{"id":23692,"date":"2025-08-06T17:40:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/?p=23692"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T17:40:35","slug":"somebody-had-stolen-some-equipment-from-the-opening-act-and-we-got-blamed-for-it-the-crowd-went-crazy-ricky-byrd-on-the-disastrous-joan-jett-gig-where-they-were-wrongly-accused-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/2025\/08\/06\/somebody-had-stolen-some-equipment-from-the-opening-act-and-we-got-blamed-for-it-the-crowd-went-crazy-ricky-byrd-on-the-disastrous-joan-jett-gig-where-they-were-wrongly-accused-of\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSomebody had stolen some equipment from the opening act and we got blamed for it. The crowd went crazy\u201d: Ricky Byrd on the disastrous Joan Jett gig where they were wrongly accused of stealing gear \u2013 and the audience turned on them"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ricky Byrd has recalled his worst onstage experience, during which a crowd turned against him and Joan Jett after they were wrongly accused of stealing electric guitar<\/a> gear.<\/p>\n

Chances are we\u2019ve all played to less-than-ideal crowds, but it\u2019s probably unlikely that you\u2019ve ever had to face the ire of a room full of people who have taken it upon themselves to exercise some form of misplaced justice following a bizarre backstage incident.<\/p>\n