An old Kinks tradition of throwing paper plates onto the stage with song requests written on them was thwarted by security at Ray Davies' Choral Collection concert at Town Hall on Thursday. The overzealous goons rushed to the front row thinking the worst, even trying to evict an innocent petite plate-throwing fan from the first row.

Davies had to pause the show to assure the guards he was perfectly safe, deciding to risk a paper cut to continue the age-old Kinks custom. Despite the disruption Davies' stellar band, featuring guitarist Bill Shanley, former Kinks keyboardist Ian Gibbons and the 34-member Dessoff Chamber Choir, met standing ovations for rousing renditions of 'You Really Got Me', 'All Day And All of The Night,' 'Celluloid Heroes' and 'Waterloo Sunset.' Check out a video of Davies performing 'Waterloo Sunset' after the jump.