Billie Eilish hit in the face by an object thrown on stage at a concert

Billie Eilish performs during her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT TOUR on October 16, 2024 in New York City. - Credit: Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation

Billie Eilish performs during her HIT ME HARD AND SOFT TOUR on October 16, 2024 in New York City. – Credit: Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation

Billie Eilish was hit in the face by what appears to be a blue bracelet while performing in Glendale, Arizona on Friday. There has been an increasing number of disturbing incidents of concertgoers throwing things at performers while performing on stage, which can be dangerous and has recently physically injured performers.

On Friday, Eilish sat on the edge of the stage and performed her tender, Oscar-winning “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie soundtrack. As she sang with her eyes closed, someone threw what appears to be a blue bracelet at her, which hit Eilish in the face, which video recordings taken during the concert shows. In the clip, the singer quickly turns her face to the side and pulls herself together.

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She then looks back at the audience with a look of disappointment, but ever the professional she doesn’t miss a beat and continues to sing the song. As she soldiers on, she picks up the bracelet and tosses it aside. Fortunately, Eilish appears to be okay after being thrown in the face, but others have been seriously injured, such as Bebe Rexha, who needed three stitches after being hit by an iPhone that someone threw at her face while she performed in 2023. Last month, Zach Bryan had to pause his concert in Portland after a cylindrical object hit his right leg, and just days before during Bryan’s same tour run, his guitarist was hit by something thrown at the stage.

Eilish has previously addressed this unfortunate trend of fans throwing things at artists while they’re performing.

“I don’t know why this is new. People just get excited and it can be dangerous,” she said The Hollywood Reporter in 2023. “I have mixed feelings about it, because when you’re up there it’s windy. But you know it’s out of love and they’re just trying to give you something.”

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