to feature several other bands in the upcoming days including Trapt, Buckcherry, Drowning Pool, Night Ranger, Reverend Horton Heat, Lit, 38 Special, Quiet Riot, and Big Skillet.
Pictures and videos on social media of the band’s set show that most people in attendance weren’t wearing masks or practicing social distancing.
these people risked it all to see Smash Mouth last night pic.twitter.com/6yDbVXXEGN
— Lambgoat (@lambgoat) August 10, 2020
During Smashmouth’s performance frontman Steve Harwell went on to shout “Now, we’re all here together tonight … Fuck that COVID shit!”
🚨HAPPENING NOW🚨 The Buffalo Chip is attracting hundreds, if not thousands, due to the 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (credit KOTATV) #SmashMouth #SouthDakota #Sturgis pic.twitter.com/3QyEtW7vi7
— Connor Matteson (@connormatteson_) August 10, 2020
Here is a brighter video to see all the people (credit KOTATV) pic.twitter.com/P7XW46BLiS
— Connor Matteson (@connormatteson_) August 10, 2020
The jokes were pretty obvious for this one.
Well smash mouth did say “Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed” the tweet writes itself https://t.co/RJfHcFFDBE
— Parv (@RealPattyWap) August 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/jkass99/status/1292894846391263232
hey now 😔 https://t.co/OKQxkdwyVm
— jarvis johnson (@jarvis) August 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/amahnke/status/1292897655643832323
Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb https://t.co/HNepsUMmMX
— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) August 10, 2020
He was looking kind of dumb,
with his finger and his thumb,
in the shape of an L
on his forehead. https://t.co/kQOgXH3fZw— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) August 10, 2020