It's not bullshit. I've seen bands playing clubs here in Florida using Pyro over the years.
Hmmm, not bullshit?. Great White doesn't own exclusive rights to stupidity .
I played in a metal band in the 80's that did it.
Amazing. I was always under the impression people came to hear musicians play music, Of course, maybe some people like a circus with their music, and maybe thats why I like jazz. Of course, I grew up in an environment that valued musicianship, not carnival acts. Then again, I'm an old fart so what do I know.
However, from what I've seen of METAL bands, COMMON SENSE isn't a prized virtue nor is great music
And maybe your band was just lucky
Personally, I highly doubt a Fire Marshal would have approved it in advance though, whether there was flamable materials close by or not. Ask ANY fire marshal if he would allow explosive "firepots" in a small public facility and I'd bet $100 he'd roll his eyes. Lets get real here. Its fucking dangerous in that context. If it weren't you wouldn't have used the keyed ingnition.
But let me put it this way then. Had that idiot NOT made his "bad choice", a hundred or so people would still be alive, and the foam would still be there, regardless if it was flamable. Granted, the club owners should be hung by the fucking balls too for flagrant violation of building codes, but they didn't light the fireworks. He did. Its no different than a person getting behind the wheel of a dangerous vehicle drunk and killing someone. The vehicle didn't cause someone to loose their life.