The Moment singer nearly bursts into flames when the stage prop fails at a Brazilian concert, sending a huge fireball straight in his face
- Brazilian singer Xand Avião burned his right arm during a concert in São Paulo on Saturday night
- The pop artist was in the middle of his set at the Viixe Forró and Piseiro Festival when the stage prop machine ignited two flames
- One of the flames covered his arm for a few seconds before going out
- The 40-year-old was able to finish his performance and flew to Brasilia after the show to sing at another concert
This is the bizarre moment a Brazilian pop singer’s arm caught fire in the middle of a concert.
Xand Avião performed at the Arena das Dunas football stadium in Natal, Brazil on Saturday night as part of the Viixe Forró and Piseiro Festival.
Halfway through the show, one of the fog machines in front of the stage appeared to catch fire and blasted out a burst of flame as Avião approached.
Footage from the moment the crowd gasped as the singer disappeared behind a wall of flames.
The 40-year-old quickly backed away from the accidental flamethrower and rejoined his band.
Luckily he wasn’t injured and was able to complete his set.
Xand Avião was performing as part of the Viixe Forró and Piseiro festival at the Arena das Dunas football stadium in Natal, Brazil on Saturday night when one of the smoke machines in front of the stage seemed to catch fire, spouting a burst of flames
Brazilian pop singer Xand Avião was burned to death by a stage prop machine during a concert on Saturday night. The 40-year-old was singing in front of the stage as the machine ignited two large flames, including one that briefly covered his right arm
Brazilian pop artist Xand Avião was not injured in the incident and was able to exit the show
Avião later poked fun at the incident on Instagram.
“When I’m not on stage I’m working as a stunt double for Nicholas Cage on Ghost Rider…” the singer shared with his 9.7million followers on Tuesday.
Avião joked that film producers should contact his manager for future big screen appearances.
“Jokes aside, thank goodness it was just a scare, it’s okay!”
According to Outlet G1, Avião flew to Brasilia after the festival and performed at another concert. He was wearing an arm cuff at the site before dropping it.
“I lost the hair on my arms, I had a forced hair removal,” Avião said in a video post on Instagram Stories. “My head is hot, but that’s because I’m really hot. My topknot is intact, everything is fine.’
He warned artists of the dangers of getting too close to the flame prop machine.
“My singer friends, be careful with that thing over there. Some think it doesn’t burn, but it burns and burns hard.”
Brazilian singer Xand Avião carefully walked away from the stage after his right arm caught fire for a brief second