The Dev Lemons Tour Disaster

[@Mungnum]

Bro answering the phone 'I just wanna commit crime' is crazy.

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Dev Limes’ farts 💨

[@jbone877]

That's how I answer the phone

[@arpaddanos9416]

Yeah that;s a scary guy ngl

[@Cobalt985]

@@p-__ I'm a visual learner

[@Theanonymous133]

😂😂😂😂​💀 ☠️ 💀 ☠️ ​@@Cobalt985

[@DisAbel]

Dev casually dodging the multitude of power tools being thrown at her next concert

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Dev Limes’ farts 💨

[@justinstearns8989]

YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

[@DisAbel]

@@justinstearns8989 Where else have u seen me lol? Def don't check inside your walls tho

[@_Meowsers_]

​@VillesFanUTTPWHO THR FUCK IS VILLES

[@yamom4442]

I can’t believe dev would pee at her own shows 😢

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Dev Limes’ farts 💨

[@DrakesDaughtersiCloudPassword]

666th like 🗿

[@lavendertiles]

@@p-__do you sell them and if so can you do it in a jar

[@Okgeneric]

Wouldn't * ftfy

[@gill_y_gill]

@@p-__why are you here????

[@OofCamsBones]

this gives the energy of when id make what i thought was an obvious joke as a child but due to being autistic and having tone issues people would believe me and i’d get overwhelmed and end up doubling down and then was just seen as the kid that lied a lot lmao

[@gore2k]

real

[@iris-lf7jv]

I did the same shi except I just like lying and would lie about everything to this day ppl question everything I say like I convinced everybody I had an older brother who was at uni in Europe Idek y

[@gabrielathomas4783]

you actually described my life

[@DennisMolema]

FUUUUCK that's what that is???

[@Long_May_They_Raine]

Uh- it would if the whole thing didn’t have an air of sarcasm about it?

[@wastethinner76]

Maybe if there was 2 hammers it would have worked

[@syd6800]

hehe

[@Turrdnuggett]

Go for the DragonForce: Three hammers

[@PhtevenTheDuck]

a second hammer has hit the devon

[@mythcat1273]

Never thought dev limes would cover any drama regarding Dev Lemons, they have totally different vibes

[@DisAbel]

"I just wanna do crime" -blackjack jones

[@beIIabeIIa]

My autism cannot handle these levels of sarcams lmao

[@puddle7740]

SAME IM STILL CONFUSED

[@Ch-tw4rx]

@@puddle7740everything was a joke

[@wardednickel2552]

tismo haha

[@telosnium]

same i'm gonna explode

[@ThatHorribleMusiciandork7]

I THOUGHT IT WAS REAL WHAT

[@themuskofelon9658]

first crime five is crazy

[@1970Camaro]

I swear up until the very end I couldn't for sure tell if I was just massively missing a joke, like if she FR got someone to throw a hammer at her or if this was just the worlds funniest reaction to actually getting a hammer thrown at her

[@poormanchemist]

dare you doubt blackjack?? or whatever his name was i forgot...

[@_zone7372]

I mean it looks like she hired Blackjack Jones to throw a squishy prop hammer at her 😭

[@baintreachas]

it would be amazing were it the latter but that hammer looks pretty squishy

[@kittyscreativecorner]

it was not a real hammer, it was a prop she got from Amazon that was made of squishy plastic like one of those rubber chickens. I think the live audience could tell it was fake but ig for some reason the internet couldn’t

[@sorrythatimsorry]

@@kittyscreativecornerprolly cause the internet didnt see it live & shes very sarcastic sometimes

[@twentywordsorlessYT]

This was some _Dear Evan Hansen_ shit. EDIT: I italicised the title because that's what you're fucking meant to do with titles of films, TV, books, and music. Why is this no longer a thing for you kids?

[@AnneTheBananne]

why did you italicize it lmao

[@elampersick]

​@@AnneTheBanannelooks cool

[@poormanchemist]

@@elampersick true....

[@dottyContrarian]

​@@AnneTheBananne mla formatting.

