Photo: Bebe Rexha | By Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone / Yahoo | When a “fan” threw a phone at Bebe Rexha onstage last month, it was just one of many bizarre and unsettling recent instances of misbehavior at concerts. Concertgoers have pelted GloRilla with bottles, invaded Ava Max’s stage, and forced Pink to become part of a stranger’s grieving process by apparently tossing the ashes of a dead relative onstage. But those incidents are just the most visible sign of a depressing trend: Particularly since the pandemic, people seem to have completely forgotten how to behave at shows.
In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Tomás Mier and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt to discuss the rise of concert misbehavior and some of the factors behind it, from main-character syndrome to online clout-chasing to parasocial relationships gone wrong — while also reminding themselves that crowds have almost always had trouble keeping it together at shows.
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/why-everyone-forgotten-behave-concerts-234734016.html
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From Human Ashes to Cellphones, What’s Going on With Concert Fans Lately?
By Beatrice Dupuy, Associated Press / Yahoo
NEW YORK (AP) — From flinging bras to tossing flowers, concertgoers have long been a bit extra in showing adoration for their beloved artists — but a recent spate of artists being hit by weightier projectiles raises concerns about extreme fan culture and security.
Country singer Kelsea Ballerini was the latest artist to be struck by a flying object, Wednesday evening at a Boise concert. In the moment caught on video, Ballerini is playing her guitar onstage when a bracelet hits her face and she takes a step back.
Ballerini, clearly caught off guard, takes a moment before a brief intermission is called.
“Hi, I’m fine,” she later said on Instagram. “Someone threw a bracelet, it hit me in the eye and it more so just scared me than hurt me.”
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/human-ashes-cellphones-whats-going-200254802.html
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Photo story: Someone Tossed A Huge Wheel Of Cheese At Pink Just After The Whole Mother’s-Ashes Incident, And Her Face Says It All
By BuzzFeed
It has been a WILD week for our pop girls!
First they got Bebe.
Then they got Ava.
And then someone one-upped them all by tossing their mom’s ashes at Pink.
I’m personally not over the ashes being in a literal ziplock baggy.
Come on, now!
As people wondered What’s next? for our pop girls, we quickly got that answer.
A big ole thing of Brie.
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Photo story!!! Go here to read and see all the pictures!
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/whole-mothers-ashes-thing-someone-152004249.html
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Bebe Rexha Rocks What Appears to be Safety Goggles Onstage After She Was Struck in the Face with a Cell Phone
By Clay Walker, Insider
On the heels of getting hit in the face with a cell phone, Bebe Rexha appeared to wear safety goggles during a concert in Los Angeles Friday.
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Last month, Rexha was hit in the face by a cell phone at a New York City show, resulting in a black eye and stitches.
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Just two days later, Ava Max was slapped by a fan at an LA show, and this week Kelsea Ballerini was hit by an object thrown from the crowd during an Idaho concert.
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Read the original article on Insider or go here:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bebe-rexha-rocks-appears-safety-181745591.html
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Kelsea Ballerini Walks Off Stage After Being Struck in the Face by Thrown Bracelet
By Lawrence Yee, The Wrap / Yahoo
Kelsea Ballerini was struck in the face by a bracelet thrown from the audience during her concert in Idaho on Wednesday night.
The country singer was performing “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)” at Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden in Boise when the object hit her near her eye.
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Ballerini flinched and stopped playing her guitar. Her violinist walked up to her and checked her face for injury. Moments later, Ballerini took off her guitar and left the stage.
The singer returned after a break to finish her performance.
“Can we just talk about what happened?” she addressed the crowd.
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https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/kelsea-ballerini-walks-off-stage-173119439.html
Why Has Everyone Forgotten How to Behave at Concerts? Plus 5 Star Artists Being Assaulted
