Last (Friday) night, Katy Perry experienced a mid-performance malfunction that gave her fans quite the scare.
During the San Francisco stop of “The Lifetimes Tour”, Katy performed her 2013 hit “Roar” at the Chase Center when the giant mechanical butterfly she was riding jerked and fell in front of the sold-out arena.
In a fan-captured video, Katy was suspended high above the crowd as the butterfly jolts, causing the audience to gasp. Security and the tech crew rushed backstage as the “Firework” singer held on tightly to the prop as it descended.
Despite the scary moment, Katy didn’t miss a beat. She suffered no injuries and continued singing “Roar” to the crowd’s applause. However, it still gave her fans quite a scare. Katy suffered a similar mid-air malfunction last month in Australia. She began to tilt while riding a flying contraption, as she held on to the wires.
It’s been a summer of flying concert mishaps, as Beyoncé suffered a prop malfunction during her Houston stop for the Cowboy Carter tour when her flying car was visibly leaning midair. That said, concerned fans are questioning whether the stunts are worth it.
“yea it’s time for these artist to get out the air…,” one fan wrote.
Another person said, “From Bey to Katy… let’s keep our boots on the ground.”
“these artists gotta stop fr .. about to risk your lives omg. safety first!” someone else person wrote.
Another X user said, “These flying stage props need to be banned because there’s way too many people at risk from these malfunctioning..”
This person made a valid point, writing, “omgggg so happy she’s safe this is so terrifying!! .. oh the amount of dangerous stunts pop girlies have to do in order to entertain us meanwhile male artist get on stage with a hoodie and call it a day.”
“Whatever happened to artist just with just a mic and a stage? Let’s get back to simpler times. Get your behinds out the air.”
Katy has since shared a photo on her Instagram Stories, seemingly addressing the incident, writing,” Good Night San Fran.” With her full-scale world tour set to continue, let’s hope this doesn’t happen again.