Concert projectiles leave Oli Sykes with a 'mild concussion' and Eric Clapton skipping an encore
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Concertgoers are still throwing things at musicians, and the latest targets were Bring Me the Horizon frontman Oli Sykes and Eric Clapton.Video of one incident, which went down Monday, is circulating on social media and shows Sykes performing the British rock band’s hit “Happy Song” when a phone is chucked through the air and smacks him on the left side of the face.Just before being hit, the English musician is crouched down singing, then as he stands, the phone hits him.He appears dazed and crouches back down before having a few choice words with the audience.
“Who the f— just threw a phone?” he says before tossing the device to a security team member off-stage.On Tuesday, Sykes addressed the incident in a since-expired Instagram story telling fans that he’s “all good” but suffered a mild concussion.“The phone to the head definitely smarted and I ended up with a mild concussion, but the swelling’s gone down a decent amount already,” he wrote.“I was struggling a bit on stage afterwards because singing was putting a lot of pressure on the wound and making things feel a bit disorienting while performing, so I’m sorry on my part for what may of seemed like a half-hearted performance.” Music On Wednesday, Drake became the latest artist to get hit by an object hurled by a fan at a concert.
Should we blame the pandemic? Social media? Lazy bouncers?Fans who were in the crowd at the Enterprise Center in St.Louis posted comments on videos of the incident, saying that after he was hit, Sykes’ energy “completely shifted” and he was dizzy.
Another concertgoer wrote that Sykes’ face was visibly swollen by the end of the show, and additional videos from the concert show him performing with a fresh welt near his eye.Days before the Sykes incident in St.
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