Tonight, Death Cab for Cutie and Chvrches performed at the Volvo Car Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. During Death Cab's performance of the Plans track “Brothers on a Hotel Bed,” they were joined by Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry, who sang the song alongside Ben Gibbard. (Gibbard and Mayberry recently had a conversation for the Talkhouse podcast.) Later, while Death Cab performed “Soul Meets Body,” their set came to an unexpected halt. While still singing, Ben Gibbard took his earpiece out and tossed his guitar aside. He stopped singing, shoved his mic stand to the ground, and walked off stage. The band eventually returned to the stage to finish out the set. Watch both their performance with Lauren and the walk-off below. Thanks Jason Trinklein for the tip.

In a new interview with Billboard, Death Cab's Nick Harmer explained why they walked off prematurely. After explaining that it's a “non-story,” he said it was a combination of a gear failure and a fan altercation that took place near the front of the stage. “It was the last 20 seconds of the last song and all of Ben's equipment failed at the exact kind of unrelated moment there was a giant fight in front of us.” He went on: