It's every music artist's dream to perform in front of thousands of adoring fans, but
sometimes crazy crowds or technical problems
can turn that dream into a nightmare.
So today, we're looking back at '10 Times Singers Stormed Off-Stage During Concerts'. Right here on Listed.
The saying, 'The show must go on,' is one that most artists live by,
but for the music artists on this list
that sentiment definitely has a few exceptions.
So, without further ado, let's kick off the list of singers who stormed off stage. Starting with Mariah Carey,
who was completely infuriated during her New Year's Eve performance
last year, after technical troubles.
Mariah attempted to get through her songs 'Emotions' and 'We Belong Together'
but was completely out of sync due to the sound problems.
She eventually gave up after phoning in some of the planned choreography
and asked her dancer to 'Bring the feathers', as her set ended.
It just don't get any better.
She sarcastically remarked, 'It just don't get any better.'
While surrounded by show feathers and proceeded to exit the stage,
in true angry diva fashion.
Next up, Kanye West is known for his crazy rants and on stage antics.
But, when he stormed off stage during two different concerts
it was definitely not something fans anticipated.
The first time he stormed offstage was during his concert in Toronto at the 2015 Pan Am Games
when he faced technical difficulties while he was performing a medley of his hits
at the closing ceremony. While in the middle of 'Good Life', Kanye decided that he had had enough
and threw his microphone up in the air, storming off as the mic plummeted to the ground.
The second time Kanye made a dramatic exit was during his show in Sacramento
in November of last year.
After going on a stream of consciousness rant and only performing two songs,
Kanye walked off the stage to boos from a very confused audience.
Not long after, Kanye was hospitalized after a mental health breakdown, but luckily,
he seems to be on the mend these days.
Another artist who has had not one, but two
dramatic stage storm offs, is none other than Justin Bieber.
Justin got upset during a show in Norway in 2015 after a fan spilled something on the stage
where he was set to perform. Biebs attempted to clean the spill
but excited fans blocked him from doing so.
After asking the fans to stop, to no avail, Justin said 'Never mind, I'm done. I'm not doing the show.'
And walked off. So, he later issued an apology to fans on Instagram that read, in part, quote:
Another time Justin abruptly left the stage mid concert
was during a show in Manchester because his fans wouldn't stop screaming
so, he attempted to calm the fans, telling them, quote:
He reportedly said:
Apparently, that only got the fans more riled up and Justin decided to cut the show short rather than continue on.
Next up is his ex, Selena Gomez, who is an incredibly gracious performer,
but even she lost her cool while performing at Kiss FM's Jingle Ball back in 2013.
Selena told the crowd, quote:
Apparently, the sound issues didn't improve and one fan claimed to see Selena mouth 'What the --'
as she walked off stage before finishing her set.
Moving down the list, Britney Spears abruptly left the stage
during a show in Vancouver back in 2009
due to cigarette and marijuana smoke.
Brit later returned to the stage and asked the crowd, 'What's up Vancouver?'
only to exit the stage once again shortly after.
After the show, Brit's camp, they released a statement that read, quote:
Interesting.
Next on our list, during a show in his hometown of Chicago
in 2016, singer Jeremih dropped the microphone, let out some expletives, and left
the stage abruptly without any explanation.
Jeremih later took to Instagram to explain the storm off to his fans.
Saying that he wasn't cursing out the crowd but rather, the sound people, who, quote:
'Cut off my ears while performing.'
Next up, one of the most recent musician walk offs
happened at this years Coachella Festival. After Radiohead
encountered sound problems not once but twice during their set.
The band went through an entire song whilst having no idea that the audience couldn't hear a thing.
So, it's no wonder they eventually decided to ditch the desert venue.
Hopefully, all those technical issues will be fixed before next years festival
because, I don't even wanna think about the chaos that would ensue if Beyoncé was forced to abruptly end her set.
Last but not least on our list
is Zayn Malik, who shocked One Direction fans during the middle
of a performance in Perth when he disappeared back stage
and never returned, leaving his band mates to continue on without him.
1D's team eventually announced that Zayn had fallen ill
during the show and couldn't continue.
But, a month after the incident, Zayn chose to leave One Direction to pursue a solo career.
And, since then, Zayn has struggled with performance anxiety
and has cancelled more than one solo concert because of it.
Alright, you guys, that rounds out our list, so now I do wanna know which singer's walk off surprised you the most?
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