[@ilovecatssosomuch]

​@@AnneTheBananne maybe they wanted to be proper

[@griffinmaynard2358]

I cant believe the hammer thing isnt real - probably should have seen it coming but the vibe in the mitski video seemed so serious and your compelling story about how getting a hammer thrown at you threw u off for the rest of the show. Such a dickhead thing to do but I think thats so funny too lolol

[@frootjoostoob]

My exact feelings! I was shocked to see somebody in the comments say that the hammer bit seemed like a joke because Dev's reaction and narration seemed so genuine to me?? Then again, I'm a new subscriber and I guess it's just drier irony than what I'm used to. Idk if I'm happy about this stunt though 😅

[@adamlagerqvist8111]

​@@frootjoostoob I mean she committed to the bit respect honestly.

[@frootjoostoob]

@@adamlagerqvist8111 i mean yeah, respect to the commitment and i'm glad that no real harm was done. Still a little miffed about being fooled to care 😅

[@imnotakangaroo]

it is real 😭 this video is satire

[@adamlagerqvist8111]

@@imnotakangaroo You can see the hammer bending as it hits her what do you mean.

[@chefgusteau3822]

People just hate to see a girl committed to the bit

[@chadrific]

it's super awkward, why is everyone taking this so seriously?

[@moethemoon]

Honestly this is hilarious to me. Dev has always been a chaotic mastermind. She’s never beating the unethical allegations 💀

[@JaySteiny]

Theres being commited to a but abd then theres straight up faking assualt for attention and then playing that off as a joke

[@lizzie31]

Autistic girl here and im one of the many who are very confused and conflicted about this. Not everything is about woman-hating and as a feminist I wish people would think more before saying things like this, it's cringe and totally misses the point and gives ammo to misogynists who see any kind of calling out of actual discrimination as "playing the sexism card" (for the record not saying Dev did or didn't do anything wrong, I dont feel I understand the situation enough to state either way, but I'm just saying people are allowed to find it tricky to understand things like tone or intent or message sometimes [like many autistic people do] or feel upset about something a woman does without it being misogyny.......)

[@Mushd3s]

​@@lizzie31girl, the comment is a joke they're not claiming misogyny

[@Andrasleep]

I think shes actually a genius if you think about it

[@itz_onika8642]

OMG SHUT UPP​@VillesFanUTTP

[@collinbeal]

I thought about it for about 2.75 seconds, and I think you might be right.

[@silphv]

I didn't think about it at all and you're right

[@mrce420.7]

​@@itz_onika8642 haha they were terminated, i hope ville is next, he's genuinely personally harassed me so it's so personal now

[@darlantro]

Manager - "this is a terrible idea and i hate it." Dev - "I soo wish someone had told me this was a bad idea... Anyways if you all have other ideas like this please share."

[@stevegeorge6880]

It was terrible that someone threw the asteroid Ceres at you during the show, but at least we got some good music out of it.

[@onlyone8331]

😔

[@kiv3745]

genuinely upsetting. not only that but they even threw Saturns moons, Titan. People are messed up fr

[@dardarstar]

hammer throwing is crazy

[@sammyyy911]

@@Eet_Miadon’t feed the troll

[@sammyyy911]

@@Eet_Mia it’s a fake hammer

[@the_sad_wallet1553]

I loved it when they said “hammer time!” and threw the hammer

[@danadoodles4560]

ive never been more confused in my life

[@Chibiknux]

17:42 the next strategy must have been the obligatory apology video

[@elampersick]

We are the strategy, we are the next step,

[@HobbertSharp]

Instead of t-shirts you should sell Dev Limes hammers. Those would go hard.

