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Watch Tame Impala get bombarded with cushions at French gig
(It’s a good thing, honest!)

Handwritten letters, flowers, underwear: there’s certain things the biggest bands in the world are accustom to see fly onto their stage in a show of love from a crowd.
Tame Impala had a slightly different experience in Lyon, France this week though. The band were suddenly pelted with cushions from the crowd, which had been handed out for the audience to sit on.
Luckily for Kevin Parker and co, it’s a French tradition for the audience to do so if they’re really enjoying an act’s performance.
Watch the chaos unfold below.
Header photo: Emma Swann / DIY
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