Fan Throws Mother's Ashes At Pink On Stage—Why Do People Keep Throwing Things At Singers?
Throwing strange things at your favorite performer seems to be a trend now. A fan threw her late mother's ashes at Pink in the middle of her singing.
In the middle of performing "Just Like a Pill" at BST Hyde Park in London, Pink got hit with a plastic bag containing a strange, powdered substance. The viral video shows the singer picking up the bag and asking the attendee, "This is your mom?"
When she realizes it is the remains of someone's mom, she says, "I don't know how to feel about this," and awkwardly places the bag on the ground near the speakers. Pink then goes back to singing her song.
My question is, why do people keep being weird at concerts? And what happened to boundaries and respect? I understand that the act of throwing things at performers has always existed. Typically, they're flowers, panties, or stuffed animals. More recently, however, they've been more random and, at times, dangerous. In late 2022, a singer named Keshi got hit in the face with a bracelet while performing. The fan had good intentions, but the musician reportedly started bleeding and had to pause the music.
Recently, singer Bebe Rexha got hit with a phone at her NYC concert. The perpetrator, Nicolas Malvagna, allegedly said he did it because he thought "it would be funny." He also told officers that the act was "a TikTok trend where you throw your phone onto the stage, and a celebrity passes it and takes a selfie." The cellular device hit Rexha's face, causing "redness, swelling, bruising, and a laceration to her eye and substantial pain," according to the criminal complaint.
Malvagna was arraigned on June 19, 2023, for misdemeanor charges of harassment and assault. Is it possible that we'll see more fans get arrested for poor behavior during these shows?
Luckily, Rexha appeared to be in good spirits days after the incident. She posted a selfie on Instagram with her thumbs up and a black eye with the caption, "I'm good." As I've said before, tossing things on stage during a musician's performance was once an act of adoration. Yet, there's been an evident shift in this, where attendees throw objects that could result in bodily harm, causing artists distress on stage. Many of these fans are obviously doing it for attention, and I worry that social media will influence more fans to perpetuate this "trend."
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