[@mandisamoonz]

agree

[@Glub2]

watching this with no context because I went in completely blind to the situation was such a wild ride lol

[@Pixielocks]

Sorry, I’m really bad at understanding sarcasm, did you actually fake being assaulted at your live show and keep the gag running for long enough that your viewers felt real sympathy and concern for you? My first video of yours was the Mitski tour one (it just came up in my recommended) and my heart sank when you told that story. I came to this video so ready to hear your feelings on it. Can someone genuinely clear up if this is sarcasm or not 😭

[@gmc5618]

Omg hi pixie! Love your stuff. Yes, she faked being assaulted as a PR stunt even after her management told her it was bad to rely on gimmicks. Hoped that helps ❤

[@Pixielocks]

@@gmc5618 Omgggg wow. Thank u for clarifying and for ur kindness 🥺💕🫶🏻🌈🌸

[@gmc5618]

@@Pixielocks no worries! Have the best day and say hi to your cat for me

[@syd6800]

when i watched her last video i always thought it was a joke but i can see how if u didn’t know how unserious dev is it would be confusing

[@gmc5618]

@@syd6800 I never got the vibe she was joking. She even had her friends concerned and messaging her. She never posted on her previous video when people were giving her best wishes she was joking. It was 1000% a PR stunt.

[@sooojulia]

You’re inviting hammers to your next show lmao

[@bukywashere]

I KNEW IT! When I First Watched That Clip on your Mitski Video, I Thought It Was Fake Because Of The Way The Hammer Fell but I Didn't Want To Come Off As "Insensitive" in case it turned out to be a real incident so I just played along.

[@elampersick]

I KNEW IT!!!!!, I am so relieved at the fact that the guy didn't shoot you or something (thank you for the likes)

[@julianreviews8102]

Idk if I’m lame for this but idk how to feel about this. It’s funny but seemingly in poor taste. Plus it seems dangerous, what if someone in your audience tries to engage in oneupsmanship? Be careful

[@mjg-98]

My same thoughts This video left a bad taste in my mouth.

[@zuzannakielar]

Same, it’s not even funny just dumb

[@cannedroob6237]

It’s not that serious lol it’s not like there was a massive amount of crazy people there. It was a small venue no one’s gonna throw shit there man, that’s why it could work. She’s obv not going to hire someone to throw stuff at a really big gig

[@julianreviews8102]

@@cannedroob6237 but she posted a video about it, now she may potentially be planting the idea in the head of thousands of her subs who may not all be well in the head. It’s just a dumb thing to project out into the world. It also kinda downplays the seriousness of the issue, dev more than most knows how people legitimately do get shit thrown at them at concerts and now she’s making fun of the whole concept. It’s in poor taste

[@mikewantstotakeahike]

its not that serious

[@abby_elizabeth8435]

This is some Danny Gonzalez type scheme shit!

[@kikiw3959]

I was just thinking this

[@sincerealev]

Except every time he's pulled that shit it wasn't really to promote his own stuff but as a fun experiment but I did think that too 😭😭

[@abby_elizabeth8435]

@@sincerealev I think it was a creative way of promoting her song. Danny also literally made a series of adds to promote his channel for a video😅

[@mediumChungus69]

​@@abby_elizabeth8435 Faking an assault is a fun way of advertising, got it

[@milkamoussse]

​@@mediumChungus69 literally in what part did she say the word fun

[@normalizenatalie]

ur literally just a comedic and musical genius I don't get it. I love u

[@jordinjames9707]

Right

[@bmilkb98]

If it gets Dev more recognized for her work I'll throw a big green egg grill at full speed towards the stage.

[@briannab.2330]

I thought something looked weird about the physics of the hammer in the clip, but I was more worried that someone had actually tried to hurt you. This is the best case scenario, honestly.

[@ketchup_hater]

wasn’t a disaster from where i was sitting (seriously your boston show was awesome)

[@p-__]

My farts are better than Dev Limes’ farts 💨

[@pptenshi3900]

i wanted to go to her boston show so bad 😔😔😔😔

[@stevegeorge6880]

Happy little day. Today......... Now

[@gore2k]

word

[@trilobyte8104]

Bro if u actually put all this stuff together in the moment that’s crazy 😭 so good

[@johnk.7058]

I'm going to be honest I confused the Plain White Tees with the Naked Brothers Band until I saw the picture of the band and was like those guys aren't brothers

[@randominternetuser2]

God this is fucking EPIC i am on the edge of my seat. The storytelling, the vision, the scope!

