Billie Eilish Struck by Fan’s Necklace During Performance

Incident During Performance

Billie Eilish was hit in the face by a necklace thrown on stage by a fan during her performance.

Last night (December 13), Eilish played a concert at the Desert Diamond Arena in Arizona and sat cross-legged on the floor singing “What Was I Made For?” when the incident occurred.

Footage taken by fans showed Eilish flinching as the necklace hit her, and the crowd could be heard reacting in surprise, with some booing. Eilish quickly continued singing before picking up the necklace and tossing it to the side.

The artist has not yet commented on the incident.

Billie Eilish was struck by a necklace thrown by the crowd during her concert today.

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Concerns About Fan Behavior

Last year, fans threw objects at various artists while on stage, causing widespread concern in the entertainment world. Eilish herself said that this trend is “infuriating.”

“People are just worried, and it can be dangerous,” she said, trying to explain why she thinks some fans throw objects at artists. “I have mixed feelings about it because when you’re there, everything explodes. But you know it’s out of love and they’re just trying to give you something.”

“We understand this, but we don’t do it,” she added. “It’s just infuriating when you’re up there. You are in a vulnerable position.”

“I’ve been getting hit with stuff on stage for about six years now. I don’t know why this is something new,” she said. Hollywood Reporter V Barbie world premiere.

Other Artists Facing Similar Incidents

Pink was shocked at the BST concert in Hyde Park after a fan threw a bag of her mother’s ashes onto the stage. At another show, a fan gave Pink a full wheel of cheese from the first row.

Since then, Lil Nas X briefly stopped performing in Stockholm to deal with the surprise appearance of a fake sex toy on stage, and Bebe Rexha required stitches after being hit in the face with a cellphone at a New York concert. Steve Lacy also smashed a phone thrown at him.

Many other artists have called on audiences to stop throwing things on stage, including Adele, Kelly Clarkson, and Latto. Billie Eilish labeled the trend “outrageous,” and Slipknot’s Corey Taylor commented that “artists aren’t considered human anymore.”

Taylor Swift has also advised fans not to throw things at her on stage, insisting it “really scares me.”

In other news, Eilish recently performed Tiny NPR Desk for the first time since 2020, accompanied by her brother Finneas. She performed four acoustic tracks, telling the small audience in Washington that it was a “nerve-wracking” moment for her.

She performed stripped-down versions of “The Greatest,” “L’Amour de Ma Vie,” and “Birds Of A Feather,” with the latter recently named the 12th best song of 2024 by the magazine NME.

All three songs were taken from the album “Hit Me Hard And Soft,” which was also listed in NME‘s best albums of 2024, ranked ninth. Eilish surprised fans with a plunging neckline and sang “I Love You” from her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?