The rock band Kings of Leon were forced to cancel their concert early after pigeon pooped on them from the rafters of a concert in St. Louis. After only three songs the base guitar player Jared Followill was hit in the face and mouth by pigeon droppings.

The band later apologized to fans via Twitter saying “it was too unsanitary to continue. Jared was hit several times during the first two songs but once he was hit on the face it was time to call a stop to the concert”.

Earlier the opening acts The Postelles and The Stills had also come off the stage after their equipment was covered in the pigeon excrement.

The Grammy winning Kings of Leon are due to continue the tour in Cleveland Ohio on Monday following the incident in St. Louis. They are currently promoting their latest album, Only By The Night, and our due to visit the UK later this summer. Fans who were at the abandoned concert will be offered refunds.

The Nashville group is made up of three brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared along with cousin Matthew who plays on lead guitar.