Pink, Bebe Rexha and now Harry Styles – they’ve all hit it off. And literally: fans are increasingly throwing large and hard objects on stage at concerts – and injure singers. Where this dangerous trend comes from and what consequences the “snipers” in the public have to reckon with.
Sexy underwear was yesterday! From ashes to smartphones to sex toys, fans are throwing things at their idols on stage these days. When you pay hundreds of euros for a ticket and fight your way to the front in standing room, you just want to experience the performance and music of your favorite singer up close – or so you would think. Wrong idea: time and time again and more and more concertgoers get lost in the front rows, who then throw strange things on stage.
With smartphones, bottles or other objects, they not only pose a safety risk and, in the worst case, hit and injure the artist themselves – but also disrupt the experience of others and even risk being kicked out themselves. What’s behind it, how artists are fighting back and why the trend isn’t so innocent…
Source: Krone
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