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Orgo-Life the new way to the future Advertising by AdpathwayRicky Martin's Concert Abruptly Stops After Attendee Sprays Tear Gas
Ricky Martin is used to livin’ la vida loca.
However, the singer was faced with a more serious situation, as was the case at the 54-year-old’s show in Montenegro on May 21. After an attendee deployed tear gas near the stage mid-concert, Ricky was briefly ushered away.
“As a precautionary measure, Ricky Martin and his entire team immediately exited the stage,” his publicist Róndine Alcalá announced in an Instagram post following the concert, “while security personnel [and] local authorities worked to contain the situation and ensure the safety of those in attendance.”
She further explained that the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer was adamant on finishing the show, continuing, “Although members of the artist’s team advised against continuing the performance, once authorities confirmed that the situation was under control and that attendees could safely return, Ricky Martin made the decision to resume the concert in order to fulfill his commitment to his fans.”
The Montenegro show was the first stop on the European leg of the Ricky Martin Live tour, which runs throughout the summer. Following the incident, Róndine shared that the tour will continue as planned.
And fortunately, his publicist concluded her statement by assuring fans that the artist was “safe and grateful for the support and concern.”
Considering the “She Bangs” singer often brings his four children—including Matteo, 17, Valentino, 17, Lucia, 7, and Renn, 6—on tour, his team is often extra cautious when it comes to protecting Ricky. And having his family tag along to his tours also comes with extra preparations.
Even with the chaos on tour, the American Crime Story alum has previously detailed his children’s love for riding along.
"It is difficult,” he told E! News in March 2020. "You have to think about four extra people coming with you everywhere and car seats and bags and luggage. It's a lot, but it's ok...My kids love being on the road."
Read on to learn about more scary moments that have happened to other artists at concerts…
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Luke Bryan
During his finale performance of "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" at the North Dakota State Fair in 2025, the American Idol judge was pelted with a flying object. However, the musician took it in stride, finishing the song without missing a beat.
As one fan noted, "Carried on like a champ."
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Nick Jonas
The Jonas Brothers member had to send out an S.O.S and ask fans to stop throwing things on stage after two bracelets almost hit him at a California stop on the group's tour in 2023.
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Cardi B
In case it wasn't clear, Cardi B does not like it like that. When a front row patron splashed their drink on the performer mid-set at Drai's Beachclub in Las Vegas July 2023, she responded by throwing her microphone.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that an unidentified woman reported a battery case the day after the concert, but noted no arrest or citations have been issued. In August 2023, Cardi's lawyers told TMZ that police informed them no charges would be filed against the singer.
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Bebe Rexha
Baby, Bebe Rexha is gonna have the best f--kin' night of her life no matter what happens. Struck in the face when a man at her June 2023 show in NYC threw a phone, she later posted a photo of her injured eye, writing, "I'm good."
Todd A Spodek, a lawyer for Nicolas Malvagna, who was arrested and charged with assault, told TMZ, "As a fan, Mr. Malvagna's sole intention was to have Ms. Rexha take photos with his phone, and return it as a keepsake. It was never his intention to injure Ms. RexHa."
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Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini didn't find it all that charming when someone tossed jewelry up on stage during a June 2023 performance in Idaho. "Someone threw a bracelet, it hit me in the eyes," she wrote on Instagram Stories days later, "and it more so just scared me than hurt me."
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Ava Max
Listen, she's not that sweet. Ava Max had words for the man who assaulted her during an L.A. performance in June 2023. "He slapped me so hard that he scratched the inside of my eye," the "Sweet but Psycho" singer wrote on Twitter. "He's never coming to a show again."
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Pink
Pink thought the fan who randomly passed her a wheel of Brie while she was singing at at London's British Summer Time Festival in 2023 was kinda grate. "What the f--k," the musician said, as she reached for the dairy. "I wanna kiss you on the mouth."
But just give us a reason for why another fan tossed a bag of ashes the very next day. "This is your mom?" the "What About Us" singer asked. "I don't know how to feel about this."
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Harry Styles
A sign of the times? Harry Styles had to get away from numerous flying objects during his Love on Tour, including, inexplicably, a handful of Skittles at a 2022 show in Los Angeles. A rep for the taste the rainbow brand later tweeted, "Didn't think I needed to say this: Please don't throw Skittles."
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Billie Eilish
What a boob. As Billie Eilish sang "Lost Cause" at a February 2022 show, one fan tossed a set of false boobs at her. But proving that she's, uh, breast under pressure, the seven-time Grammy winner flung them back into the crowd and kept going.
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Kid Cudi
Uh, guys, he warned you. Moments after Kid Cudi told the crowd at his 2022 Rolling Loud set, "Yo, I'm going to walk off this stage, if y'all throw one more f--king thing up here, I will leave," he was pegged with yet another object. So he left.
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Ariana Grande
Arianators were left feeling sour after Ariana Grande was beaned with a lemon while headlining Coachella in 2019. And though the singer was definitely not so into it, into it, into it, she brushed off the fruit, telling the crowd, "One of y'all threw a lemon at me, s--t."
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