The trend of throwing things at artists during their performances has become a full-blown epidemic, and Taylor Swift will no longer tolerate it. During the Eras Tour show in Buenos Aires, Argentina on November 12, the singer treated fans who were throwing things like a pro and asked them to stop in a very polite manner.
Fan footage from the show shows Swift sitting in front of her wooden piano talking to the crowd during her performance of "Everlasting" when a gift was thrown onto the piano and landed behind her, causing She made the request.
What did Swift say?
"Just because communication means having gentle, healthy boundaries," she says. "I get really scared when things are thrown on stage. Because if it's on stage, a dancer might trip over it."
Swift made sure to express her gratitude to attendees who brought her gifts, but also stood firm in her beliefs. "I love that you bought gifts, that's really nice, but could you please stop throwing them on the stage?" she asked. "I love you so much."
Who else has thrown something away?
It has become a dangerous trend for concertgoers to throw objects at singers on stage, with many getting injured. The first and most prominent incident occurred in June, when Bebe Rexha was hit in the forehead with a mobile phone, causing her eyebrow to split open and requiring stitches to close the wound.
The following month, Kelsea Ballerini was hit in the eye with a bracelet, requiring her to receive treatment offstage and address the crowd upon her return. "Don't throw things away. You know that?" she asked. Cardi B was splashed with a drink while performing in Las Vegas, causing her to throw her microphone into the crowd.
While that didn't happen to Adele, she made sure to warn fans about what can happen if they throw something during her Las Vegas residency. "Have you noticed that people have forgotten showmanship etiquette these days?" she asked.
"People littering the stage. Have you seen that? I f--- I dare you to throw stuff at me... These people lost it, can you imagine?"
Kelly Clarkson also asked fans not to throw anything at her - with one exception. "If you're going to throw shit, throw diamonds," she quipped. Some gifts are just too good to resist.
