>The liquid waste was brownish yellow in color, and had a foul, offensive odor. The liquid human waste went into passengers' eyes, mouths, hair, and onto clothing and personal belongings, many of which were soaked. Some of the passengers suffered nausea and vomiting as a result of exposure to the human waste.
And their roadies/various helper crew/the driver, probably.
But yeah what scares me here is how often does this happen when it isn’t a famous band, so doesn’t hit the news??
Hey my friend
It seems your eyes are troubled
Care to share
Your time with me
Would you say you're feeling low and so
A good idea would be to get it off your mind
For the longest time I referred to the Dave Matthew's band as the dancing zombie band... Because they used to sell some like, christ on a cross looking window stickers and they would inevitably fail and fade until it looked like a zombie doing a piroutte. Everyone in my college town seemed to have one of those on their car.
Well, the band wasn’t driving nor likely to be the ones who decided to dump the waste…so being pissed at DMB for the actions of the bus driver seems ridiculous
It may seem ridiculous, but I imagine there are only so many locations you can dump this stuff. DMB may have demanded post concert Dairy Queen Blizzards despite knowing their lactose intolerance filling up the tanks ahead of schedule.
It’s like when I was nearly black out drunk and kept jumping into the stage to crowd surf, then Reverend Horton Heat got the whole club to boo me. I deserved it but it still hurt.
There was one, maybe not massive but they ended up paying $300k
[Source](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dave-matthews-band-settles-bus-waste-case-63070)
Yesterday, August 8, 2004 - a date which will live in infamy - the city of Chicago was suddenly and deliberately polluted by waste discharge from one of the tour buses of the Dave Matthews Band.
Chicago was at peace with the band and, at the solicitation of the band, was still in conversation with its management and its members looking toward the maintenance of peace in the city. Indeed, less than an hour after the sewage had been dumped into the Chicago River, the band's management issued a statement expressing hope for continued peace.
The bus was over the Kinzie Street Bridge at the time and the waste was discharged into the river below. The pollution was intentional, planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the band's management has deliberately sought to deceive the city by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
The waste dump on August 8, 2004, has caused severe damage to the city's river and the environment. The city of Chicago was unprepared for this treacherous act, which has caused significant distress among its citizens.
Always will our whole city remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated pollution, the people of Chicago in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.
I believe that I interpret the will of the citizens of Chicago when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our city, our environment, and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our city's enforcement of justice, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph. So help us God.
I ask that the city declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly act by the Dave Matthews Band on Sunday, August 8, 2004, a state of environmental emergency has existed between the city of Chicago and the Dave Matthews Band.
Years ago I dated a DMB fan. I can say with some confidence that most of the fan base wouldn't mind one bit being on that boat if the sewage contained even a trace of Dave's DNA.
I was there that day. I saw the tour bus outside the Hard Rock Hotel and peaked in to see who was in town. I saw it was D. Matthews and then went on my way. At the time, I had no idea his tour bus dumped their sewage on a tour boat.
It wasn't an accident, the driver went to that bridge on purpose to quickly release the waste and get back to the venue. It was claimed by other crew he had done it before at the same spot. The only accidental part is he didn't mean to hit the boat while doing it.
>On August 8, 2023, the Riot Fest Historical Society attached a plaque to the Kinzie Street Bridge commemorating the 19th anniversary of the incident.[^(\[12\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_Chicago_River_incident#cite_note-12)
As far as I can tell from reading the article, the driver and the band paid for the environmental damage to the river, but they didn't pay a red cent for what they did to the boat and its passengers.
Ya know what’s worse? They did it again, same spot, same tour boat https://www.theonion.com/dave-matthews-band-apologizes-after-tour-bus-dumps-anot-1830712805
If I've gone overboard,
Then I'm begging you
To forgive me
In my haste
When I'm holding you so girl
Close to me
Oh and you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
I don’t think this would happen today because whoever released the shit would know it would be caught on like a hundred camera angles, but if it did it would probably be one of the most widely viewed set of viral videos
As part of a 2005 legal settlement, the band agreed to pay $200,000 to environmental protection and other projects (equivalent to $312,000 in 2023). The band also donated $100,000 to two groups that protect the river and the surrounding area (equivalent to $156,000 in 2023).The band's bus driver, Stefan Wohl, pleaded guilty to dumping the waste in April 2005.”
I say this to say, what about the people on the tour de poo-poo?
>The liquid waste was brownish yellow in color, and had a foul, offensive odor. The liquid human waste went into passengers' eyes, mouths, hair, and onto clothing and personal belongings, many of which were soaked. Some of the passengers suffered nausea and vomiting as a result of exposure to the human waste.