[@kimberlywhatevervids3106]

Dev you really gotta include snippets of your songs IN these videos. I've been watching for so long but still haven't heard any of your stuff, and I would say it's a combination of it not being on this same channel, and me not knowing the genre / what it sounds like at all. The youtubers Luscent ("songwriter reacts to" videos) and QueerKiwi (reactions to reddit posts memes, and more all things queer and straight even) both use an outro with the song they're promoting at the time or a certain one and that let me know what their music sounded like to know if i should check it out or not. Even a snippet at the time OF saying "check it out" would be way more convincing even if you're trying to make your self promos as short as possible. I'm sure I will listen someday, but as a supporter so far loving your videos I think that would help!

[@joez6235]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4qzo5l8r5qgd8Usi=iqFyWZ5Yaj8Mz5XI

[@izzyplaysgamez]

boosting this!!

[@chadrific]

you could just go to her second channel tho? i watched her for a bit before checking out her music channel. it's like a click away and you're missing some good music.

[@SomeLikeItBlue]

idk man I was worried because I thought she was hurt and now I feel like a fool for even caring

[@HollieAndApollo]

Same…

[@Littleghostman4]

She did get hit, this video was satire.

[@samthedystopianrat1945]

i found this funny til the whole Mitski video thing. feels like using her struggle for promotion or for a joke. then the end gave me second hand embarrassment? like blame my autism but i couldn't tell if it was genuine or not

[@tayloreh]

Don't rush it, and don't nearly kill yourself like I did earlier in my career. 'How bad do you want it?' is a dangerous culty kind of POV. I got seriously messed up as a kid reading Randy Jackson's music industry advice book, which would say stuff like that. Basically, 'how bad do you want it?' is egging us, guilting us on, training for how to be a sociopath, because that's the necessity for success in the music industry - thick skin, needing to want to be famous above all else, basically so that higher powers can control you to do whatever they want you to do... whether thats a record label, or an algorithm. The 'it' is a very narrow version of what being a musician or artist is - and the fact that I couldn't make myself want that anymore at a certain point, filled me with profound amounts of guilt and self-loathing - and terror at admitting that to anyone. So I kept on acting like I wanted that fame - but I burned myself out going down that road. As a former child actor & singer, I felt like a washed-up has-been at 15-16. That book and that mentality caused me a lot of trauma and self-bullying and darkness. But gradually, I realized how even fame, financial freedom even - means nothing - and I had brushes with both - viral and conventional. I also worked with lots of famous people and got to see their psychology close-up. Sure, it would have been nice to have a hit before I realized the futility of it all - but in a way, it'd be nicer now on the other side of all that chaos - and still, even then, just as nice as making any song for anyone. All that matters is if you make something you love that you think deserves to exist. You may not even know the people it impacts, the way it touches people - most of the time you won't. But you might have saved a life by putting artistic integrity first. Art and commerce don't mix very well, especially with a nearly deceased middle class, and LA is by and large an entertainment cult where people will do whatever they can to get ahead, and its very hard to tell the sociopaths from the genuine people much of the time. But when you're a sociopath, the victories are a lot more hollow - PLUS you don't enjoy the journey at all. Enjoy the journey, which you're brilliant at - you've got such a lovely sense of humor and self. Don't trick ppl, and not every single is going to be a smash. Sometimes 10 years down the line the song will get a new life, sometimes 50 years, 100... but the point is, if you love it, someone out there will love it. And when you're true to yourself for long enough... you may not get a huge huge audience, but with savvy, you'll have enough of one to sustain yourself in some modest way (Once they truly take that away... we revolt). And most importantly - you'll be the contribution you're meant to be. And you may even save lives through some elaborate butterfly effect that way. Some people are meant to impact millions, others are meant to just impact a few - and some of those few could be the ones who are meant to impact millions. Its all symbiotic, and the cream - directly or indirectly - rises. And now time to sound really heady and Alan Wattsy - its all a lesson in how the ego is an illusion, and I wish we could just get that instantly, but thats a lesson we need to get through living through enough of our egos deepest darkest fears. If its just a concept, it doesn't sink in. Anyways. Consider there's no separation between any one person, and your success is not your own, nor is Beyonces and her squad, nor this person or that persons. We're all just, at our best, making contributions to art with varying degrees of authenticity - and they're all equally valid, and they all influence each other in infinite, incalculable ways and bring us all closer to greater and greater authenticity. As long as we're creating, we deserve to get satisfaction from the success of everyone and anyone, because we're all in this together - there's no seperation, and we're always all influencing each other, writing each others songs without writing. That's all there is. There's no 'your success' or 'your hit'. 'How bad do you want it?' AKA, 'how bad do you want the illusion of ego' ... we all want it to a degree, but there's no shame in evolving beyond it. In fact, it becomes a necessity at some point - or else premature death, which litters the music industry - all because people let ego and trauma be their fuel, rather than having the courage to discover whats beyond those juvenile motivators. Growth can feel like chaos. Thats part of the ride.

