Garbage singer Shirley Manson does not like beach balls. We know this because she unleashed a rant on fans tossing beach balls around on one of the band’s sets last week. Then later, she doubled down, saying antics like this make her feel “tired” of artists being treated like “circus performers.”

On December 5, 2025, Garbage was performing at the Good Things Festival in Melbourne, Australia. At one point, Manson noticed a beach ball bouncing around the crowd, and she made it clear that she was not happy about it. “Big guy with your big f***ing beach ball. What a f***in douchebag,” Manson said, pointing to a man in the audience.

“You’re a f***in middle-aged man in a f***in ridiculous hat, and you’re a f***in’ f*** face,” Manson continued. “I want, literally, to ask people to f***in’ punch

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