performers rely on their fans to keep
their shows exciting and interesting but
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrities attacked on stage before we
begin we publish new videos every day so
be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
musicians and other performers who’ve
had to deal with unexpected attacks or
unsolicited intrusions while they were
on stage however we’ll be excluding any
attacks that resulted in the death of a
performer
number 10 Jim Jefferies dealing with
hecklers is a part of any stand-up
comics job but this usually just
involves having a witty comeback not
ducking and covering in 2007
australian-born comic writer actor and
talk-show host Jim Jeffries was still
relatively unknown on the International
comedy scene that would change when he
performed at the Comedy Store in
Manchester England
and an audience member jumped up on
stage and started punching the comic the
seemingly inebriated man Jefferies would
later tell was angered by a put-down of
another audience member five minutes
before the attack club security
eventually subdued the man and Jefferies
returned triumphantly to the stage
number 9 demi lovato pop star Demi
Lovato just wanted to get a bit closer
to her fans unfortunately one audience
member at her 2012 show in Paraguay got
a little too close for comfort during
the concert Lovato apologized for
feeling a little bit under the weather
and to make up for it offered attendees
a chance to get a little closer to the
stage one fan took advantage of the
relaxed security jumped on stage and
proceeded to give Lovato an unrequested
bear hug that is until security pulled
her off and took Lovato out of harm’s
way after Lovato’s kind gesture clearly
backfired she went on with the show
number 8 pitbull pitbull is one
performer who doesn’t miss a beat even
during a beating during a 2009 concert
one rowdy audience member started
throwing money on stage when he wouldn’t
stop pitbull invited him up on stage by
yanking him up from the crowd the fan
proceeded to throw money in the rapper’s
face and pitbull responded by punching
the man until security dealt with him
the most amazing part of the story is
that Pitt did all of this while
continuing to perform the song Bojangles
and even gave a justification for his
actions between verses number 7 Justin
Bieber by all accounts Dubai is a very
memorable place to visit even for
celebrities it’s unlikely Justin Bieber
will forget his 2013 tour stops in the
city though not for good reasons near
the end of one of his concerts someone
found their way to the stage and went
after the beads as he was playing piano
security was quick to respond
tackling not only the assailant but the
piano as well knocking it over Bieber
however took the whole thing in stride
not only finishing the show but also
acting like nothing had ever happened
later tweeting that quote nothing stops
the show like a true believer number 6
Beyonce while it may be a foregone
conclusion for most that you don’t mess
with Queen Bee one shirtless fan in
Brazil didn’t get the memo
dude not only messed with Beyonce he
also tried to drag her into the crowd as
she performed on the island style stage
in 2013 only to be stopped by security
for her part Sasha Fierce just continued
performing hardly missing a beat in the
song when it was over she shook the fans
hand before going into the next song
proving that there were no hard feelings
and that she truly is the class act
everyone thinks she is
number 5 Noel Gallagher attacks on stage
can be particularly painful and have a
long-lasting effect on the celebrity
victim as was the case with Noel
Gallagher during a 2008 Oasis
performance at Toronto’s virgin music
festival a man got onstage and threw the
guitarist into some of the on stage
monitors before being tackled by
security while Gallagher was able to
finish the concert he suffered three
fractured ribs and the band had to
cancel several upcoming shows in a
victim impact statement he said that it
felt like quote getting hit by a bus
though he later admitted to MTV too that
it could have been much worse you know
it could have been a lot worse that’s
the way I look at it you know this guy’s
gonna get dealt with he’s already got
dealt with number four Britney Spears
some celebrities carry on like nothing
happened when fans jump on stage
unexpected
others are visibly shaken if only for a
moment
like Britney Spears was in 2009 at a
concert in Connecticut
while Spears was performing womanizer a
fan joined the otherwise choreographed
melee when Britney noticed he wasn’t
part of her plan to performance the
starlet visibly shook security and her
dancers who were ironically dressed as
sexy cops dealt with the fans so he
couldn’t touch the star in 2017 another
fan jumped on stage during a Britney
concert but this time security was much
quicker on the draw number three
xxx tanta seoane while this may be
another case of a random audience member
attacking a celebrity on stage some
speculate that the 2017 attack on xxx
tante accion which left the
controversial rapper unconscious may
have had something to do with the stars
many beefs since he was rushed from the
side at a show in San Diego which
happens to be the hometown of rob stone
some local fans were quick to lay the
blame on the rival rapper whatever the
reason the attacker received what looks
like quite a beating at the hands of
security as xxx tanta seoane was carried
off stage number 2 Kurt Cobain it’s not
always the crowd you have to worry about
during an early performance of love buzz
Kurt Cobain jumped into the crowd to
bodysurf that is until one of the
bouncers aggressively tried to pull him
back as Cobain pushed him off his Fender
Jaguar connected with the bouncers skull
resulting in the bouncer retaliating on
the grunge pioneer reeling Cobain back
to the stage the bouncer went full thug
on him punching the guitars to the
ground
and kicking at him while he had him
there until he himself was dealt with by
the audience and all six-foot-seven of
Krist Novoselic before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
[Music]
number one Michael Jackson leave it to
Michael Jackson to care more about his
fans even the ones who rushed the stage
then himself during a performance of
Earth’s song at a 1996 concert in Seoul
South Korea a fan jumped up from the
crowd not just to the stage but also to
the crane that was lifting Jackson high
above the crowd out of concern for the
fan safety Jackson held on to him to
make sure he didn’t fall but didn’t stop
singing or performing the whole ride it
was a truly memorable experience for
that rule breaking fan for Jackson and
for everyone in attendance
[Music]
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
their shows exciting and interesting but