[@beastmaster9050]

wow this felt like it came from a really genuine and well-processed place, thanks for sharing lol

[@tayloreh]

@@beastmaster9050 thanks. its a bit of a mess reading it back but it felt good in the moment and I think the points are still relatively clear.

[@aliengrl222]

I love this comment. Such good advice and my hope for the world as a whole is that we learn to see past our egos more. I would say it deserves more likes but that contradicts your point, lol.

[@rosemary8136]

Really good comment, man. Thanks for writing it!

[@moethemoon]

Love this comment

[@dmgextra1576]

Honestly I feel like this has been like a social experiment that wasn't well recieved, I don't think Dev had any malicious intent doing this. Bit of a stretch for people on here calling her a narcissist.

[@ForciblySquished]

The concept of hiring a criminal to throw a hammer at you is really funny, but I feel like it would have went way better if you just didn’t lie about it in the first place, and just made the video about you hiring a criminal to throw a hammer at you.

[@DaveSalvaggio]

Well...I've been had. I thought it was a real hammer. Great content tho. Also give Mama a hug tickles my brain. Thank you for your music.

[@mothmansuperfan7513]

Post the original up again. I'll see you all at Emma's Dance Recital

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

It's all fun and games until getting hammers thrown at you becomes a gimmick you no longer have control over.

[@sumacmusac]

dev this is actually so wild 😭😭 ,,, can't believe my comment made the cut for the video either lol, you can see I took it so so seriously and was so worried for you! kinda a wild marketing strategy, but I guess it worked because I felt so so bad lol I fr can't tell if it's genius or if I'm angry, but it elicits a reaction which is cool,,, I guess? lol ? idk? can't wait to see when you build life size recreations of the twin towers for your next marketing move

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

It's okay to be annoyed - at the very least - about this. You are ALLOWED to feel deceived.

[@duckeey300]

im gonna be a criminal now, thanks dev

[@Ghost-lt4sf]

idontknnnnnnnooow about diiiiiis 👀 i generally like dev’s music and humor but i feel like this is giving less Danny Gonz and moree Cole Sprouse Tumblr. 😂 idk, maybe i’m just ancient. I don’t like making people worry for no reason. Maybe throwing something ridiculous would’ve been better? like… a pie? lmao O Well

[@mnpxdrm]

COLE SPROUSE TUMBLR so real

[@ItsQueViolette]

This is bad, you’re going to cause other performing musicians to get hurt. “They do anything fo clout”

[@sadtwolvesfan]

I guess its not a happy little day today

[@finbarshields]

I'm 70 years old and I love Dev Lemons' music, back in my day everything was autotuned and the music was very loud, now I listen to only Dev Lemons and I wonder why I didn't grow up with music like this

[@notyourdaughter666]

idk man i feel like faking something like this isn’t a good move even if it’s a joke?

[@alexyssaubrie1606]

If it happens for real, people are gonna think it’s a joke again

[@sianblack3042]

yeah idk if this was a good thing???

