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Gabriella Ferrigine

Why concert fans hurl stuff at artists

A giant wheel of Brie. An iPhone. Cremated remains of someone's mother. No, this isn't an episode of "What's In My Bag?" with "White Lotus" hotel guest Tanya McQuoid. 

Over the last several weeks, each of these items has been lobbed onstage while various musicians performed live. Bebe Rexha needed stitches after an audience member threw their cell phone at her head during a recent performance in New York City. Singer-songwriter Pink was aghast while performing at London's Hyde Park on June 25 when one fan chucked a bag reportedly containing their dead mother's ashes onstage. The day before, the "So What" rocker was gifted a girthy cheese wheel. Country-pop singer Kelsea Ballerini was struck in the face during a performance in Boise, Idaho, last week. Last year, Harry Styles was pelted in the eye with a stray Skittle, Red Ryder BB gun style, and Kid Cudi walked off stage at Rolling Loud Miami after festivalgoers repeatedly launched items at him. 

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