Bring Me the Horizon's Oli Sykes Hit by Phone Thrown From Crowd During St. Louis Concert

Oli Sykes, frontman of Bring Me the Horizon, suffered a mild concussion after a member of the audience threw a phone that struck him on the head as the band performed in St. Louis on Monday. Sykes continued to perform despite the injury but cut one song from the band’s set as well as a fan interaction section.

He later wrote on social media that the phone to the head definitely smarted and he ended up with a mild concussion. Sykes added that the swelling’s gone down a decent amount already. Sykes wrote that he was struggling on stage afterwards because singing was putting pressure on the wound and making things feel disorienting.

The incident is the latest in a spate of similar events faced by musicians. Eric Clapton was performing in Madrid on 7 May when he was hit in the chest by a vinyl album in its sleeve thrown by a member of the audience towards the end of his set.

Clapton ended the concert without an expected encore. He performed in Barcelona on Sunday after the Madrid incident. The Guardian reported that throwing objects onto the stage has almost become routine, and not necessarily as a way to voice disapproval with a concert.

Fans often attempt to give gifts or get stars to take photos with their phones. A major spate of such incidents occurred in 2023. Pop star Bebe Rexha was left with a cut and swollen eye after a phone was thrown at her, while Harry Styles, Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Kelsea Ballerini and Steve Lacy all faced objects or drinks thrown at them, in some cases striking them.

Ava Max endured a fan rushing on stage and slapping her, injuring her eye. Pink told a fan “I don’t know how I feel about this” after they threw a bag of ashes on stage, reportedly of their late mother. ” She was again hit by an object at a concert in December 2024, though she was able to continue.

During her Las Vegas concert residency in 2023, Adele addressed the issue, telling the audience: “Have you noticed how people are like, forgetting show etiquette at the moment? People just throwing shit on stage … I fucking dare you. ” Last year, two concerts by country star Zach Bryan were affected by objects being thrown at him, one of them striking his leg.

Azealia Banks cut a German concert short after a cup was thrown at her, and in November, Sabrina Carpenter had to hurl a pair of furry handcuffs off stage that were thrown at her during a song. In March, country singer Riley Green was hit on his head by a phone thrown from the audience, causing him to bleed, though he continued the Melbourne concert.

Oli Sykes performed at Leeds festival in August 2025.