In the height of the moment during a concert in New York City, hit record artist Bebe Rexha fell to the ground after being hit by a projectile object that turned out to be a fan’s phone.
The singer was on the New York City leg of her Best F’N Night of My Life Tour in New York City on Sunday at the Rooftop 17. She was performing her hit songs like “I’m Good (Blue)” and “Meant To Be” when out of nowhere, a phone flew at her face and hit her on the side of the head. The incident was caught on video with fans shouting, “Someone threw a phone at her.” The video made its rounds on social media and fans were outraged by it.
Based on the video, the phone came flying from a few feet away from the stage. It was also spinning, which could indicate that it was thrown with a target in mind. However, it’s unclear whether the intention of the phone owner was to hit Bebe Rexha or it was an accident, but the concert was immediately halted. The singer was escorted off the stage by her staff and brought to medical attention. According to unconfirmed sources, her mom said she had to get three stitches on the head due to the injury.
Projectiles were thrown onstage while performing
This wasn’t the first time fans threw stuff to the stage and hit the performers during concerts. In fact, for some fan groups and artists, it was a sort-of ritual during concerts.
From candy to shoes, to even unhygienic undergarments, fans have been known to throw things onto the stage to get their idols’ attention. It works most of the time because of the bizarre action, however, it can quickly go south.
Harry Styles, for example, has been known to accept phones from fans in the middle of concerts and call their friends or leave voicemails. Even though Styles has been known to interact a lot with his fans during his live performances, he also suffered an unfortunate incident, when a fan threw Skittles to the stage and hit the singer’s face. Harry had to rinse the candy out of his eyes for the remainder of the concerts.
The legendary David Bowie also had a projectile lollipop hit him in the eye during a concert and the event was paused. He admonished his fans, explaining that he only had one good eye due to a childhood accident and that the fan was lucky the lollipop hit his bad eye. At the end of the performance, he threw a guitar pick to the crowd and jokingly asked if he hit someone in the eye.
Things like these are very dangerous for artists who are most vulnerable on stage. Most of the time, the lights are trained on the performers so they can’t focus on the sea of people in the dark below them. It’s often hard to see what comes flying to your face before it hits you.
Bebe Rexha fell to the ground, but something worse could have happened
Concerts are extreme environments where people feel a lot of emotions at the same time, so it can be a dangerous place. But Bebe Rexha fell to the ground and got injured from the phone and something much worse could have happened. The phone could have hit her square in the eye or broken her nose and she would’ve ended up with more than stitches.
These incidents are a testament to how fans can get overboard sometimes, not only during concerts but also in daily life. Several artists have even lost their lives to their fans.
Some notable examples are John Lennon who was shot by a fan and Christina Grimmie, who was a victim of a mass shooting instigated again by a fan. Selena, the notable Latin American singer of the 90s, was also killed by her fan-turned-hater.
As of writing, Bebe Rexha’s camp hasn’t released an official statement yet. There is no word about the investigation of the incident as well.
However, when Bebe Rexha fell to the ground after being hit by a fan’s phone, it should be a reminder to all of us concert-goers to be mindful of our actions, especially towards our favorite artists. We have to remember that they are humans too and that they can get hurt like us.
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