There’s nothing like a minor ‘altercation’ to make news.com.au flushed with indignant excitement. The portal reported yesterday that its Soundwave photographer Helen Parker was “lashed out” at by Placebo frontman Brian Molko during the band’s set at the Sydney event.

Apparently the photographer was in fact filming the performance, which incited Molko to fling a couple of bottles (somewhat nonchalantly) at her.

While news.com.au has reported “it is common practice for accredited media to shoot bands from the photographer’s pit during their set”, it’s unclear from the article whether Parker had permission to film. Which, we imagine, is why Molko was not happy.

Check out the shocking incident below, then have a trawl through FasterLouder’s somewhat less-wet photo coverage from SYDNEY and BRISBANE.