Press
19-09-1995
Silverchair Singer Beaned by Bottle
(Music News of the World)
![Daniel Johns after being hit by a beer bottle in Santa Monica, Sept. 17, 1995 [Photo courtesy MTV]](http://www.chairpage.com/_news/archive/1995/09/95091701.jpg "Daniel Johns after being hit by a beer bottle in Santa Monica, Sept. 17, 1995 [Photo courtesy MTV]")
Those
underage Australian grunge-rockers silverchair played a free concert in
front of a few thousand adoring fans September 17th on Santa Monica
Pier, but unfortunately one of the crowd wasn't all that worshipful,
because he lobbed a full bottle of beer at singer/guitarist Daniel
Johns during Israel's Son, the band's encore.
[Photo courtesy MTV]
To his credit, the 16-year-old musician finished the song, but was rushed to a nearby hospital where he received six stitches above his left eyebrow. This was the last stop on the band's five-week American tour. They left the U.S. the next day to return to their home in Newcastle, Australia, where all three of the members will return to school and a round of exams.
![[Photo courtesy of Wes Adams]](http://www.chairpage.com/_news/archive/1995/09/95091702.jpg "[Photo courtesy of Wes Adams]")
[Photo courtesy of Wes Adams, seen at left]
![[Photo courtesy of Wes Adams]](http://www.chairpage.com/_news/archive/1995/09/9509.jpg "[Photo courtesy of Wes Adams]")
Silverchair and manager John Watson enjoying themselves at California's Magic Mountain,
September 1995 [Photo courtesy of Wes Adams ]