sometimes things get too interesting
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrities attacked on stage before we
begin we publish new videos every day so
be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
musicians and other performers who’ve
had to deal with unexpected attacks or
unsolicited intrusions while they were
on stage however we’ll be excluding any
attacks that resulted in the death of a
performer
number 10 Jim Jefferies dealing with
hecklers is a part of any stand-up
comics job but this usually just
involves having a witty comeback not
ducking and covering in 2007
australian-born comic writer actor and
talk-show host Jim Jeffries was still
relatively unknown on the International
comedy scene that would change when he
performed at the Comedy Store in
Manchester England
and an audience member jumped up on
stage and started punching the comic the
seemingly inebriated man Jefferies would
later tell was angered by a put-down of
another audience member five minutes
before the attack club security
eventually subdued the man and Jefferies
returned triumphantly to the stage
number 9 demi lovato pop star Demi
Lovato just wanted to get a bit closer
to her fans unfortunately one audience
member at her 2012 show in Paraguay got
a little too close for comfort during
the concert Lovato apologized for
feeling a little bit under the weather
and to make up for it offered attendees
a chance to get a little closer to the
stage one fan took advantage of the
relaxed security jumped on stage and
proceeded to give Lovato an unrequested
bear hug that is until security pulled
her off and took Lovato out of harm’s
way after Lovato’s kind gesture clearly
backfired she went on with the show
number 8 pitbull pitbull is one
performer who doesn’t miss a beat even
during a beating during a 2009 concert
one rowdy audience member started
throwing money on stage when he wouldn’t
stop pitbull invited him up on stage by
yanking him up from the crowd the fan
proceeded to throw money in the rapper’s
face and pitbull responded by punching
the man until security dealt with him
the most amazing part of the story is
that Pitt did all of this while
continuing to perform the song Bojangles
and even gave a justification for his
actions between verses number 7 Justin
Bieber by all accounts Dubai is a very
memorable place to visit even for
celebrities it’s unlikely Justin Bieber
will forget his 2013 tour stops in the
city though not for good reasons near
the end of one of his concerts someone
found their way to the stage and went
after the beads as he was playing piano
security was quick to respond
tackling not only the assailant but the
piano as well knocking it over Bieber
however took the whole thing in stride
not only finishing the show but also
acting like nothing had ever happened
later tweeting that quote nothing stops
the show like a true believer number 6
Beyonce while it may be a foregone
conclusion for most that you don’t mess
with Queen Bee one shirtless fan in
Brazil didn’t get the memo
dude not only messed with Beyonce he
also tried to drag her into the crowd as
she performed on the island style stage
in 2013 only to be stopped by security
for her part Sasha Fierce just continued
performing hardly missing a beat in the
song when it was over she shook the fans
hand before going into the next song
proving that there were no hard feelings
and that she truly is the class act
everyone thinks she is
number 5 Noel Gallagher attacks on stage
can be particularly painful and have a
long-lasting effect on the celebrity
victim as was the case with Noel
Gallagher during a 2008 Oasis
performance at Toronto’s virgin music
festival a man got onstage and threw the
guitarist into some of the on stage
monitors before being tackled by
security while Gallagher was able to
finish the concert he suffered three
fractured ribs and the band had to
cancel several upcoming shows in a
victim impact statement he said that it
felt like quote getting hit by a bus
though he later admitted to MTV too that
it could have been much worse you know
it could have been a lot worse that’s
the way I look at it you know this guy’s
gonna get dealt with he’s already got
dealt with number four Britney Spears
some celebrities carry on like nothing
happened when fans jump on stage
unexpected
others are visibly shaken if only for a
moment
like Britney Spears was in 2009 at a
concert in Connecticut
while Spears was performing womanizer a
fan joined the otherwise choreographed
melee when Britney noticed he wasn’t
part of her plan to performance the
starlet visibly shook security and her
dancers who were ironically dressed as
sexy cops dealt with the fans so he
couldn’t touch the star in 2017 another
fan jumped on stage during a Britney
concert but this time security was much
quicker on the draw number three
xxx tanta seoane while this may be
another case of a random audience member
attacking a celebrity on stage some
speculate that the 2017 attack on xxx
tante accion which left the
controversial rapper unconscious may
have had something to do with the stars
many beefs since he was rushed from the
side at a show in San Diego which
happens to be the hometown of rob stone
some local fans were quick to lay the
blame on the rival rapper whatever the
reason the attacker received what looks
like quite a beating at the hands of
security as xxx tanta seoane was carried
off stage number 2 Kurt Cobain it’s not
always the crowd you have to worry about
during an early performance of love buzz
Kurt Cobain jumped into the crowd to
bodysurf that is until one of the
bouncers aggressively tried to pull him
back as Cobain pushed him off his Fender
Jaguar connected with the bouncers skull
resulting in the bouncer retaliating on
the grunge pioneer reeling Cobain back
to the stage the bouncer went full thug
on him punching the guitars to the
ground
and kicking at him while he had him
there until he himself was dealt with by
the audience and all six-foot-seven of
Krist Novoselic before we unveil our
number one pick here are some honorable
mentions
[Music]
number one Michael Jackson leave it to
Michael Jackson to care more about his
fans even the ones who rushed the stage
then himself during a performance of
Earth’s song at a 1996 concert in Seoul
South Korea a fan jumped up from the
crowd not just to the stage but also to
the crane that was lifting Jackson high
above the crowd out of concern for the
fan safety Jackson held on to him to
make sure he didn’t fall but didn’t stop
singing or performing the whole ride it
was a truly memorable experience for
that rule breaking fan for Jackson and
for everyone in attendance
[Music]
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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