[@klausval]

yeah i feel like it would've been better if it was a more silly/harmless object, like cake or a weird plushie or something 💀 i don't think people like it very much when they get tricked into thinking a dangerous stunt was real, especially since singers have had legitimately dangerous things thrown at them. this video is still funny but it wasn't the best idea

[@sophies3580]

was searching for this comment@@klausval

[@notyourdaughter666]

@@alexyssaubrie1606 it’s giving “boy who cried wolf” honestly. plus it’s gonna make more people do it and try to do it with phony props for a “prank” and stuff, like this is so dangerous i’m surprised everyone is okay with this.

[@GreenShellShock]

This is the borderline insane Dev content that I live for. Song's pretty fire btw

[@Silverado-pq6xe]

wait you totally got me with that lie in the mitski vid wtf i feel so betrayed😭

[@LarsUelf]

I don't know how else to put this, but honestly, this made me lose a lot of respect for you. It feels like you're exploiting the very real attacks some other artists experienced for clout. It would've been an entirely different story had you been open about it from the start. But the first time I found out about this whole thing was in your previous video, right after you talked about what happened to other artists. Which again, were very much real attacks. And you decided that would be a good opportunity to double down on this ... lie. I don't know what else to call this. I really hope this doesn't end up happening, but I can already picture the reactions the next time an artists gets something thrown at them on stage. Calling it fake, attention seeking, staged, all that ...

[@megaqueen4688]

It’s not that deep

[@LarsUelf]

@@megaqueen4688 It kinda is tho. I'm sure she didn't intend it to be, but that's why you should think at least a little bit before posting something like this online and trivializing real assaults. And she obviously did not think about this enough

[@amp4105]

Ur lame asf and annoying ❤

[@johnysharki5694]

Wow, a not very well thought of joke is making you lose a lot of respect for someone? God forbid a human being makes a silly mistake. You're acting like the majority of people haven't done risky pranks before that ended up badly later

[@LarsUelf]

@@johnysharki5694 Sure, people make mistakes all the time. I'm not "mad at her" for making a silly mistake. I'm sure everyone at the show had a good time with that gag. What I take issue with is her - in a video about real attacks on artists - using this "risky prank" as an example and making it appear just as real. Which, as I said in my original comment, might lead to people not taking legit attacks seriously and thinking they're just for attention too. I hope this doesn't happen of course, but when you have a following this big, you have to think about what effects your content could have at least a tiny bit. And she didn't do that.

[@galadrigal]

this is honestly vile. i cant even tell if that sad ending was another joke (poor taste given what you just told us about?) or if it was a genuine attempt at making everyone feel bad for you again

[@eli-7209]

i feel bad for her

[@alex1Sded]

Bruh if you can’t appreciate dumb physical comedy then you don’t deserve to laugh. Lmao go complain somewhere else and enjoy your funny cat videos

[@taketheelle]

I am simultaneously upset and thoroughly impressed

[@Meravat_B]

They’re not mad that you got thrown stuff at you. They’re mad because you lied to them

[@Littleghostman4]

She DID get hit, this whole video was satire, if that wasn't obvious enough.

[@ДетективСерьёзный]

@@Littleghostman4 you can literally see the rubber hammer bend as it hits her

[@lizzie31]

​@@Littleghostman4check the comments. It's absolutely not obviously satire and in doing so fails in its purpose if it is

[@Littleghostman4]

@@lizzie31 idk about you but this entire video screams "THIS IS SATIRE" either I'm dumb or you lack media literacy, but who knows?

[@lizzie31]

@Littleghostman4 people who are autistic like me and can't always read tone or body language aren't "media illiterate", that's actually insulting and straight-up inaccurate. Sometimes people just don't understand or realise things but that's entirely separate from media literacy and I'd thank you not to add to the pile of ableist bile about us, calling us stupid or illiterate or uneducated. P.s. if there's a huge number of people confused in the comments it's not "obvious" enough to actually be satire.

[@jm4050]

Dev Lemons analyzing and trolling the music consumers is actually pretty genius.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

She gets a very brief pop in noteriety, then that dies off quickly and the people pissed will stay gone. It's questionable, at best. Very risky, almost needlessly so.

[@netRibbon]

@@fuzzydunlop7928you just hate to see women committed to the bit

[@puddle7740]

for anyone else struggling to figure out if this is a joke or not it is a joke she staged it and then lied about it until now

[@roboelectrooverlord6346]

This video will make people doubt if it is real or not and they are likely to just ignore Dev going forward.

