US band Bloodhound Gang barred from Russian gig over flag stunt

MOSCOW: American rock group Bloodhound Gang has been barred from a music festival in Russia, the Russian Culture Minister said, after a band member shoved the country's flag into his underpants during a gig. The incident took place when the band, famous for its sexually explicit songs and on-stage antics, played a concert in Ukraine.

On a video, posted on YouTube, bassist Jared Hasselhoff is seen pushing the Russian white-blue-red tricolour into the front of his pants and then pulling it out of the back.