While the live music festival market isn’t exactly thriving, arena tours are having lots of trouble keeping unruly crowds in their seats.
Nick Jonas is the latest victim of audience rudeness, after a laser pointer pushed him off stage.
A video of the Jonas Brothers member storming off-stage during a concert and making the ‘time-out’ signal from sports went popular online. Nick Jonas was performing at the O2 Arena in Prague on October 15 when the incident occurred. In the video below, the 32-year-old musician can be seen rushing away from the secondary stage while waving to his team.
“We can confirm that the Jonas Brothers’ performance had to be interrupted for several minutes due to the use of a prohibited laser pointer by the person,” according to an O2 Arena representative. “The organizing service swiftly replied to this reality. After a few minutes, the band resumed their performance and returned to the stage.
These concerts are part of the Jonas Brothers’ rescheduled European leg of their continuing world tour. The final event took place tonight in the Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland. While a laser pointer may appear harmless, it may blind individuals, and traveling artists are on high alert following numerous occurrences this year.
Green Day were recently escorted off the stage in Detroit when an unlicensed drone soared over them. Meanwhile, the terrorist threat that forced Taylor Swift to cancel numerous Vienna concerts remains a concern for concertgoers. The plot was foiled before it could gravely damage several thousand people, but it has resulted in increased security at every major arena events in Europe thereafter.
Harry Styles, Bebe Rexha, and Kelsea Ballerini have all had things thrown at them on stage, occasionally causing serious harm. Adele spoke out against crowds disrespecting artists, praising her audience for not “forgetting fcking show etiquette.” But the singer continued, “I fcking dare you.” “If you throw something at me, I’ll f*cking kill you.”
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