During one of her Las Vegas residency concerts, Adele addressed the concerning trend of fans throwing objects onstage at artists, sometimes resulting in injuries. The “All I Ask” singer took a moment to comment on the lack of show etiquette and urged fans to find other ways to express their love for her.

In a video shared on Twitter, Adele humorously remarked, “Have you noticed how people are like forgetting show etiquette at the moment? People just throwing s–t onstage. Have you seen them?” She made it clear that she would not tolerate such behavior at her shows, jokingly saying, “I f–king dare you. Dare you to throw something at me and I’ll f–king kill you.”

Adele talks about concertgoers throwing things at artists:

“I fucking dare you. Dare you to throw something at me and I'll fucking kill you.” pic.twitter.com/vy680y8ekm

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) July 4, 2023

Interestingly, this commentary occurred as Adele was shooting a t-shirt into the audience, which she acknowledged as a reversal of the situation. She playfully pointed out the irony, stating, “‘Stop throwing things at the artist, but you can shoot things into people.'”

 

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Adele’s concern comes in the wake of multiple incidents where concertgoers threw objects onstage, resulting in injuries to artists. In June, both Bebe Rexha and Kelsea Ballerini were struck during their performances, with Bebe suffering a black eye from a thrown phone and Kelsea hit in the eye by a bracelet. Even more bizarrely, a fan threw their mother’s ashes onstage during Pink’s performance at a festival.

Kelsea had to defend herself against critics who called her “soft” for reacting to the incident. She explained that everyone has deeper triggers and fears than what is shown publicly, emphasizing the need for shows to be safe spaces for all.

Adele’s comments have garnered support from fellow artists, with Charlie Puth also voicing his concern over the dangerous trend. He urged fans to put an end to this disrespectful behavior and simply enjoy the music.

This trend of throwing things at performers while they are on stage must come to an end. (Bebe, Ava, AND NOW Kelsea Ballerini…) It’s so disrespectful and very dangerous. Please just enjoy the music I beg of you…

— Charlie Puth (@charlieputh) June 29, 2023