Drake is latest artiste hit with thrown object during concert
Los Angeles, July 7 (IANS) After names such as Bebe Rexha, Pink
, and Kelsea Ballerini
among many others got hit
onstage by thrown objects, rapper Drake suffered the same.
The Canadian singer-rapper was hit on the left wrist Wednesday night in
Chicago while performing the song “So Anxious”, reports Deadline.
Drake looked at the phone on the ground, but didn’t indicate that he was
injured or particularly annoyed, and carried on with the show, part of his
“It’s All a Blur” tour.
He became the latest victim in a disturbing trend of fans throwing objects
at the stage in an order to get a clickable video moment. Artists including
Bebe Rexha, Pink , Kid Cudi, Steve Lacy Kelsea
Ballerini and Ava Max have
been victimised.
Singer Adele recently warned from the
stage that she would fight anyone who threw anything at her.
Rexha has been the most serious injury, with a thrown phone hitting her
near her eye, causing her to collapse on stage. A 27-year-old man was
arrested.
Ballerini stopped her show in Idaho to address her audience after an object
was thrown.
“Can we just talk about what happened?” she asked. “All I care about is
keeping everyone safe. If you ever don’t feel safe, please let someone
around you know. If anyone’s pushing too much or you just have that gut
feeling, just always flag it. … Don’t throw things, you know?”
Adele has had the strongest reaction. She told her audience this week,
““Have you noticed how people are like, forgetting show etiquette at the
moment? People just throwing s— onstage, have you seen them? I f— dare you.
Dare you to throw something at me and I’ll f— kill you.”
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