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13.10.2021 / 00:05

Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell is retiring due to health issues

Smash Mouth‘s Steve Harwell has announced that he’s retiring due to ongoing health issues that he’s been battling for several years.According to the Los Angeles Times, the frontman has decided to step away from music following a concert that took place on Saturday (October 9) in Upstate New York, where he was slurring his words and making threatening comments toward the crowd (“I’ll fucking kill your whole family, I swear to God,” he told one fan). In footage from the event, he also appeared to throw up the Nazi salute.A representative for Smash Mouth told the publication that Harwell had left the band to focus on what they described as “longstanding medical issues”.“Despite Steve’s best efforts to work through these ailments, he is

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Study claims Smash Mouth-featuring Sturgis Motorcycle Rally contributed to 260,000 new cases of coronavirus

coronavirus in the US.The 10-day festival, which reportedly drew crowds of up to 460,000 to Sturgis between August 7-16, included a full programme of music that featured sets from the likes of Trapt, Buckcherry, Drowning Pool, Night Ranger, Reverend Horton Heat, Lit, 38 Special, Quiet Riot, Big Skillet and Smash Mouth.Smash Mouth’s performance at the rally in particular was widely criticised for not adhering to social distancing or mask-wearing guidelines, as well as frontman Steve Harwell’s “we’re all here together tonight! Fuck that COVID shit!” remark to the crowd.Researchers from the Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies at San Diego State University have now published a study which investigated whether the 2020 Sturgis

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First coronavirus death linked to Smash Mouth concert reported

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Smash Mouth gig linked to rise of coronavirus cases as band yelled 'f**k Covid' to crowd

A Smash Mouth concert that took place earlier this month is now being linked to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in the US.

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More than 100 coronavirus cases linked to controversial Smash Mouth gig

coronavirus in an outbreak that has been linked to a controversial Smash Mouth gig earlier this month.The band sparked outrage after performing to a large crowd of fans who were not wearing masks at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.At one point, lead singer Steve Harwell told the crowd: “Fuck that Covid shit. Now we’re all here together tonight.”As The Independent reports, a spokesperson for the North Dakota Department of Health has subsequently told the Associated Press that 17 cases directly linked to the rally had been identified in the state.

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Smash Mouth Performs for Thousands Without Masks, Declares 'F**k That COVID'

#SmashMouth#SouthDakota#Sturgispic.twitter.com/3QyEtW7vi7Here is a brighter video to see all the people (credit KOTATV) pic.twitter.com/P7XW46BLiSOn Tuesday, Stephen Colbert parodied the incident on, sharing footage of the group and dubbing over the lyrics to «All Star.»«Somebody once told me the virus was baloney, he ain't the sharpest tool in the shed,» the spoof lyrics began, cutting to an image of President Donald Trump. «I was feeling kinda numb with a burning in the lungs and I said I don't think that it's COVID.» The group is currently comprised of Steve Harwell, Paul De Lisle, Michael Klooster, Randy Cooke, and Sean Hurwitz.

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Smash Mouth performed for packed crowd at Sturgis Motorcycle Rally despite ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Smash Mouth has now joined the list of high-profile bands to perform for large crowds amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The group performed in Sturgis, South Dakota on Sunday as part of the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

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‘F–k that COVID shit!’: Smash Mouth plays to thousands of bikers at rally

annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally didn’t seem worried about gathering together during the viral outbreak that’s killed at least 160,000 Americans.“We’re all here together tonight! F–k that COVID shit!” front-man Steve Harwell said on stage, earning cheers from the crowd.The iconic 10-day festival was expected to attract some 250,000 motorcycle enthusiasts, scaled down from about half-a-million people who attended in previous years, according to USA Today.Festival goers didn’t have to face many of the social distancing restrictions common elsewhere in the country, the newspaper reported.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0