Alright, so the initial report we got about the Black Lips Chennai gig was slightly off. We got an eyewitness at the gig to tell us exactly what happened at the Sir Mutha Venkata Subbarao Concert Hall on Friday, Jan 23.

There were about 400 people at the venue. The other headlining act for the night, hard rock band Synaps from Bangalore, ended their set at around 9:20pm following which Black Lips got on stage. The entire band was in various levels of inebriation with Joe Bradley (drums) being the least drunk, though, as with Pune, he was unhappy with his drum stool.

The band played their most well appreciated set of the Indian tour with the Chennai audience getting into their sound far more than the audience at any of their previous Indian gigs. Jared Swilley (bass) was actually chatty with the crowd asking them for any sort of intoxicant they were willing to hand him. The crowd loved it. Then, close to the end of their set Cole Alexander (guitars) and Ian Saint Pé (guitars) started making out on stage. There was a roar. Cole then proceeded to moon the audience, getting further props from the fans. As he turned around, he did not pick up his pants. The band finished their last song with Jared throwing his bass in the air and, subsequently, letting it fall on the stage and disintegrate. Jared then proceeded to jump into the crowd.

Cole was escorted off stage as Joe and Ian dismantled their gear. By this time Jared had procured additional intoxicants and consumed the same. The gig organisers, DNA Networks, were, understandably, flustered by the events, and, in the hours that followed cancelled the rest of the band’s India tour.

To read the band’s version of what happened after the gig, check out their MySpace blog.