During a 2014 Simple Plan gig , singer Pierre Bouvier call out surety for beating up an attender for endeavor to get on stage . At his direction , a squad phallus retrieved the fan and institute them onstage , where the band members greet them with hugs .
At a concert, it’s security’s job to protect both the artist and their fans. However, miscommunication, disagreements, and other issues can snowball into bigger trouble between the performer and the guards.
Here are 17 times singers clashed with security and why:
1.After being 30 minutes late for her 2023Glastonbury Festivalset because her “hair takes so long to do,“Lana Del Reyhad her mic cut off when the power was shut off due to the event’s strict midnight curfew. However, she kept going, encouraging her fans to sing “Video Games” until securityescortedher offstage.
Afterwards , she went in front of the stage to meet some of her fans in the front row and sing " Summertime Sadness " with them .
You can watch the full video of Lana singing with her fans a cappella before security made her leave below:
lana del rey blab video games acapella with lover after her mic was cut at glastonbury tonight 🥹pic.twitter.com / cDnDD3mvVG
2.During the Philadelphia stop of the Eras Tour,Taylor Swiftwas singing “Bad Blood” when she noticed a security guard seemingly scolding an attendee. Without missing a beat, she called them out, shouting, “She’s fine! She wasn’t doing anything!” between lyrics.
OnTikTok , the devotee Taylor defended said that the security guard had been " molest " her and her friends throughout the show , but he was escorted away after the singer call him out . She also said that Taylor ’s squad kick in them all tag for the show the following dark .
Here’s the full video from another fan’s point of view:
📹 | Front row video of Taylor Swift defending a buff tonight against a security guard#PhillyTSTheErasTourpic.twitter.com/80TOhZXohC
3.During the London stop of the Renaissance World Tour,Beyoncétossed her sunglasses to the audience, where they were caught by two friends, but another fan tried to take them, then called security over. The guards took the glasses back, butBeyoncénoticed the commotion. While performing “Heated,” she corrected their mistake and handed the glasses back to one of the original fans.
Valentino , the sports fan who received the glasses , toldBuzzFeed , " This was n’t catch on television camera , " he stay on , " but there was a guy with a black suit — I think he might have been the head of surety . But I was bleeding after , gash out . There was a monolithic swing on my finger . It was really an awful experience … [10 minutes later , Beyoncé ] just hands me the sunglass . "
Here’s the full video:
I ’m 1 of 1 🐝 🪩me and @khal caught the glasses ! ! good experience ever , this meant so much! ❤ ️ 🔥 #beyonce#renaissanceworldtour#clubrenaissance#globalvalentino
4.A decade earlier, Beyoncé waspulledoffstage by an overly enthusiastic fan at the Sao Paulo show during her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. After pulling them apart, security tried to kick the man out, but Beyoncé stopped them, calling out, “Hey, it’s alright!” After finishing “Irreplaceable,” she walked back over to shake the fan’s hand and introduce herself.
Watch the full video here:
5.During the Buenos Aires stop of Fifth Harmony’s PSA World Tour,Dinah Janesuffereda wardrobe malfunction when her costume tore.Becky G, who was already in her sweats after opening for the girl group, ran onstage with an Argentinian flag to cover Dinah. However, a security guard mistook her for a fan, chased her, and yanked her away.
You can watch the full video below at the 0:42 mark:
OnTwitter , Becky enjoin buff that , afterwards , she " was secernate him to go cover her booty because her turnout ripped again ! "
She alsotweeted , " My arm kinda hurt , but they just doing they job . "
6.During the Albuquerque stop on Fall Out Boy’s Friends or Enemies Tour, bassistPete Wentzand a member of the band’s security teampulledfans onstage to dance during the final song. However, one of the venue’s guards got into a heated argument with the band’s guard then shoved him, starting a physical altercation that spilled into the audience. Pete jumped in and joined the fight until he and his guard were held back by the venue’s staff. As the lights came on, he shouted, “That’s what you get when you fuck with my friends!”
A spokesperson for Fall Out Boy ’s management toldMTV News , " A few kids jumped onstage with the ring during the last song of the set . The dance orchestra does not mind this , [ because ] they know when fans get more tortuous in the show . The security department that was hired by the Sunshine [ Theater ] started aggressively throw away kids offstage . We have two security guard out with the band , [ and ] one of our guys severalise the Sunshine security to ease up on the kids . At that gunpoint , the Sunshine security get down with our guy and shove him , making first physical contact . Our guy retaliated against the theater security to protect the Fall Out Boy fans and to defend themselves and the dance band . "
Pete himself later toldMTV News , " When I watch the video , I know what I see : I see their dude thrust Charlie . … A lot of people were like , ' Oh , it was just a security guy , ’ but I ’ve know Charlie since he was 16 . … I ’m not gon na let my friends fight alone . Nine times out of ten , that protection guy would have kicked my ass because I ’m not really into scrap . But you know , it was my friend . "
The proprietor of the Sunshine Theater said that add fans onstage was against the locus ’s policy , so the band could ’ve prevented the entire situation by abide by that rule .
