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| Lil Nas X: Why are fans throwing things on stage? | Lil Nas X: Why are fans throwing things on stage? |
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| Lil Nas X performing at Glastonbury, where he was not hit by an object on stage | Lil Nas X performing at Glastonbury, where he was not hit by an object on stage |
| Imagine performing on stage in front of thousands of people, then something is thrown at you from the crowd. | Imagine performing on stage in front of thousands of people, then something is thrown at you from the crowd. |
| It feels like there's a video of a different - and weirder - object being chucked at an artist blowing up on social media every weekend. | It feels like there's a video of a different - and weirder - object being chucked at an artist blowing up on social media every weekend. |
| Most recently, Lil Nas X seemed amused when a sex toy landed on stage while he was performing in Sweden on Saturday. | |
| But a few weeks ago popstar Bebe Rexha was injured and taken to hospital after being hit by a phone while performing. | |
| The man charged with the incident said he thought "it would be funny", but it's no laughing matter for many artists. | The man charged with the incident said he thought "it would be funny", but it's no laughing matter for many artists. |
| Harry Styles was hit in the eye with a sweet at a gig in November and more recently Pink looked uncomfortable when a bag of human ashes was thrown on stage. | Harry Styles was hit in the eye with a sweet at a gig in November and more recently Pink looked uncomfortable when a bag of human ashes was thrown on stage. |
| Sweet but Psycho singer Ava Max has also been slapped on stage and someone threw a bracelet at country singer Kelsea Ballerini last week. | |
| The Kelsea incident led singer Charlie Puth to plead with fans on Twitter saying "the trend... must come to an end" and that it's "disrespectful and very dangerous". | The Kelsea incident led singer Charlie Puth to plead with fans on Twitter saying "the trend... must come to an end" and that it's "disrespectful and very dangerous". |
| Charlie Puth has urged fans to stop throwing things at artists | |
| So why are some fans paying money to go and see musicians, only to start chucking things at them? | So why are some fans paying money to go and see musicians, only to start chucking things at them? |
| Dr Lucy Bennett is a lecturer at Cardiff University who looks into the relationship between fans and their favourite singers. | Dr Lucy Bennett is a lecturer at Cardiff University who looks into the relationship between fans and their favourite singers. |
| She says that collective action by fans can create a sense of "belonging" within their community and lets them "express their identity". | |
| "However, I think something is changing more recently and we're seeing more isolated, disruptive, individual physical acts such as throwing items," she tells BBC Newsbeat. | "However, I think something is changing more recently and we're seeing more isolated, disruptive, individual physical acts such as throwing items," she tells BBC Newsbeat. |
| She also says people's attitudes may have changed since the Covid pandemic "where we couldn't be physically present at concerts". | She also says people's attitudes may have changed since the Covid pandemic "where we couldn't be physically present at concerts". |
| And Dr Bennett thinks some people are doing it because it's harder to be seen by artists on social media. | |
| "If you're in the same physical space as them, and you're throwing something, then you're going to get noticed," she says. | |
| Musician Lucy May Walker would "rather play to an empty room" than have fans not paying attention | Musician Lucy May Walker would "rather play to an empty room" than have fans not paying attention |
| Throwing things on stage is not the only thing that crowds are doing to annoy artists either. | Throwing things on stage is not the only thing that crowds are doing to annoy artists either. |
| Lucy May Walker is a singer whose songs have been featured on Love Island, but at her gigs she finds fans aren't paying enough attention. | Lucy May Walker is a singer whose songs have been featured on Love Island, but at her gigs she finds fans aren't paying enough attention. |
| "I have always hated playing music, where I'm pouring my heart out and I'm just listening to the sound of people chatting over it," she says. | "I have always hated playing music, where I'm pouring my heart out and I'm just listening to the sound of people chatting over it," she says. |
| "You have to tell them off very politely without them hating you. | "You have to tell them off very politely without them hating you. |
| "If all of the audience are just talking through my set, I promise you I would rather just play to an empty room." | "If all of the audience are just talking through my set, I promise you I would rather just play to an empty room." |
| Gig halted after band members clash on stage | |
| Bebe Rexha rushed off stage after fan throws phone | |
| 'I banged on doors until my hands bled' | |
| According to Dr Bennett, some fans are taking matters into their own hands to "ensure correct behaviour during concerts". | |
| "We've seen recently, concert etiquette guides created by Taylor Swift fans. | |
| "Perhaps we'll see more efforts from fans themselves to ensure performers are more respected and protected as they perform." | |
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