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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Bring Me the Horizon and Eric Clapton struck by objects thrown by audience members

Oli Sykes performing at Leeds festival in August 2025.
Oli Sykes performing at Leeds festival in August 2025. Photograph: Katja Ogrin/Redferns for ABA

Eric Clapton and Bring Me the Horizon’s frontman Oli Sykes have both been struck by objects thrown at them while performing, the latter incident leaving Sykes with concussion.

As Bring Me the Horizon performed in St Louis on Monday, a member of the audience threw a phone at Sykes, striking him on the head. Sykes continued to perform but cut one of the songs from the band’s set as well as a fan interaction section.

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