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7.When A Day to Remember played a show in Ocala, Florida, in 2009, a security guard allegedly punched a 16-year-old fan. Jeremy McKinnon, the lead singer, intervened, shouting, “Punch my fucking fan? You touch him — I swear to fucking God… These are my fucking fans! This is our fucking show! And you put your fucking hands on one of these kids?”
Ordering for the guard duty to be removed , he yell , " Security does n’t punch lover , asshole ! "
8.During the Seattle show on his El Último Tour Del Mundo, Bad Bunny wassurprisedby a fan who jumped on stage and wrapped their arms around him from behind. As they were pulled away from him, Benito leaned over the security guards' arms to give them a kiss on the cheek.
9.When The Cribs played Sheffield University Students' Union in 2007, lead singer Ryan Jarmantookoff his shirt, then dove into the audience. Mistaking him for a crowd surfer, security tried to kick him out of the show.
Eventually , the isthmus ’s guitar technical school managed to win over the guards that Ryan was part of the band and ask to be appropriate back onstage .
You can watch the full video below (warning: flashing lights):
10.During Crystal Castles' set at Sonar Festival 2009, singer Alice Glassreportedlygrew frustrated with audio issues and began chucking pieces of the drum kit at security. When a guard tried to stop her, she punched him.
You can watch a video here (warning: flashing lights):
11.In 2009, DMX was over 90 minutes late to his own show in Colorado Springs, so securityblockedhim from getting on stage. The guards reportedly threatened to have the rapper and his entourage arrested, and he replied, “[Arrest me] for what? You ain’t no police. I’ve been paid to perform.”
Pam Pinnock , DMX ’s publicist , suffered pocket-sized injuries from being stepped on when she strike during the scuffle .
Nakia Walker , his coach , toldMTV News , " X is a different man now , and in the past , he would have bring forth angry and blow up , but he incur out and sees people leaving and sees them angry , and he starts a prayer in the parking lot to get them calmed down . Now , the gang is watch over him back into the construction , and security is attempt to prevent him from get on the leg . "
12.During The Gossip’s 2008 Glastonbury show, singer Beth Dittotriedto dance with a security guard, who refused to join in. As the set ended, she returned to the guard and jokingly proposed to him.
When he again declined to bet along , she said , " There go my dual citizenship . "
13.When The Enemy played Reading and Leeds Festival in 2007, Andy Hopkins, the bassist,doveinto the crowd, but security refused to let him rejoin the rest of the band onstage.
A few minute later , he stormed back onstage , outcry , " If that had pass on the street , I would have had you … "
14.During a 1991 Nirvana show in Texas, Kurt Cobain did a stage dive. While trying to get him back onstage, a security guard hit him in the face, and heretaliatedby slamming the bottom of his guitar into the guard’s face. The guard hit back, but the situation was eventually diffused. Kurt waited backstage until the guard was gone, then the show continued.
However , the guard reportedly await for the band to go forth the venue and smashed their vehicle ’s windows .
15.When Citizen played House of Blues San Diego in 2014, venue security wereseeminglybeing aggressive with fans in the front row. Frontman Mat Kerekes tried to get them to stop, but the situation escalated, resulting in a physical altercation.
After the show , the bandtweeted , " We ’re sorry San Diego . ferocity is never the answer when the job is to keep the great unwashed unafraid . ( Grown man , keep your hands off of young kids . ) … There is a right and a unseasonable way to handle everything . When pushing came to shove , the kids and locale showed their aesthesia . … The offend surety was dealt with accordingly . No ferocity . No via media . You chose the right hand — Thanks for everything . XO . "
Here’s a video shared by a fan:
16.During a 2017 Neck Deep gig in Nottingham, venue securityseeminglyused unnecessary force with crowd surfers. Ben Barlow, the lead singer, paused singing to tell the guards to stop, and Dani Washington, the drummer, stepped in to try to break it up. It led to an altercation between the band members and security, and eventually, they decided to cut the show short for the safety of their fans.
In a affirmation onTwitter , Neck Deep said , " The events that transpired last night were bad and deeply inauspicious . thing rapidly intensify to a full stop that they should never have gotten to . We conceive that violence is never a resolution , and that everything that went down could and should have been handled better by all parties . "
The venue owner told theNottingham Post , " It appear that the stria took exception to the agency the Rock City security were handling fans who were crowd surfing into the Hell and essay to get on leg . This regrettably escalate into a physical confrontation between the isthmus and the security staff . Having look back the CCTV footage and spoken to witness , it does n’t come out that the security staff were disproportionate in their reaction to the crowd surfboarding . We take the safety of our customers very seriously and constantly review our gang management insurance . Of of course , we hump how unsatisfying this has been for the buff who did n’t get to see the ring play . "
17.And finally, during a 2014 Simple Plan gig, singer Pierre Bouviercalled outsecurity for beating up an attendee for trying to get on stage. He said, “Do not beat up that kid. They beat him up, and they kick him out. Bring him back in!” At his direction, a team member retrieved the fan and brought them onstage, where the band members greeted them with hugs.
After making sure the fan was okay , the band go on playing .
You can watch the full video below:
