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Ben Kweller: More Badass Than Anyone Thought

9/18/06, 1:20 pm EST

Ben Kweller

As you can see, Ben Kweller suffered both a double-denim fashion disaster and a serious nosebleed during his performance at Austin City Limits this weekend. After taking the stage late due to the bleed, the nose starting gushing again during “Wasted and Ready” – apparently Ben Kweller’s blood has a sense of irony. After bleeding all over his clothes Kweller took a fan’s advice and put a tampon up his nose (no, really). Apparently it did the trick, and Kweller was able to play most of the rest of the set. For more images, go here.

[photo: www.stevehopson.com]


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Anonymous | 9/18/2006, 1:47 pm EST

ben kweller blows

heath | 9/18/2006, 2:10 pm EST

the question is how did he get the nosebleed? HMMM

Panaflex | 9/18/2006, 2:11 pm EST

Justin Timberlake would have walked offstage weeping like a girl!

charlie | 9/18/2006, 2:23 pm EST

it was alergies, he was saying so and had to stop playing early

Hisptersblow | 9/18/2006, 2:31 pm EST

Wow, a hipster kept playing through a nosebleed? What a tough bastard. What’s next, he kept walking even though he had an itchy ass or woke up despite being tired? He should fight Kimbo Slice with that kind of a resume.

evan | 9/18/2006, 2:37 pm EST

And after removing the tampon from his nose, he stuck it up his twat.

Moey | 9/18/2006, 2:46 pm EST

When asked where the tampon came from.. Ben replied:

I was curious.

Truant | 9/18/2006, 2:55 pm EST

Admitting you have a problem, Ben… is the first step. Noses only bleed like that if you pick at them really bad or are putting copious amounts of Columbian candy in them.

Either way, get some help, man we are praying that you do so we continue to have boring, unimaginative, rehashed hip rock.

Mike | 9/18/2006, 2:59 pm EST

There are so many bands that think they’re punk or hardcore that wouldn’t have done that. I give serious props to Kweller for sticking it out as long as he did. His manager dragged him off stage, put him in an ambulance and took him to the hospital.

Anonymous | 9/18/2006, 3:03 pm EST

He could have a clotting disorder. That can lead to some impressive nose bleeds.

Feck Tad | 9/19/2006, 1:22 am EST

coke anybody? anybody want some coke? coke for $2!

mike t | 9/19/2006, 5:24 am EST

Wow! He’s true Rock n Roll! Lemmy wouldn’t have even noticed the bleeding!!

Pete | 9/19/2006, 8:22 am EST

He should of covered, Sunday Bloody Sunday ;)

Joel | 9/19/2006, 2:23 pm EST

Many of you claim to not like Ben Kweller but your reading this articcle and posting on it. Sha Sha was an awesome album.

Love cup | 9/19/2006, 3:04 pm EST

Snortting glass?

unknown | 9/30/2006, 2:53 am EST

yeah it’s the coke, seriously just because your a “star” and sell out some shows and go to europe does not give you the right to do loads of cocaine before you play form 20,000 people, then when your nose bleeds you tell them it’s allergies.. Go to rehab bk. You need to, coke is bad.

Alexis | 10/11/2006, 1:20 pm EST

Ben is a total trooper and I give him mad props for sticking it out for as long as he did. I love his music and I love his personality even more after that performance.

devoted | 10/13/2006, 2:06 pm EST

Ben would NEVER do blow!!!!!!!If he says its allergies it is…
He is great and we love his music in sunny florida.

unknown | 10/14/2006, 12:13 am EST

BEN KWELLER = LIFE!!!! Ben is the coolest person ever and he would never do anything stupid like coke…Ben is awesome and his music is sooo heartfelt and amazing!!!
LOVE YOU BEN!!

Debba | 2/3/2009, 12:25 am EST

he’s totally a cokehead. Love him to death, but he should stoooop

rene | 6/13/2009, 2:12 pm EST

kweller’s a beast. and a genius.

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