What band dumped the fish on the colt?

The band was Faith No More. Their opening set at Billy Idol’s Seattle show is the incident tied to dead fish being dumped on them, and the story is often remembered as a rock ’n’ roll prank gone very wrong.

Quick scoop

• Who did it: Billy Idol’s crew, in retaliation for Faith No More’s fish-themed video.

• Who got the fish: Faith No More.

• Why it matters: It became one of those classic tour-stunt stories that fans still talk about decades later.

Context

There’s often confusion because another famous band incident involved a bus dumping waste, but that was Dave Matthews Band , not fish.

For the fish story, the correct answer is Faith No More.

Bottom line

If you’re asking about the band that had fish dumped on them , it was Faith No More.