[@alexyssaubrie1606]

Yeah I’m done with her. It’s lame she felt she had to do that

[@ItsQueViolette]

The boy who cried wolf

[@roboelectrooverlord6346]

@alexyssaubrie1606 She failed to get on billboard, too. Bag Fumbled!!!

[@carimeslockdownedtree2654]

Yeah. I thought this was clearly and very obviously satire, as some things couldn't have been otherwise (like the showing up unannounced and making someone learn the guitar at the last minute), but then some things weren't adding up if it WAS all a joke. If you're gonna say what you did, making obvious sarcastic comments is gonna change the vibes of the video and give off conflicting ideas. Now I have no idea what she meant with this video and I tried to find something relevant in her channel, there was nothing, and now I feel no inclination to stay. Bad strat imo.

[@deathly_ill]

This is an absolutely insane video. I feel like I’m watching KZbin history being made

[@siranitus]

You should try writing a book and showing it to no one ever. That's what I did, and now I'm on the radio daily.

[@aster.cotton]

I had hoped this was to bring awareness to the dangers of things being thrown on stage, but this video doesn't give that vibe at all. Honestly I feel like this sets a pretty bad example to both artists and audiences. You also put that venue's reputation at risk, even if they were in on it. Specifically calling out the security team was unnecessary. Way more people are going to see that tiktok and think it's real, than will see this video. Even lying to your friends about it? Letting them think you actually got hit with a real hammer? I really don't understand the thought process. The way this video is presented, it comes across like this is satire, but the concerned comments from fans and strangers alike make me think you really did do this for attention. I'm sure I'm going to get a lot of hate from all the fans I see saying "wow Dev is a genius I really thought she got hit with a hammer I was so worried" but I felt like someone needed to say it. If you wanted to pull a stunt to get attention, there were other ways to do it. You could have gone extremely elaborate with this, fake blood and everything, and then announced that it was fake (while still on stage and included in the tiktok) and that you did it to raise awareness for what's happening in the concert culture lately. I really think that would have blown up more than this and had much less backlash.

[@kiwo579]

who gives a shit lmao youre reading way too much in to this

[@poormanchemist]

It’s a meta stunt, I don’t think we have enough base to assume whether it was for attention or not

[@LarsUelf]

​@@poormanchemistShe literally said it was an attempt to promote her upcoming song

[@poormanchemist]

@@LarsUelf I’m aware. My statement stays unchanged.

[@caitlinreddy7330]

​@@poormanchemist so then by definition it was for attention....... goofy

[@tikki2340]

“Preferably something that wouldn’t hurt” settles on an actual hammer

[@x-xPhobia]

Wait that was a lie? Lol I felt bad for you and now I just feel lied to. Wtf

[@BeinBollom110]

Yea this is pretty weird ngl

[@somethingsomethingsomthing]

live laugh love

[@samgradyfilm]

Lmao this is so good. Came here from the Mitski video. Really good, clever stuff. Great work.

[@justthatnarwhal6379]

this whole time i thought the video was ironic until it wasn't (i saw the video without context and was genuinely concerned).. it seems bizarre/ill-willed to do this in a fake way, taking away from artists who actually suffer from this type of harassment; as u document regularly :(... getting to the end of the video i hope u gain a better perspective on things

[@SkittileSkelanimal47]

"where did it all go wrong?" well, you lied for starters... probably should have listened to your manager.

[@mjg-98]

Weird thing to lie about

[@newabortion]

sorry you hate joy and whimsy

[@gmc5618]

Super gross. Maybe consider people who have actually been assaulted at work before doing this for a PR stunt.

[@HollieAndApollo]

I dunno if I should feel lied to or laugh right now lol I really felt bad for her thinking someone actually tried to hurt her..

[@Ler-ky1tz]

The hammer thing was brilliant! Your shameless non-apology was the moment I realized you're probably always playing a character, and that just makes you even more interesting!!

[@ogpandamonium]

I have to agree with your manager. This was not good.

