Garbage singer Shirley Manson halts concert to break up a fight: 'I don't have patience for this s---'

"I don't want anyone to get hurt," Manson said, after asking security to intervene.

When it comes to rowdy moshpit behavior, even rock singer Shirley Manson has her limits.

The Garbage frontwoman didn’t hesitate to halt the band’s set during Audacy's KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert this weekend, when she spotted a scuffle breaking out in the crowd.

"Stop, stop," Manson instructed her band, pausing the show three songs into their set. Video of the event shared on social media sees the singer then turn her attention to the situation in the crowd. “Knock this off, girls. Knock this f---ing s--- off right the f--- now. What the f--- is wrong with you? F--- this s---.”

She continued, “I don't know ladies, I don't know what the f---ing story is; quite frankly, I don't care. There's enough f---ing bulls--- in this world... I don’t care who it is. I want it to f---ing stop. This is f---ing bulls---. Do we not have enough f---ing s--- going on in the world without going f---ing aggro at some f---ing Christmas party? F--- this."

With the crowd cheering her on, Manson then directed instructions to the venue’s staff.

“Separate them right the f--- now. Security, I'd like you to get your f---ing asses in there and find out what the f--- is going on," she said. "I don't want anyone to get hurt. Somebody has lost something, whether it’s a contact lens, glasses or a phone. Let's f---ing sort it out."

Venting her frustrations further, the singer added, “Meanwhile, we’ve got 30 f---ing minutes on this stage and you're eating into our time. So f---ing get it sorted. I don't have patience for this s---."

After scolding the bickering audience members for a couple seconds more, the band eventually resumed their set.

Representatives for Garbage did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment.

Though it is unclear from various videos what exactly Manson spotted going on in the crowd, a woman who claims to have been involved in the dispute called into KROQ’s The Kevin / Ally Show on Monday to offer some clarification.

“It wasn’t what Shirley thought it was,” said the caller, Amanda. “It was actually me defending myself and my girlfriend because there was this one girl who was just torpedoing her way through the front rows. And when she came in and she’s pushing her way through, and she’s pushing my girlfriend out of the way and then her hands in my face, I’m gonna defend myself.”

She continued, "I didn't mean to interrupt the show. I'm a huge Garbage fan and I was really pissed that that happened. Everyone in the audience was so chill and all of a sudden you have this rude drunk girl coming through like a tornado.”

She added that while she didn’t intend for things to get physical, she ended up throwing a punch and pulling the other woman’s earring off. Although she said it was difficult to enjoy the remainder of the concert because “I felt like I got yelled at by my mom,” she expressed gratitude at Manson for intervening, especially because she was able to save her glasses before they were crushed by the crowd.

Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.

Related content:

• Garbage's Shirley Manson: 'We are a band that finds solace in darkness'

• Ari Lennox goes off after concertgoer throws bottle on stage: 'I don't play that'

• Garbage release 'Empty' video

Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly.