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There appeared to be some problems with security at Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' in Philadelphia on May 13, as the pop superstar even interrupted her performance of 'Bad Blood' to intervene. In a viral clip filmed at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field during the second night of her three-show run at the stadium, Swift is seen addressing the security mid-chorus, pointing at them and saying, "She's fine." She tried to continue but then added, noticeably frustrated, "She wasn't doing anything!" Then Swift yelled, "Hey! Stop!" 

One fan who was in attendance wrote on Twitter that the security was being "extremely aggressive" to them and "kept putting their hands on us to physically push us off of the barricade instead of just telling us to move." 

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Lady Gaga had to confront mother nature when it came to the safety of her audience at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on the last night of her Chromatica Ball tour. A tropical thunderstorm forced her to cut the show short, before she could perform 'Rain on Me' and her encore 'Hold My Hand.'

Interrupting her show, she told the sold-out crowd, “I’m sorry that we can’t finish but I don’t want to put your life in danger and I don’t want to put our life in danger," Variety reports. Gaga shared an emotional video online afterward and said through tears that they really tried to finish the show but the lightning strikes were hitting too close to the ground, to her, her crew, and her fans. She added that as much as she wanted to sing 'Rain on Me' in the rain, she cared “about life now in a way I didn’t for a long time.”

“What I really want is to also be responsible and loving,” she said.  “I don’t know what I would do if anything happened to anyone in the audience, or to any member of my crew, my band [or] my dancers." 

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While Willow Smith was performing her opening set for Machine Gun Kelly at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, she noticed that someone in the crowd fainted. Smith stopped the show right away, as videos show, to make sure the fan was safe. According to TMZ, the young musician spoke to the crowd and wished the injured fan, who was taken away on a stretcher, a speedy recovery. Then she simply started her song over again and the show went on. 

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Travis Scott paused his set during the Day Party: Independence Day concert in Coney Island on July 4 after seeing a few audience members had climbed atop a lighting structure. Certainly, with the wealth of still-looming lawsuits from Astroworld in the back of his mind, Scott stopped mid-performance as a voice told the fans to get down. The rapper himself can be seen saying, "Hey yo, my bro, my brother, just make sure you're OK though, my brother. You hear me?" in a video shared by The On Aux Podcast. The concertgoers made their way down safely, and the show resumed.

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In one of Adele's first public concerts in several years, she proved that audience safety is still a priority. While performing July 1 at the British Summer Time Hyde Park concert, she stopped the show four times to check on concertgoers who appeared to be in need of medical attention,  Page Six reports. "Just wanna say mad respect to Adele for stopping the show and making a scene when she thought someone was in trouble and needed help from security. That was a crowd of 65,000+ and she still did it. It really is that easy," one audience member shared alongside a video of the scene. Not only that, but the singer also sent out some water for fans in the front row, who waited seven hours in the heat to get in, TMZ reports.

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Doja Cat was performing at Lollapalooza Argentina when she suddenly stopped her show after noticing a fan in need of help. “Yo. Cut it!” she shouted, videos show. "Somebody needs help over there. Is that right? Am I right? Somebody needs help?” she asked.

She advised to the crowd encircled around the person in need of help to signal to her when everything was okay. “I love you guys, I really do. We can’t have that happening," she added. “I’m sorry, I can’t keep going if things aren’t good.”

The singer also explained to her fans that it was important that they check on people who need help. “It’s nobody’s fault. This stuff happens. There’s a lot of people, and people get crushed. It’s a lot. If you could see the point of view that I’m seeing it from, it’s a lot of people … Don’t get, you know, sad or upset. I’ll be back. I will. I will, I promise,” she said. She soon after resumed her show when everyone was safe. 

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Former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson was performing his hit song 'Walls' near the end of his sold-out show in Minneapolis on February 24 when he brought the whole thing to a screeching halt. The singer had noticed a fan fall ill in the crowd and called out on the mic for help, TMZ reports. His security was quick to respond and Tomlinson told everyone to take a five-minute break to regroup, advising everyone to drink some water. 

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John Mayer -

John Mayer took to the stage for the first time in two years to take part in SiriusXM and Pandora's Small Stage Series in Los Angeles. He was halfway through singing 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room' when he noticed that a girl in the audience appeared to have fainted. He stopped the music to check on the girl from the stage as the crowd made way for medics to reach the distressed fan. The girl was escorted out in a wheelchair and Mayer and his band left the stage for five minutes. They returned and announced that she was okay before continuing the show. 

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Billie Eilish stopped performing on her Happier Than Ever World Tour on February 5 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, to check in on a distressed fan. According to eyewitnesses, Eilish put everything on pause when a concertgoer near the stage asked to be removed from her place in the crowd because she was having difficulty breathing, E! News reports. Eilish asked her team for an inhaler, then told the crowd, "It's OK, we got one" When she noticed people crowding, she added, "Guys, give her some time. Don't crowd."

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The singer, who performed at Astroworld previous to the tragic incident, stopped another performance after she spotted a fan passing out in Salt Lake City, Utah, in November 2021. "Yes, I have played concerts where people have passed out before,” she said, and then proceeded to give her fans some water.

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SZA -

SZA then continued: "And it’s like, somebody said, ‘People pass out all the time, blah, blah, blah.’ But people don’t die at concerts all the time. None of us should ever, like don’t ever forget that… some things end up shifting and shaping the way you do [expletive] forever. And that’s a good thing."

