<p class="hyphenate ">Around 30 people gathered to watch an acoustic rendition of the British rock band's greatest hits on the front lawn of a home in Rumson, a seaside community south of New York City, that was also broadcast live over social media.</p>
<p class="hyphenate ">Police were called to end the revelry, but met a hostile crowd on arrival.</p>
<p class="hyphenate ">"When we informed everyone that they must leave... we were met with well wishes of 'F-the police' and 'Welcome to Nazi Germany,'" said the town's police department on Facebook late Saturday.</p>
<p class="hyphenate ">Officers then instructed the band to cut the night short as they were halfway through a performance of Pink Floyd's 1975 anthem "Wish You Were Here" -- fittingly, a song often played as an anthem for absent friends.</p>
<p class="hyphenate ">"The Rumson Police Department takes no enjoyment in ruining anyone's fun," the police statement said. "However we ALL have a responsibility to take this pandemic SERIOUSLY and adhere to the social distancing requirement."</p>
<p class="hyphenate ">New Jersey governor Phil Murphy ordered residents to stay home and non-essential businesses to shutter indefinitely last month.</p>
<p class="hyphenate ">He has since taken to social media to rebuke residents for ignoring the lockdown rules after several news reports of social gatherings.</p>
<p class="hyphenate ">Can't believe I have to say this at all," he tweeted last week. "But here we are. NO CORONA PARTIES. They're illegal, dangerous, and stupid."</p>