We Asked Eight Indie Artists About Concertgoers Throwing Things Onstage

It keeps happening: During concerts, people are throwing objects onstage, often striking and sometimes even injuring the artists whose performance they’re ostensibly there to enjoy. While drinks and garbage being hurled onstage is certainly not a new phenomenon, in 2023 this behavior has a modern twist, with “fans” throwing phones and vapes. Tyler, The Creator was complaining about being pelted by objects back in March 2022, and things have gotten way worse since then.