Billie Eilish became the latest musical artist to be affected by something on stage.
The 22-year-old singer was performing at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday when someone in the audience threw a necklace at her.
Fans got the video About the incident – which happened while Eilish was singing her emotional track “What was I created for?” – and shared it on social media.
In the footage, Eilish was sitting cross-legged on stage and singing into a microphone when the necklace hit her right in the face.
She stopped for a moment and blushed as the crowd was shocked by what happened.
After this, Eilish continued singing and grabbed the piece of jewelery and threw it off the stage.
Fans condemned the incident on social media and praised Eilish for how she handled it.
“Wrong on so many levels,” one person written on x (formerly Twitter).
“This is not so acceptable. It’s scary and unsafe,” someone else Said,
another fan Tweeted“It’s very scary, hope Billy is okay.”
A different fan said, “I miss concert etiquette, why is this allowed.” Said,
fifth fan wrote“This is very rude and disrespectful!! One day someone will do this to the wrong artist and they will get what they get!!”
Eilish has previously spoken out about fans throwing objects during concerts amid the rise of the disturbing trend.
“I’ve been literally getting hit with things on stage for six years. I don’t know why this is new,” Eilish said. hollywood reporter But World Premiere of “Barbie” In July 2023.
“People just get excited and that can be dangerous,” Eilish said.
She continued, “It’s absolutely infuriating when you’re there. I have mixed feelings about it, because when you’re there, the atmosphere gets worse. But you know it’s out of love, and they’re just trying to give you something. You’re in an unsafe situation, but I’ve been bumping into stuff for years.
Over the years many artists have been affected by objects thrown by the audience.
In 2022, Harry Styles had a bottle stuck to his waist During a concert.
last year, Drink thrown at Cardi B in las vegas and Bebe Rexha gets hit by a thrown cellphone At a show in New York City.
Adele addressed the unfortunate and dangerous trend during an event weekend with adele Show at the Las Vegas Coliseum last year.
“Have you noticed how people are forgetting f–king show etiquette right now. People are throwing s–t on the stage. have you seen that? I dare you – I dare you to throw something at me. I’ll kill you,” she said.
Adele said: “Stop throwing things at artists…these people have lost it.”