Smash Mouth Held A Very Un-socially Distanced Concert During The Pandemic And People Have Jokes

Unfortunately, conventional wisdom (and the CDC) dictates that large gatherings still aren't safe as the coronavirus pandemic trudges along, but this was apparently lost on Smash Mouth, who literally said "F*** that COVID S***" and held a concert last Sunday in South Dakota.

Smash Mouth frontman Steve Harwell told the crowd: "We’re all here together tonight! Fuck that COVID shit!"https://t.co/K4XWoCEMOl

— NME (@NME) August 10, 2020

The concert was part of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, a ten-day event that attracts roughly 250,000 motorcycle enthusiasts. The rally has nightly concerts, and bands like Lit, Trapt, Quiet Riot and other rock bands of yesteryear are scheduled to perform.

The event encouraged attendees to follow CDC guidelines, such as social distancing and mask-wearing, but pictures from the event show that the rules were not heavily enforced.

In New Zealand, a million kids will be going back to school.In America, a thousand bikers got to see Smash Mouth in concert. pic.twitter.com/QehFUl1uxL

— Bryan Tucker (@BTuckertime) August 11, 2020

As this appears to be another troubling case of Americans pretending the pandemic doesn't exist, many Twitter users were dismayed, particularly as Smash Mouth has emerged as a small Twitter hero thanks to their support of LGBT issues.

me having to cancel smash mouth for their concert during a pandemic: pic.twitter.com/sTVP1JpGs5

— Not Scorsese (@scrseses) August 10, 2020

But of course, no story about Smash Mouth is complete without All Star jokes, and the news had people dusting off their old song parody jokes.

not the sharpest tool https://t.co/FfLcywuAQT

— TA (@talter) August 10, 2020

Hey now. You’re an asshole. Put your mask on. Lives saved. https://t.co/gVIoJTFL0p

— Aaron Mahnke (@amahnke) August 10, 2020

your brain gets dumb but your head gets dumb? the years really don't stop coming? what's the best angle here https://t.co/Hoq7KHQKMz

— karen han (@karenyhan) August 10, 2020

[runs in from vacation, bursts through door, breathless]SomeBODY don’t know theDisease that’s called corona Is dangerous and deadly as he-eck.A virus that goes flyin’Hits folks, starts multiplyin’When he sings that song that is from shrek https://t.co/62B1YVd4dK

— Danielle Kurtzleben (@titonka) August 10, 2020

Your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb https://t.co/HNepsUMmMX

— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) August 10, 2020

While it's understandable people would jump to "All Star" for their jokes, it's worth noting that the group's criminally underrated "Pacific Coast Party" would work much better.