Olivia Rodrigo tumbles into hole on Melbourne stage, concerned fans say it 'looked painful'
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Olivia Rodrigo's fans have expressed concern following a frightening incident during her performance where the 'Drivers License' singer experienced an onstage accident.
The incident took place during the performance of the 21-year-old pop star in Melbourne, Australia, as part of her Guts tour.
Olivia Rodrigo reassures fans after fall
Olivia Rodrigo has brutally tripped and fell on the stage at tonight's show. (That felt soooo hard i hope shes ok)pic.twitter.com/MXJVviqiWy
— Olivia Rodrigo stats. 🇱🇧 (@statsoir) October 14, 2024
In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), Olivia Rodrigo was running across the stage when she suddenly disappeared into a large hole through the floor. Luckily, she managed to grab the edge of the opening and pull herself up and out, and she wasted no time resuming her performance.
Rodrigo appeared unharmed, albeit slightly embarrassed, as she paused to compose herself. She quickly reassured the audience she was fine and continued her performance.
"Oh my god, that was fun. I'm OK!" she told the audience, who responded to her fall with screams and gasps. "Sometimes there's just a hole in the stage...that's all right! OK, where was I?" Rodrigo added.
Olivia Rodrigo's next performances after on-stage fall
Olivia Rodrigo began a four-night stand at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on October 9.
On October 17 she is set to start another four-night stand, this time at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney officially wrapping up her Guts World Tour on October 22 in that city, reported People.
Her Guts World Tour will continue with a group of dates in South America in March.
On Friday, October 11, Rodrigo stopped by the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, home of Pesto, the giant baby penguin, who has become a TikTok star.
Fans react to Olivia Rodrigo's 'dangerous' fall
Fans on social media expressed their concern after seeing Olivia Rodrigo's accident. "That looked painful! Wishing her a speedy recovery—she's such a trooper," wrote one on X.
Another wrote, "Olivia took a tumble, but she's got the stage presence to fall with grace. Hope she's back on her feet soon!"
"I hope she will be okayyy," penned one more with another drawing attention towards the safety concerns on stage, "That looked way too dangerous. I know she needed that hole for the performance but I hope they have better safety precautions."
"Ouch, that looked like it hurt! Here's hoping Olivia's as resilient as her songs; she'll bounce back like a true rockstar!" remarked another concerned fan.
"We all can see it was painful but she came out singing what a brave lady she is," one fan hailed Rodrigo's composure.
That looked painful! Wishing her a speedy recovery—she's such a trooper
— vikram choudhary (@vikramc42169564) October 14, 2024
"Olivia took a tumble, but she's got the stage presence to fall with grace. Hope she's back on her feet soon!"
— abidpathan (@Abidpathan07) October 14, 2024
that looked way too dangerous😭I know she needed that hole for the performance but I hope they have better safety precautions
— Ksana (@bigarms4me) October 14, 2024
"Ouch, that looked like it hurt! Here's hoping Olivia's as resilient as her songs; she'll bounce back like a true rockstar!"
— abidpathan (@Abidpathan07) October 14, 2024
We all can see it was painful but she came out singing what a brave lady she is
— vijendra chaudhary (@vijendr00) October 14, 2024
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