What unusual items are thrown at musicians during performances? Some bizarre, strange, and disturbing things are tossed at artists while they're on stage. Whether you're a legendary musician like Bowie or a contemporary star like Bieber, you're at risk of being hit with a bizarre object like a lollipop, a live animal, or an adult toy every time you perform. The practice of throwing strange objects at the stage is not new, but it has evolved over time. While throwing bottles, also known as "bottling," was once a common occurrence, it's now considered relatively tame. These days, the stakes are higher, and fans or haters trying to get a star's attention need to be more creative. We've compiled a list of the weirdest items ever thrown onstage and the musicians who had to deal with them. From being hit in the eye with candy to being pelted with tampons, these artists have suffered physical and emotional injuries. So, what motivates fans to engage in such behavior? Perhaps it's the desire to be associated with their favorite musician's fame, or simply the thrill of trolling someone famous. Regardless of how you feel about it, be sure to vote for the strangest item ever thrown onstage during a concert.
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A legend formed in 1969.Toronto Peace Festival.You heard Alice Cooper killed a chicken during a show, butCooper explained the event."While we played, someone threw a chicken on stage. I am from Detroit; I am not a farm kid. I thought a chicken had wings; it would fly away. So I took the chicken and threw it. It did not fly. It landed in the audience. Blood covered everything.
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David Bowie got a lollipop in his eye during a show in Oslo, Norway. The candy dart stuck out of his eye. Bowie joked that at least it was his bad eye. His look changed a lot, but even as Ziggy Stardust, he never claimed to be King Kandy of Candy Land.
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Someone threw a silicone frisbee at Akon during a 2007 show in upstate New York. The rapper treated this as a lesson, asking the frisbee-thrower to come on stage. The 15-year-old attendee looked excited as he came from the crowd. He then swung over Akon's shoulder and threw him off stage. Akon paid a $350 fine and performed 65 hours of community service for his etiquette lesson.
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In 1982, Ozzy Osbourne became infamous for biting off the head of a live bat a fan threw onstage. Ozzy thought the bat was rubber and ate the creature. Later, he needed rabies treatment, claiming he was bitten before the decapitation. So, biting off a bat's head was reasonable. Right?
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Bottling happens at concerts, and musicians know how to handle it. But glass bottles are dangerous. Glass bottles full of urine are disgustingly dangerous. That is why British singer Cheryl Lloyd stopped a festival performance, abandoning her plan to play through a hail of pee bottles.
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One Direction's Harry Styles got less support than he hoped for when tampons were thrown at him onstage in 2012. The fan's message was unclear: "I want you inside me," perhaps? Whatever the reason, it failed. Feminine hygiene products did not suit Harry's heart. The good news? The tampons were unused.
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Loaves of bread were given to music fans at the Taste of Fort Collins Festival in Colorado.Some of those loaves flew onstage during Smash Mouth's set.Lead singer Steve Harwell then said bread is the opposite of a duck. The singer gave a furious, angry speech and had to be physically stopped from entering the crowd and punishing bread-throwers. The show was canceled.
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The woman wearing a raw meat dress faced an assault with sausages at a Barcelona concert. She also vomited onstage for unknown reasons. Some suggested the meat targeted Gaga’s weight changes, but she kept going.
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Adam Lambert did not miss a beat when an adult toy fell at his feet during an Ontario live show. Lambert expertly kicked it away without losing rhythm, acting as if it was part of the show.
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What else awaits at the Gathering of the Juggalos? Tila Tequila played at the Insane Clown Posse's Faygo-fueled nightmare festival. She said people threw everything at her: bottles, rocks, garbage, and human poop. Tequila claimed one bottle hit her, needing stitches. Someone in the crowd acting like an angry chimp caused more trauma than any physical harm.
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The Foo Fighters video "Big Me" mocked '90s Mentos commercials. Years later, the band still gets hit. Even though Dave Grohl asked listeners to feel sorry for them, the Foos still get Freshmaker showers on stage.
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Someone got too into Coachella and threw coke and joints onto the stage during A$AP Rocky's set. Rocky then started chanting "Cocaine and white b*tches." The thrower must be a huge fan because coke and weed affect your bank account, unlike eggs or feces.
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Nothing happened in this instance.They tossed something.Something hit the stage during a Kings of Leon show in St. Louis.Something definitely dropped onstage.A pigeon infestation in the rafters sent bird poop raining down on the band during a Kings of Leon show. They stopped after only three songs."I was hit by pigeons on each of the first three songs," said lead singer Jared Followill.Lead singer Jared Followill said he was hit by pigeons on each of the first three songs."We had 20 songs on the set list. By the end of the show, I would have been covered from head to toe," he added.
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Eggs are surprising because they are outdated. During a dance routine, Justin Bieber and his dancers were egged, yet nobody lost their rhythm. They seemed trained for this stage fighting. Egg throwers also managed to sneak a dozen eggs into the venue without getting yolk-covered while smashed by the Beliebers.
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Kanye West stopped a Dublin performance when he saw a coin thrown on stage. Kanye then lectured the audience about manners.As Kanye explained, the coin distracted him, forcing him to start over.He declared, "I was having a perfect show, flawless victory."The coin-thrower asked fans to keep hard objects to themselves. Perhaps the coin-thrower aimed to reward Kanye for his perfect win.
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Tom Jones kept his act classy while his chonies passed his head during "Delilah." The singer, clearly too good for granny panties, stayed cool during the performance. He probably dodged undergarments thrown onstage for decades.
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