Watch: American rock band Foo Fighters ‘rick roll’ anti-gay Westboro picketers

Targeted by protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church, American rock band Foo Fighters who were due to play at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. on Friday responded with a ‘rick roll.’

The band rolled past the protesters on a pickup truck, blasting Rick Astley’s 1987 single ‘Never Gonna Give You ‘ Up.

The neme was so named after being used in ‘rick roll’ pranks to fool others into watching the music video.

Band members danced on the bed of the truck, holding up signs that read ‘You got rick roll’d again’ and ‘Keep it clean’ alongside a hunky unidentified man wearing a purple tshirt and speedos to loud cheers.

In September 2011, the band also trolled Westboro picketers  when they protested outside the band’s show in Kansas City. At the time, they rolled in on a flatbed truck singing a country song with lyrics like ‘Think I’m in the mood for some hot-man muffins’.

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Thousands march in Glasgow’s 20th pride parade

Thousands turned out for Scotland’s biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) parade through Glasgow’s city center on Saturday.

For the first time in the event’s history, the celebrations will take place over two days with a rally before the march, performances, a funfair, and information and community stalls.

The parade started out from Glasgow Green before going down Greendyke St, Saltmarket, Trongate, Albion St, Ingram St, South Frederick St, George Sq South Aspect, St Vincent Pl, St Vincent St, Renfield St, Union St, Jamaica St, Clyde St, Bridgegate, Steel St, Turnbull St, Greendyke St and then back to Glasgow Green.

Alastair Smith, Chief Executive of Pride Glasgow, was quoted as saying by the BBC: ‘This year marks 20 years of Pride events in Scotland and we have come along way since the first; Pride is a chance for the LGBTI community and their friends, family and supporters to come together and celebrate the achievements of the community and to stand together as one and raise awareness of the issues that we still face.’

Glasgow Pride

In July the festival attracted controversy after Free Pride Glasgow, a group newly set up as a non-commercial alternative to the city’s main Pride Glasgow event, said that it would ban drag performers because they might offend the transgender community.

The group argued that drag turned gender identity into a joke.

The decision was taken by transgender individuals who were uncomfortable with having drag performances at the event,’ it said. ‘It was felt that it would make some of those who were transgender or questioning their gender uncomfortable.’

The group rescinded the ban after an avalanche of criticism from local activists and online.

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