‘Scary': Stage invader grabs Katy Perry at Sydney concert
Touring superstar Katy Perry was left momentarily stunned during her Sydney concert on Monday night, when a fan stormed the stage and managed to grab ahold of the star before eventually being tackled by security.
Perry, who is in Australia performing a string of arena dates as part of her Lifetimes tour, was onstage at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena on Monday night when the security scare happened.
She was standing on one of the circular catwalks in front of the show's stage that jut out onto the arena floor, allowing her to get closer to fans.
Perry was mid-song, stood at her microphone stand with guitar in hand, when an excited fan bounded onto the stage and threw an arm around her.
Perry couldn't hide her shock but still barely missed a beat, continuing with the song she was midway through – the 2008 smash Hot N' Cold – while stepping to one side and waiting for security to take care of the incident.
Within seconds, two men dressed in black were also on stage, bundling the fan off in the opposite direction.
'There's never going to be another show like this, so just enjoy it!' Perry instructed the audience, as a team of four men now bundled the fan offstage and into the crowd – and presumably, to the nearest exit.
Seconds later, Perry was back at the mic stand, unflappably launching into the song's next chorus.
The star herself is yet to speak out about the security scare on social media, but the hapless fan's 'scary' antics haven't gone down well among the rest of her fanbase.
Some on X wondered whether the incident was 'staged,' with one person commenting that 'if it's real, that's seriously worrying.'
'If you rush the stage mid performance, don't cry when security handles you. Actions have consequences,' another scolded.
Another voiced their concerns that it appears to be 'actually really dangerous and ridiculous that she is so easily attainable.'
Perry's Lifetimes tour continues with one more show in Sydney tonight, before moving to Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide for the rest of June.
While Perry's latest album 143 and its accompanying singles didn't set the charts alight, she's still a touring force to be reckoned with, booking 15 arena shows across the country for the Australian leg of her tour.
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