A recent Morrissey concert was abruptly ended after fans’ attempts to hug the singer while he was performing quickly got out of hand.
The English singer, 65, was performing an encore at Dallas’ Fair Park Music Hall on Saturday, Nov. 2, when a fan slowly approached him on stage and reached out for a hug, according to a fan video shared on social media and TMZ. .
As security tried to restrain the woman, another fan made his way onto the stage and reached out to shake the musician’s hand, which he successfully did before he too was pulled away. Morrissey continued to sing “First of the Gang to Die” as the fans approached.
Having the audience come up on stage and hug Morrissey while he’s performing is a “very common” occurrence, said George Allen, co-host of Morrissey’s podcast. Manchester Evening News. But in Dallas, the practice seemed to go too far.
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Soon, more fans joined in the action, and at one point, fan footage shows a man waving his arms up and down the stage. Morrissey is quickly ushered off the stage, ending the show. The security guard appears to have injured his foot in the fight, as the video shows him limping off the stage.
Morrissey performs in London in 2014.
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The former Smiths frontman has not commented on the incident, but shared photos of the gig on Instagram with the caption, “12 from Dallas, November 2nd.”
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His account also reposted a video of the show shared by a fan with the caption, “Morrissey gets bombarded with hugs at the end of every show but I’ve never seen so many try lol. Let’s not have anyone spoil our next week in Newark, okay?!”
The rocker is currently on tour through the end of the month, with his next show scheduled for Monday, November 4th in Little Rock, Ark.
“Stage invasions are very common at Morrissey gigs, but this one looked particularly messy. It’s not clear if it was Morrissey’s choice to leave the stage or if he was directed by the crew, but it seems the fans went a little too far,” Allen told Manchester Evening News.
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