Taylor Swift Asks Fans to Stop Doing One Thing at Her Concerts

During her Buenos Aires concert on Sunday night, Taylor Swift asked fans to stop throwing things on stage, saying "it really freaks me out."

During the "Evermore" part of her Eras Tour set, Swift paused to calmly, but firmly, address the crowd after a present landed near her on stage. A video of the moment was posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, by user @swifferupdates.

"And just because communication means having gentle healthy boundaries, it really freaks me out when stuff gets thrown on the stage," she said while sitting at her piano. "Because if it's on the stage then a dancer can trip on it and I love that you brought presents and that is so nice, but just can you please not throw them on the stage. I love you so much!"

The pop star's comment—whose 1989 (Taylor's Version) is spending a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200—comes after people throwing things at performers on stage became a dangerous trend.

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Taylor Swift performs onstage during her Eras Tour on Thursday in Buenos Aires. During one of her performances, she asked her fans to stop throwing things on stage. Marcelo Endelli/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

In June, Bebe Rexha was hit in the face by a concertgoer's phone. That same month, pop singer Ava Max was slapped by an audience member while on stage. Harry Styles, Kelsea Ballerini and Pink are also among the singers who have had things thrown at them while they're performing.

Newsweek reached out to Swift's representative for comment via email Monday.

As of Monday morning, the clip has 1 million views, with many people praising Swift for the way she spoke to her fans.

"This is how you communicate to your fans. Such a class act," one X user wrote.

"I'm so proud of our pathological people pleaser for setting boundaries," another commented.

A third added: "She is GRACE."

Others took issue with people throwing things onto the stage in the first place, with many pointing out how dangerous it can be.

"Why they are throwing stuff on stage? Where are the manners?" one X user asked.

"Why the throwing stuff on stage? Don't do it, please," wrote another.

"That's so dangerous though," one user added.

Swift's Sunday show was the third of a trio of concerts in Buenos Aires and on Saturday her reported partner, NFL star Travis Kelce, was in attendance.

The 12-time Grammy Award-winning pop star had a surprise in store for the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. Swift closed out her concert by tweaking the lyrics to her hit song "Karma" to include a nod to Kelce.

"Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me," she sang.

The original lyrics are: "Karma is the guy on the screen, coming straight home to me."

The eight-time Pro Bowler watched the concert alongside Swift's father, Scott, in a VIP tent, as footage posted to X by concertgoers shows. When Swift switched up her song, Kelce flashed a grin and covered his face as the singer's dad, who was wearing a Chiefs lanyard despite being a well-documented Philadelphia Eagles fan, tapped the two-time Super Bowl champion in excitement. They both then started waving their hands in the air as the song continued.

Once the show ended, video footage online showed Swift running backstage into the arms of Kelce, who kissed her.

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