Royal Blood singer and bassist Mike Kerr has come under fire for branding the Dundee crowd "pathetic" and departing the show with his middle fingers in the air after performing at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend.
The British rock duo performed on the main stage of the festival in Dundee on Sunday afternoon in a slot between pop stars Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi.
As the duo came to the end of their set, frontman Kerr berated the audience for their perceived lack of enthusiasm.
The 32-year-old said: "Well, I guess I should introduce ourselves seeing as no one actually knows who we are.
"We're called Royal Blood and this is rock music. Who likes rock music? Nine people. Brilliant."
Introducing drummer Ben Thatcher to the crowd, he said: "We're having to clap ourselves because that was so pathetic. Well done, Ben."
At one point Kerr addressed the side-of-stage camera operator - asking him to clap for the duo.
He said: "Yes, even he's clapping", before turning to the crowd and adding: "What does that say about you?"
Kerr left the stage with his middle fingers held high in the air to the audience.
The band's performance has been removed from the BBC's online coverage, but a video shared by The Rock Revival has gone viral on Twitter with more than 18 million views and a number of comments addressing the behaviour.
Royal Blood will release their new album, Back to the Water Below, on 8 September.
They will play Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre on 30 October.
Source: Press Association
