"I challenge you to throw something at me and I will kill you."
Adele stressed at one of her concerts in Las Vegas that the audience should "stop throwing things" at artists on stage, referring to a series of recent incidents that have occupied the news.
Several artists have received objects and others have been injured during their performances in recent weeks, including Bebe Rexha, who was hit in the head by an audience member's phone and needed stitches.
Meanwhile, P!nk was left stunned when a fan threw her mother's ashes on stage at her BST Hyde Park show and Lil Nas X was forced to cancel a concert at the weekend when a fan threw a sex toy at scene.
In another case, country-pop singer Kelsea Ballerini was hit in the face by an object thrown at her from the crowd.
In late 2022 Harry Styles was hit in the eye by candy thrown on stage while performing in Los Angeles and hit by an object during a concert in Chicago.
Adele commented on these incidents during one of her performances at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, on the occasion of the point of the evening where she throws T-shirts into the audience with a special device.
“Have you noticed that people have forgotten concert etiquette these days and are throwing things on stage? Have you seen this?' he asked the audience, according to footage posted on TikTok.
"I dare you to throw something at me and I will kill you," he warned, adding: "Stop throwing things at artists!"
Like Adele, Charlie Puth recently called on his fans to put an end to this trend.
“This trend of throwing things at artists while they are on stage has to stop. (Bebe, Ava, and now Kelsea Ballerini…),” she tweeted last week. "It is very disrespectful and very dangerous. Please just enjoy the music, I beg you…” he continued.
Last week Zane Lowe addressed the issue of audience members throwing objects at artists during his Apple Music radio show, noting that an artist "takes courage" and "real vulnerability" to sing in front of thousands of people.
“There is no good intention when you do this. There is none. You cannot justify it," he said.
Zane Lowe posted the particular quote on TikTok and added: "It's simple, the ticket does not give you the privilege of 'throwing objects'."
“If we want to continue to enjoy our favorite artists performing live in a face-to-face environment, we need to stop making our need for contact their problem. Don't throw things away," he stressed.
