The frontman of heavy metal band Disturbed halted a live show after noticing a female concertgoer getting pushed around too roughly in a mosh pit.
After a performance of “Indestructible”, David Draiman told the crowd he’d seen what had happened in the standing-only section of the Toyota Centre in Houston, Texas.
Draiman then asked if the woman would like to join him onstage, telling her: “You, my dear, we owe you a debt.”
The woman, a 30-year-old named Sami, then made her way to the stage in the 18,300-capacity venue. Draiman quipped: “On behalf of the gentlemen in Disturbed, I want to apologise for you getting jumped into our gang.”
Sami met the remainder of the band and stayed on stage for the performance of “The Light”.
Draiman – who is a married father of one – continued: “Call me old-fashioned. There are some crazy idiots out there who’d call me sexist for insisting on protecting a woman… But you know what? Everyone needs protection… And anyone who isn’t as strong as you deserves your protection. Do you understand that?”
After the gig, Draiman told Variety: “It kind of started right next to her, and it looked like she was getting tossed around,” he recalled. “It’s really important to me and the band that Disturbed shows are a positive experience for all in attendance.
“When I saw what was going on, I had to step in and make sure she was OK and, thankfully, she was.”
