Heavy metal fans in South Carolina faced disappointment when a concert they anticipated as a performance by the rock band Lamb of God turned out to be a Christian music event about the birth of Jesus Christ. The incident occurred on December 20 at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, where Christian musician Andrew Peterson's “Behold the Lamb of God” concert was scheduled. Ticket reseller StubHub admitted its error on Monday, December 22, for mistakenly listing the Virginia-based heavy metal band instead of Peterson's show, which features music centered on the stories of Christ.

In the days leading up to Peterson's performance, the StubHub listing conspicuously featured a photograph of Lamb of God's frontman, Randy Blythe, and was even highlighted as a top-trending event for the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. This misinformation was reported by CBS affiliate WSPA in Spartanburg. Adding to the confusion, the actual Lamb of God rock band is not scheduled to perform until March 2026, and they currently have no announced concert dates in South Carolina, making the listing particularly misleading.

Upon realizing the significant error, StubHub issued an apology for the resulting confusion and promptly offered full refunds to any customers who had purchased tickets under the false impression that they were attending a different performance. A StubHub spokesperson stated, "We acknowledge the listing for the December 20 event at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium was misleading and apologize for the confusion this caused. Ahead of the show we updated the event page and reached out to customers to clarify the event details. Anyone who purchased tickets under the impression this was a different performance is encouraged to contact us — we'll honor a full refund under our FanProtect Guarantee."

Randy Blythe, the frontman for Lamb of God, also acknowledged the mix-up publicly. He lightheartedly commented on the situation via his Instagram Story, reposting news reports about the incident. Over one such story, Blythe humorously wrote "Oopsie," and on another, he added, "Merry Christmas Spartanburg," indicating his amusement at the unexpected concert confusion.