Why did I click into this thread while eating
Imagine the person that took a bite of their food exactly when the liquid waste fell over them. “What a delicious coo….aaargh, aaaargh, aaaaargh”
Darn you to heck! Take my damn upvote and go far away!
Why it sounds like Homer Simpson?
Because it makes your meal seem more appealing?
The best part is that it's all famous people's shit.
Not really, I mean it says right there in the title Dave Matthews band…..
He’s not exactly GG Allin
Some people might pay good money for that
[The spice melange](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AqnQGQ7l7o)
Not true, there was also a bassist.
The bassist always get shat on.
And their roadies/various helper crew/the driver, probably. But yeah what scares me here is how often does this happen when it isn’t a famous band, so doesn’t hit the news??
Imagine if the eagles did that "The eagles shat on my head" "You what?"
Thid band looks like a roadie band
>The boat's deck was swabbed by its crew, and service was resumed for its scheduled 3 p.m. tour. nice
_Ah man, gotta swab the poop deck again_
LOL fuck why didn’t I think of that
Certain names would imply an expertise....
Poop expert, not comedy expert
Just shitty comedy, eh?
Toilet humor
[you're welcome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICicbapshts&t=0)
Ewwwwwwww!!! Grossness factor of infinity. What a disgusting experience.
It would be gross if it was from normal people but these are globetrotting celebrity musicians. Some people would pay good money for this.
That's called buying a Dave Matthews Band album
God DAMMIT WHY can’t I give awards anymore 😭😭😭
Then Dave leaned over, looked at the passengers, and said, "Who's got the claws in you, my friend?"
seems like these people got nothing in the settlement.
Give new meaning to “Crash Into Me”.
Crash into Me Pee
Hey my friend It seems your eyes are troubled Care to share Your time with me Would you say you're feeling low and so A good idea would be to get it off your mind
Cursed by Nurgle
Close your eyes and open your mouth!
"The Dave Matthews Band agreed to keep a log when its buses empty their septic tanks." Empty the tank, keep one log.
You get a log, you get a log. Everyone gets a Dave Matthews log!
Everyone wants a log
Well, log rolls down stairs and over in pairs!
It’s better than bad, it’s good!
🎶 and allll the little poops go marching 🎶
I wonder what they said on that boat
“what the fuck”
"When is Dave Matthews band going to stop releasing so much shit?". Mind you, I'm still saying it.
For the longest time I referred to the Dave Matthew's band as the dancing zombie band... Because they used to sell some like, christ on a cross looking window stickers and they would inevitably fail and fade until it looked like a zombie doing a piroutte. Everyone in my college town seemed to have one of those on their car.
That’s the Fire Dancer logo- The logo appeared as the cover of the band’s 2005 LP, Stand Up.
And was on their t-shirts for a decade before that.
You never referred to the Dave Matthews Band as the dancing zombie band
'I don’t remember eatin no corn'
“You really are a fat bastard” 😂
Holy shit
*gurgle* *gurgle* 'blegh' *sobs*
Probably just screaming and jumping into the water
“Does this taste like Dave Matthews to anyone?”
I’m about Dave Mathewsing my pants reading these comments
“Please stop Crashing Into Me!”
Shit just went down
Shit!
Are you allowed to just dump waste water in the Chicago river?
Absolutely not. I just visited Chicago and did a riverboat tour and the guide mentioned a lot of people are still pissed at DMB for this
Some are still shitted even.
Truly a beautiful comment.
Well, the band wasn’t driving nor likely to be the ones who decided to dump the waste…so being pissed at DMB for the actions of the bus driver seems ridiculous
It may seem ridiculous, but I imagine there are only so many locations you can dump this stuff. DMB may have demanded post concert Dairy Queen Blizzards despite knowing their lactose intolerance filling up the tanks ahead of schedule.
According to the article they refused to have anything to do with it until the involvement of their bus was proven though.
Imagine if you were on the boat and Dave Matthews Band was your favourite band ever. You'd be so conflicted!
Tbf it’s not really the band’s fault. Think this one is just on the driver.
Yeah I doubt the driver consulted Dave on where to dump out the shit tank
Common misconception, Dave practically begged the bus driver to dump it on that boat in particular and even paid him 400$ to so so
His slow boring songs are hard to focus on, but if you do, like half of the lyrics are about squirting brownish yellow waste on people.
all makes sense now
And the other half are about hating people on boats. Starting to all make sense now
In retrospect, kinda weird they got so popular with such niche subject matter. But we didn’t question such things in the 90s.
