GYM CLASS HEROES GET ARRESTED BUT STILL SET ALBUM DATE

Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy got into some trouble Tuesday night on the St. Louis, Missouri stop of the Warped Tour.  According to RollingStone.com, he was arrested on one charge of third-degree assault.  A black audience member near the front row called the singer a racial slur after the group finished their first song called “Peace Sign.”  The man called McCoy a “f***ing ignorant n***er.”  When security was removing him from the crowd, McCoy reached down and broke his microphone over the man’s head.  The singer immediately apologized for his reaction and said it wasn’t representative of him as a person.  He said, “I’m sorry.  But when someone calls you something that ignorant and that offensive, you have to bash their head in with a microphone.”  The audience cheered as the man in question was carried away by security.  McCoy was arrested onstage at the end of his set.  He was released early yesterday morning on 500 dollars bond.

GYM CLASS HEROES SET RELEASE DATE

In happier Gym Class news, the group’s third album, The Quilt, will hit stores September 9th.  The CD’s first single is called “Cookie Jar” and will be released this month.  Special guests on the album include Busta Rhymes, Estelle and Daryl Hall.  It includes production by The-Dream, Cool & Dre and Fall Out Boy frontman Patrick Stump.  The Gym Class Heroes are currently out on the Warped Tour and play Dallas, Texas today.