{"id":859285,"date":"2026-08-18T05:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/859285\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T05:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:50:13","slug":"rob-thomas-hits-matchbox-twenty-bandmate-paul-doucette-in-the-head-with-his-mic-stand-during-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/859285\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Thomas hits Matchbox Twenty bandmate Paul Doucette in the head with his mic stand during concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rob Thomas<\/a> \u201calmost killed\u201d his Matchbox Twenty<\/a> bandmate Paul Doucette after hitting him in the head with a microphone stand. <\/p>\n

The incident happened during the band\u2019s performance at the Illinois State Fair on Sunday, August 16 (Monday, August 17 AEST), as Thomas<\/a> swung his microphone stand around his head. <\/p>\n

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Thomas had his back to Doulcette, so it took him a minute to realise what had happened. \u00a0TikTok\/@chelsi100221<\/p>\n

A video of the moment circulating on social media<\/a> shows Thomas<\/a> with his back to Doucette when the microphone stand swings behind him, hits Doucette in the head and knocks out his in-ear monitors. <\/p>\n

Doucette left the stage to seek assistance as Thomas realised what had happened and addressed the crowd. <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery night I\u2019m over here, and I\u2019m throwing this Goddamn thing around. It nailed him. It nailed him hard,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy best friend in the world, and I think I almost killed him, and I feel really bad about this. Will you give us one second?<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the way, it felt like a really good idea right up until now. I feel like an ass.\u201d <\/p>\n

Doucette soon returned to the stage with a smile on his face and what appeared to be a glass of alcohol in his hand. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how many times I\u2019ve told you about swinging that f—ing thing,\u201d Doucette joked. <\/p>\n

\u201cI knew it was only a matter of time. It\u2019s been 30 years. Now, admittedly, I\u2019ve been in the back for the first half of that, and maybe I\u2019ve gotta go back there because, obviously, it\u2019s safer.\u201d<\/p>\n

He held his glass up to the crowd and joked that it would be the only thing \u201cthat\u2019s gonna help me right now\u201d. <\/p>\n

After the show, Doucette took to Instagram to post a video<\/a> from the tour bus explaining that when he was hit in the head, his in-ear monitor smashed in his ear.<\/p>\n

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Pictured here in 2011, Thomas and Doulcette have been best friends and bandmates for 33 years. \u00a0Michael Buckner<\/p>\n

The clip showed someone removing fragments of the monitor from Doucette\u2019s ear. <\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I f—ing feel that. That is not fun. That is not fun. Please don\u2019t move the bus,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cF—in\u2019 Rob!\u201d<\/p>\n

The video was posted alongside the caption, \u201cAfter 30 years of mic swinging, Rob claimed his first victim:\u00a0@repairmethod<\/a>\u00a0of course.\u201d<\/p>\n