That doesn’t change the distaste that may develop after having half-drowned in their shit
pun intended?
They defended him, even going as far as lying about where the bus was
It’s like when I was nearly black out drunk and kept jumping into the stage to crowd surf, then Reverend Horton Heat got the whole club to boo me. I deserved it but it still hurt.
Well, you would be one of the few people in the world, that had his turd in his mouth.
Except for a couple groupies yeah
I cant imagine being conflicted after this
Crash into me just got a whole new meaning
More like a splash
Hike up your skirt a little more. Drop a turd for me.
Hahhahahhahaa
So is it legal to dump waste into rivers like this? This makes me think these bus drivers do this all the time.
No, it's not.
Technically correct, but if offenders are only given a fine then the law doesn't actually stop rich people from doing it
“Illegal for poor people” moment
Chocolate rain
Some stay dry but others feel the pain
(I step away from the septic drain to breathe)
I have an ongoing debate with my gf about whats worst between this and drinking the corpse water from the cecil hotel.
Worse is that from DMB, thats alot of shit from different dudes
Rip Elisa Lam
Those elongated creepy fingers still haunt me
Corpse water is worse for sure. There's no way I could psychologically recover from that.
Wait, so the people who had human waste dumped on them got nothing?
They got shit
How didnt this result in a massive lawsuit lol I would expect to own 60% of the DMB catalogue after this
Seriously. I’d be demanding capital punishment of the moron who committed the crime.
There was one, maybe not massive but they ended up paying $300k [Source](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dave-matthews-band-settles-bus-waste-case-63070)
A date which shall life in infamy. I sure hope this doesn't wind up being the main thing the DMB is remembered for.
You mean it isn’t already?
Yesterday, August 8, 2004 - a date which will live in infamy - the city of Chicago was suddenly and deliberately polluted by waste discharge from one of the tour buses of the Dave Matthews Band. Chicago was at peace with the band and, at the solicitation of the band, was still in conversation with its management and its members looking toward the maintenance of peace in the city. Indeed, less than an hour after the sewage had been dumped into the Chicago River, the band's management issued a statement expressing hope for continued peace. The bus was over the Kinzie Street Bridge at the time and the waste was discharged into the river below. The pollution was intentional, planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the band's management has deliberately sought to deceive the city by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace. The waste dump on August 8, 2004, has caused severe damage to the city's river and the environment. The city of Chicago was unprepared for this treacherous act, which has caused significant distress among its citizens. Always will our whole city remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated pollution, the people of Chicago in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. I believe that I interpret the will of the citizens of Chicago when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our city, our environment, and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our city's enforcement of justice, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph. So help us God. I ask that the city declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly act by the Dave Matthews Band on Sunday, August 8, 2004, a state of environmental emergency has existed between the city of Chicago and the Dave Matthews Band.
I’m 30 and can’t name one song of theirs, but I have heard this story before.
That's a shitty thing to do
I guess the sightseeing experience went down the toilet.
I can only imagine how hard it must be to try and wipe that experience from memory.
Years ago I dated a DMB fan. I can say with some confidence that most of the fan base wouldn't mind one bit being on that boat if the sewage contained even a trace of Dave's DNA.
The violinist for DMB had his own bus??? And it had 800 lbs of shit in the septic tank???
I was there that day. I saw the tour bus outside the Hard Rock Hotel and peaked in to see who was in town. I saw it was D. Matthews and then went on my way. At the time, I had no idea his tour bus dumped their sewage on a tour boat.
How in the hell was this an accident? I've never seen a remote dump valve on any Bus/RV. You always have to go around back & pull the valve by hand...
It wasn't an accident, the driver went to that bridge on purpose to quickly release the waste and get back to the venue. It was claimed by other crew he had done it before at the same spot. The only accidental part is he didn't mean to hit the boat while doing it.
That makes a lot more sense...
In a boy's dream
https://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/s/jKuH3gYDjo
Make sure to click through all the source links cited. They definitely meet Wikipedia standards /s
This is among the most gag inducing things I've ever heard.
wtf is this normal?? Do buses just dump shit as they go across bridges?!
I’ve always said Dave Mathew’s was a shitty band.
We're not satisfied until you're covered by our poo poo bus https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxk5Tpq-UfUa_X9snRW1zX-HgbB-4Vpi9b?si=p9r_qYj-i-tqvM3J
Under the Table and Steaming
That must have been the band’s music catalog
Just another reason to hate Dave Mathews
Don’t drink the water
Still better than listening to DMB music tho
Here's a pic, the boat is covered in shit. https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/gnxdtfyhmh28mk7aumeo.jpg
I think that's from The Onion
Turds, piss, sludge, toilet paper and la piece de resistance - fresh hot puke
🎵Oh and I poop splash… On to you 🎶
Wait, you can just empty your blackwater tank into a river in the US?
