Cops broke up a Pink Floyd cover band’s concert — with 30 middle-aged partiers defying lockdown orders — on the front lawn of a New Jersey home over the weekend, authorities said.
Rumson Police said they received a complaint Saturday night about an impromptu concert, which was being broadcast on Facebook Live outside of a home on Blackpoint Road near Wood Lane.
Officers arrived to find two guitarists with microphones and amplifiers playing Pink Floyd’s greatest hits to a group, who were between the ages of 40 to 50 years old.
When authorities ordered the group to leave, the partiers responded by shouting “F–k the police” and “Welcome to Nazi Germany,” according to police.
The band continued to play the song “Wish You Were Here” until they were told to shut down the show, authorities said.
“Sadly I’m sure we all ‘wish we could be here,’ and the Rumson Police Department takes no enjoyment in ruining anyone’s fun!” authorities wrote on Facebook. “However we ALL have a responsibility to take this pandemic SERIOUSLY and adhere to the social distancing requirement.”
The front yard gathering is under investigation and charges are pending, police said.
The concert comes after Gov. Phil Murphy issued a lockdown order that prohibited any parties, celebrations and other social events — and advised residents not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.