Boston hardcore band Haywire became underground heroes by playing endless numbers of wild live shows. They maintain an insanely busy touring schedule, and they've also got a habit of playing guerrilla-style sets in places where bands don't usually play, or jumping on smaller regional shows at the last minute. But when Haywire tried to play a pop-up set in the middle of Times Square, the NYPD wasn't having it.

Earlier this month, Haywire released I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye , their second album and their first for bigger label Roadrunner. They've already made crazy videos for the singles " Interstate Love Affair " and " Sincerely Yours ," and their Times Square set was supposed to be a shoot for another video. The band reportedly announced the set on Instagram story just an hour before it was supposed to take place on Wednesday night, posting a photo of the location and its longitude and latitude coordinates.…