Well, that was Evershort.
Foo Fighters fans were left fuming after the rock band’s outdoor concert in NYC was cut short over roaring thunderstorms taking over the Big Apple Wednesday night.
The rockers were kicking off the summer US leg of their “Everything Or Nothing At All” stadium tour at Citi Field in Queens when they were forced to slam the brakes on their gig.
The band tried to rattle off their smash hit “Everlong” — often reserved for their final song of the night — before the concert was abruptly stopped after 13 songs, while they normally perform at least 21.
“We just got called,” frontman Dave Grohl told the crowd 33 seconds into the song, according to footage posted on social media.
“Unfortunately due to the continued presence of lightning in the area, tonight’s show has concluded. Please exit the venue and have a safe night,” the stadium’s official X account posted at 10:33 p.m.
The unexpected ending left concert-goers angry as some rushed to social media to share their disappointment of the show’s poor scheduling.
“Poorly managed,” one fan said on X. “Openers sets should’ve been shortened. Or this show should’ve been preemptively moved to tomorrow. We were robbed.”
Another added, “I thought so is RAIN OR SHINE,” while a third wrote, “We paid full price for 1/2 a show. It was obvious hours ago storms were going to disrupt the performance.”
“Knowing what the weather was going to be like, the planning should have been better. People pay a lot of money for those tickets. Disappointed,” another fan added.
Other devoted rock fans came to the defense of the band’s brief show.
Dave tried to give you Everlong before it was (canceled). At least he tried. I’ve seen them 9 times. Everlong is always last. He’s or the band isn’t the bad guys,” one diehard Foo Fighters fan said.
After the cancelation, the band issued a statement on X, saying they had “no choice but to call it a night.”
“We are so disappointed that we were unable to play our full set for tonight’s fantastic crowd at Citi Field,” they wrote.
“But the safety of our fans, the crew and everyone working in the stadium comes first, so when it was determined that there was no safe way to continue the show in this dangerous weather, we had no choice but to call it a night.”
“We’re grateful for every second we were able to play for you and looking forward to seeing you again – maybe as soon as Friday,” the rockers added.
The thunderstorms rocked the metro area, forcing a ground stoppage of flights at nearby Laguardia, JFK and Newark Airports, according to ABC7.
The band is slated to return to the Citi Field stage on Friday before they head to Boston, Mass., this weekend.