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Adele -

In 2011, the singer stopped her show at London's Hammersmith Apollo when a fan fainted. "Can someone look like they care, please?!" she asked. 

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Then in 2017, another fan fainted. This time at her show in Sydney, Australia. "Sorry, can we stop? There's someone not well and I'm a little bit worried because there's fireworks in this one and I don't want to scare him. Is it okay to carry on?" said the singer. Though unlike the 2011 incident, the person actually went into cardiac arrest and was then assisted by paramedics.

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Lady Gaga -

Gaga doesn't want her "Little Monsters" to get hurt. The singer stopped her performance when she spotted members of the audience fighting during a show in Washington, D.C., in 2010. She said: "Stop fighting! Do not fight at this show. Is she okay? Are they both okay? I don't know who hit who." Adding, "I just don't want you to fight. This is all about love and unity and happiness. No fighting."

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Then in 2017, Gaga did a similar thing during a show in Uncasville, Connecticut, after a woman was struck in the face. Gaga stopped the show and said: "Hi, I just looked over and I saw. Are you doing all right? Do you need a paramedic? They're on their way? Okay."

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Harry Styles -

The former One Direction singer stopped a London show in 2017 when a woman had a panic attack. He asked the crowd to chill and to give her some space.

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Then in 2019, the singer stopped an LA concert and said, "I have a very serious question. Are you okay in there?" Apparently a woman wasn't. Then Harry asked the audience to point where she was and assured them that help was on the was. Styles asked everyone to take "one very slow, very gentle step back."

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In 2018, in St. Paul, Minnesota, David Grohl stopped a show when he spotted a 13-year-old boy having difficulties. "Does that kid need somewhere to sit? Give that kid a real seat," Grohl told security. The boy, named Owen Anderson, who suffered from a number of conditions watched the rest of the show from the stage with his family.

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Billie Eilish -

The artist is no stranger to standing up for her fans. Eilish stopped a 2018 show in Sweden and gave some water to a fan who was not feeling well. "What can I do to help?" She then proceeded to ask the audience if they were okay. "Are you good? Are you all good? I care about you guys so much. I need you to be okay," she said.

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Fast forward to New York City's Governor's Ball Music Festival in 2021, and Eilish tried to stop a fight in the crowd by drawing the attention of security. "Security, why aren't you paying attention? Like, for real," she said. "One job," the singer ranted about the lack of security response to the incident.

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Green Day -

Billie Joe Armstrong and the gang stopped playing when they saw someone becoming violent at one of their shows. Armstrong cursed them out from the stage and told everyone to "be cool" before carrying on with the show. 

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Slipknot -

In 2019, Slipknot's vocalist Corey Taylor stopped a concert in California when he spotted fans getting squished in the mosh pit. He told everyone to back up and create space for them before continuing the show. 

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Niall Horan -

The former One Directioner took charge during a 2018 show in Argentina, where the crowd started to get squished. "Your security is my responsibility," he said.

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"We don't want anyone getting hurt or squashed. This swaying is very dangerous. It's not gonna work for the rest of the night. Let's organize this before we go any further, okay?" added Horan.

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In 1997, Zack de la Rocha stopped a show in Arizona after he saw a man ripping off a woman's t-shirt. "Some people think that because they're at a show, because there are women dancing and trying to have a good time, they have the right to tear their [expletive] tops off," he shouted, condemning their actions. 

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"Women are forced to live in fear in their schools, and in their communities, and shouldn't have to come to a Rage Against the Machine show and be afraid of that [expletive] right there. You can't [expletive] do that. We're gonna stop it if it happens again," the RATM vocalist added.

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Nirvana -

Kurt Cobain confronted a man who was apparently sexually assaulting a woman during a show in 1993. "Copping a feel, eh, buddy?" he said.

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Then the band just pointed at him to publicly shame the man. "Look at him, look at him," they taunted.

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Linkin Park -

In 2001, a fan fell to the floor during a show in London. Late front man Chester Bennington told the crowd to "Pick him up! Pick him up right now!" Then Mike Shinoda added, "We gotta look out for safety first, for real. Nobody gets hurt. That's number one."

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Linkin Park -

Bennington then did a call and response to make sure everyone in the audience got the point. "When someone falls what do you do?" he asked. "Pick them up," the crowd shouted back. "That's right, people!" the singer concluded.

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Fall Out Boy -

Bassist Pete Wentz stopped a concert when he spotted a woman falling down in the crowd during a a Florida show in 2014. "We're gonna stop for a second here. There's someone in the front row who needs some help," he announced.

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Fall Out Boy -

The woman was eventually taken away by paramedics and the band resumed the show. "The coolest and most important thing is that we're all together on this. When somebody goes down, we help them up," said Wentz.

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A$AP Rocky -

The rapper stopped his show at the Rolling Loud music festival in 2019 after he noticed people were falling over and being squashed.

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"Pick them girls up! Pass the girls up, what's wrong with y'all?" he yelled. A$AP Rocky then said that he would not resume the show until everyone was on their feet.

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Radiohead -

In 2003, Thom Yorke spotted someone fainting during a show in Toronto, Canada. The front man told his bandmates to stop playing and ensured the person was taken away to safety. The band then resumed the show.

Sources: (Nicki Swift) (Yahoo!) (HipHopDX)

See also: Celebrities who have been attacked by fans

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