Concertgoer throws drink at Jeremih for lipsynching
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TOUGH CROWD on spring break this year -- singer Jeremih took the stage for a special performance in Texas Wednesday night ... and when the crowd realized he was lip-syncing, they BOMBARDED him with drinks ... driving him offstage.
It all went down at Clayton's Bar and Grill on South Padre Island -- sources tell TMZ, the crowd was already pissed because Jeremih was two hours late to the show ... and when they discovered he wasn't even singing, they went off the rails.
Jeremih opened his set by "singing" his song "Down on Me" -- he barely got started before the crowd drowned him out with boo's ... and someone tossed a bottle.
Jeremih powered on -- but then some jackass throws a full drink at the guy, dousing him in a disgusting spring break cocktail, and J calls it quits ... walking offstage.
All in all, we're told the concert barely lasted a few minutes -- and the bar ain't refunding the $30 tickets. Calls to Jeremih's camp were not returned.
That's extremely rude no matter what (to throw your drink on anyone), but lip synching is such a "screw you" move to the fans. He wasn't even trying to hide it.
That's extremely rude no matter what (to throw your drink on anyone), but lip synching is such a "screw you" move to the fans. He wasn't even trying to hide it.
Singer Jeremih is adamant ... he did NOT lip sync at a spring break concert Wednesday night -- when he was pelted with drinks -- telling TMZ, he just sang loudly over a recording of his own voice.
According to Jeremih, the situation wasn't ideal regardless -- because the promoters didn't adequately prepare the stage or provide the right equipment for J to perform.
Jeremih tells us, he was late on stage because the crew wasn't ready for him to perform -- but the crowd was chanting his name anyway ... so he decided to make do with what he could.
Big mistake -- because Jeremih says the equipment backfired ... playing his vocal track much louder than he wanted ... making it look like he was trying to lip sync, when he wasn't.
As for the bottle attack -- Jeremih says a girl threw her underwear at him and the girl's boyfriend got jealous, hurling a bottle at Jeremih in retaliation. Jeremih walked off soon after
Jeremih called the whole thing "a horrible experience" -- and adds, "I would never lip sync period. I am way too talented to do that. I am not the type of artist that has no voice."
at him about to lip sync the auto-tuned part around :08. He quickly tried to play it off 