Overview
- Haywire staged a last‑minute guerrilla set in Times Square that they announced on social media about an hour before and began filming as a music‑video shoot.
- The band played roughly one to one‑and‑a‑half songs before NYPD officers moved in, forced the crowd to disperse, and removed equipment from the stage.
- Eyewitness video and reporting show several hundred fans had gathered and that officers were seen taking amps and drumsticks during the shutdown.
- Haywire’s publicist told reporters there were no arrests, and the stunt was tied directly to promotion for their Roadrunner Records debut I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye.
- The episode fits the band’s history of surprise shows and highlights the practical friction between DIY publicity stunts and New York’s rules for amplified, unpermitted performances.