Singer SZA almost leaves stage after calling out crowd over ‘disgusting’ behaviour during concert
Kya Buller
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Grammy-winning artist SZA ended up telling fans, "I will leave" after she'd had enough of their disruptive behaviour during a gig in Melbourne.
SZA, born Solána Imani Rowe, is an American artist who has collaborated with stars such as Doja Cat, Post Malone and Travis Scott.
She's currently in the middle of touring her 2022 album SOS.
For many people, myself included, seeing SZA perform is a bucket-list wish.
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Most of the footage shared by those lucky enough to be in attendance has shown SZA performing all of her well-loved hits, with the crowd singing along in unison and awe.
However, it seems that some people seem intent on ruining it for others.
On Tuesday (30 April), SZA played the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne and the beloved star almost left the stage following a spate of unacceptable behaviour from attendees.
Eventually, she was forced to address the crowd directly.
It has been reported that shoes and mobile phones were thrown at SZA, prompting her to stress: "I will leave."
She continued: "Do not throw up any cell phones, I'm a person. That's crazy."
Security guards had to attend to one concert-goer who was involved in an altercation in the crowd.
And another instance of disruption included somebody attempting to do a handstand in the steep seating area.
They then lost their balance and fell onto another person.
One fan shared a video to TikTok following the show, writing: "Sad to see that Melbourne will forever be SZA's least favourite destination due to pitiful behaviour from some people in the crowd.
"The overwhelming posters, selfish 'pick me' flyers, ridiculous attention seeking activity.
"Solana, u killed it though."
One person commented: "She literally asked to stop throwing stuff at her AND PPL KEPT DOING IT? They call themselves 'fans' but still disrespect her like that."
Another person said: "I completely agree! I saw girls next to me so upset that she wasn’t picking people to go backstage with her after the show, but everyone was so selfish and were literally throwing shoes at her to sign."
A third added: "When she said 'I’m a person!'" followed by crying emojis.
The video creator responded: "I wanted to cry :/ if I were her I would've walked off ngl the moment people started throwing s**t."