[@meg7221]

I can’t trust anyone anymore, not even dev.

[@undefined1022]

I don't even know what to believe anymore

[@EvanSaltare]

What the fuck are you doing. . .

[@BreakfastKing420]

The definitive gatekeeping girlboss of gaslighting revealed

[@YoungRebelRoyalty]

Awww that ending made me sad. We love you Dev! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@oyoyoyo7624]

i love you, dev limo guess what? it worked! im one of the people that found your music thru youtube, and (i thought twice about doing all caps, but i fo feel all-caps about this!) 🥰 loved it! and my little days are happier and thank you

[@begonestink2956]

So the whole hammer thing was a joke for attention? I don't get how that's even funny. I was genuinely worried, and now I just feel stupid for even believing you.

[@Pixielocks]

This is exactly how I feel 😭

[@plutolunaplays]

It was real this video is satire

[@mr.dirtydan3338]

It twas funny

[@amp4105]

Get a grip

[@braintis]

the 2/12 dev limes disaster.. never forget

[@landovalor]

Braver than most tbh, I'd be tripping thinking it might make the crazies more emboldened to throw stupid stuff.

[@fredthehuman6455]

I actually fw ur music heavy. Got into it before finding ur channel so I was super happy to see it drop

[@GoldenShrike]

People on tiktok have oatmeal in their heads seriously

[@mariananarciso7445]

no hate but i just don't understand the thought process behind this. why did it have to be a hammer? why couldn't it have been a shoe or something? and to make your audience think you had been assaulted with a deadly weapon at a show for so long... it just doesn't sit right with me, to be honest.

[@kowskizury]

you should buy a huge billboard in times square that says "new song dev lemons out now". there are lots of people in new york so lots of people will see it i think. hope this help s

[@BradsSpace2]

I lost a lot of respect for you here. Luckily i didnt have any respect for you in the first place so its wrapped back around and now i respect you so much ❤

[@joshshultz1250]

The fact that so many people in here feel butthurt about being fooled by a complete stranger shows how embarrassingly parasocial everyone has become. This is like wrestling. You should always assume it's been gimmicked.

[@Machinte]

I really want you talk about the situation that happened to Marc Rebillet at Listen Out festival back in 2023. He was supposed to perform at Melbourne before Lil Uzi Vert and Ice Spice and the whole audience treated him like trash. They boo'ed at him, called him terrible things, and threw water bottles at him during his show to the point where he had to stop his set. The audience had to wait to nothing until ice spice came out. I know that most of audience were young and impressionable but the level of disrespect that gave to Marc was horrible. I want to know your thoughts on it.

[@caitlinreddy7330]

tbh i think you shouldve made it clear from the get-go that it was a joke or put somewhere in fine print that the hammer isnt real. bc now im concerned nobodys ever rly gonna take you seriously with these constant gimmicks & especially after this one when ppl were genuinely worried. idk man it was a little too far this time :(

[@verypolite-iw8wg]

Who among us hasn't thrown a fake hammer at ourselves in order to go viral? We are all human

[@zacharyhereford1042]

Am I the only one who thinks this is fucked up

[@decoraprince]

Nope, I was thinking the exact same. I love Dev but this seemed so unnecessary.

[@mjg-98]

I think its fucked up too

[@gmc5618]

It's gross tbh

[@Pixielocks]

Nah this is super fucked up

[@syd6800]

@@Pixielocks:( pixie

[@fishkid1177]

this is some diary of a wimpy kid schemey ass shit

[@ziggygunz2447]

Dev I love your evil criminal mastermind this is truly *chef's kiss*

[@askefn]

dev is legit the funniest youtuber out there 3:00 where she change moods is so funny i replayed it like 5 times

[@isabellakennedy8832]

dev hired nathan fielders for this plan

[@emileeisme]

I was homesick and crying when I started watching this, now I’m dying laughing. I love you Dev

[@harperisntcool8031]

that girl meowing at the mitski concert is so crazy

[@not0evn]

Im starting to think it wasn't even a real hammer.

[@Bellabeebearee]

No way really?! I had no clue