Following a recent spate of incidents of fans throwing objects at musicians during stage performances, Adele accused concertgoers of "forgetting" how to behave. the "Hello" hitmaker, who is currently performing her sold-out "Weekend with Adele" at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, asked : “Have you ever noticed how people forget show etiquette right now? People are throwing trash on stage. Do you see that?
In a now-viral fan video, Adele went on to joke: "I f--- I dare you to throw something at me. I'll f--- kill you," before sarcastically addressing the crowd. Shot a T-shirt cannon. "Stop throwing things at artists when you can shoot things at people...I see these people all the time. These people are losing it, can you imagine?"
As previously stated, Adele's comments follow a series of recent on-stage incidents, one of which occurred during Bebe Rexha's June 2023 concert in New York, during which the "I 'm Good" hitmaker was killed by a fan who was later charged with assault.
The next day, "Sweet But Psycho" singer Ava Max was slapped by an audience member during a show in Los Angeles. "He slapped me so hard he cut my eye. He will never come to the show again," Max wrote on Twitter after the incident.
Country-pop star Kelsea Ballerini was also struck by an object on stage during a show in Idaho recently, while another concertgoer recently killed the Grammy winner Pink was handed a bag of her mother's ashes at her London concert. "Is this your mom?" the singer asked, adding: "I don't know how I feel about that."
During a follow-up performance at London's BST Hyde Park Festival 2023, the hitmaker once again received an unexpected fan gift on stage, this time a giant wheel of cheese.