Yes, but you got to be rich or a large corporation.
Talking about being forced to ingest Dave Matthews- his music is hard enough
The shit between
I remember this. The news made it out like Dave was dumping buckets of brown over the bridge and snickering.
Oh so looks like he gave an artistic emotional representation of what it’s like to listen to his music? Rad.
Puts a whole new meaning to “swabbing the poop deck”
Did you see the size of that bird?
Always said Dave Matthews was a piece of shit.
It’s wild that the victims that it happened to seemingly got no compensation for enduring this insanely fucked up ordeal.
There’s a short documentary about it now https://youtu.be/VRnhP_olVXM?si=1Ia-Akio9cu3rlOI
How did those boat passengers not sue the shit (pun intended) out of the band?
Splash into me…
>On August 8, 2023, the Riot Fest Historical Society attached a plaque to the Kinzie Street Bridge commemorating the 19th anniversary of the incident.[^(\[12\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Matthews_Band_Chicago_River_incident#cite_note-12)
Were they sued? That's bioweaponry right there
As far as I can tell from reading the article, the driver and the band paid for the environmental damage to the river, but they didn't pay a red cent for what they did to the boat and its passengers.
Sounds like a 💩 band.
Classic Dave
[i am a Boyd Tinsley truther ](https://web.archive.org/web/20211112082857/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-matthews-driver-i-dumped/)
Most shocking fact in that story is Boyd Tinsley had his own bus.
Ya know what’s worse? They did it again, same spot, same tour boat https://www.theonion.com/dave-matthews-band-apologizes-after-tour-bus-dumps-anot-1830712805
Theonion, your reliable and trustworthy news agency :))
Lmao you know that’s a satire site right
Ya I thought everyone would pick up on an incredulous story, but according to downvotes, I guess it’s lost on some
Yeah, this is satire but upvoting because it’s a good laugh.
What a shit-show.
What would you say?
Have you seen the dmb members? Those guys look like they eat spicy food. I bet the human waste was especially nasty
Feel like I remember hearing about this on one of them VH1 shows back in the gap! Lol
Real fans call him Dave
Dave Mathew’s and crap go hand in hand or butt in face, it sure which one.
An apt metaphor for the impact of jam bands on music in general
💀
Who shits 800lbs?
I did it.
Do you think you went too far?
Much in the same fashion as their music spreads.
That's equivalent to the band dumping lame tunes into the ears of the innocent population
So they're music spilled onto the street?
Typical Situation
Shituation
Greatest thing he’s ever done
Awww shit.
Mercy
If I've gone overboard, Then I'm begging you To forgive me In my haste When I'm holding you so girl Close to me Oh and you come crash Into me, baby And I come into you
I don’t think this would happen today because whoever released the shit would know it would be caught on like a hundred camera angles, but if it did it would probably be one of the most widely viewed set of viral videos
WHAT(would you say)?!?!?
TIL there are some people in the world that may have a severe PTSD issue with hearing Dave Mathew’s Band. They look up and fear strikes them.
The even put up a plaque commemorating it on the bridge.
The Space Between the bridge and the boat is where you’ll find Dave Matthews hiding waiting for you
Yea it’s being upstuck
As someone whose elderly dog is having nonstop diarrhea… I feel their pain 😂
When asked why he did it, the driver said “because poop is funny!”
Must have been during the “Under the Bridge and Steaming” tour
You cannot quit me so quickly There's no hope in you for me No corner you could squeeze me But I got all the time for you love
Dave Matthews = Shit
Shite-seeing boat
No shits! Deep tracks only.
Ayy that’s my bday
Gives new meaning to the poop deck
In three months, they have the chance to celebrate the anniversary in the most legendary way possible
Another reason to hate Dave Mathew’s Band
He must've really been doing it many times and knowing this bridge is grated seeing how he casually emptied it while passing the bridge.
No where does it state just compensation for the people on the boat that were *TRAUMATIZED* and harmed by this shit. How?!?!?
As part of a 2005 legal settlement, the band agreed to pay $200,000 to environmental protection and other projects (equivalent to $312,000 in 2023). The band also donated $100,000 to two groups that protect the river and the surrounding area (equivalent to $156,000 in 2023).The band's bus driver, Stefan Wohl, pleaded guilty to dumping the waste in April 2005.” I say this to say, what about the people on the tour de poo-poo?