Doja Cat is being praised for pausing her concert to help a fan in need as she becomes the youngest artist to do so four months after Travis Scott’s Astroworld tragedy left 10 dead.
The 26-year-old Los Angeles native was performing at Lollapalooza Argentina on Saturday when she stopped her set for five minutes to help a fan.
Towards the end of her performance, the singer suddenly began saying, “Wait, wait, wait,” and motioned for her entourage to stop the music.
Caring: Doja Cat is being praised for pausing her concert to help a fan in need as she becomes the youngest artist to do so four months after Travis Scott’s Astroworld tragedy left 10 dead
The 26-year-old Los Angeles native was performing at Lollapalooza Argentina on Saturday when she stopped her set for five minutes to help a fan
‘Somebody needs help over there!’ she exclaimed, pointing to a spot in the crowd while her fans cheered her on.
‘Is that right? I’m right? Anyone need help?’ she asked, trying to assess the situation quickly.
“I love you guys, I really do. But we can’t allow that. I’m not just going to . . . as long as someone goes out there,” she said in a worried tone.
Sending a message: Towards the end of her performance, the singer suddenly began saying, “Wait, wait, wait,” and motioned for her entourage to stop the music
‘Is that right? I’m right? Anyone need help?’ she inquired, trying to assess the situation quickly while pointing at the crowd
“I love you guys, I really do. But we can’t allow that. I’m not just going to . . . as long as someone goes out there,” she said in a worried tone
“Guys over there in that circle who just signaled to me if everything is ok then just go like that. just do that just wait If it’s not okay, don’t do anything, but if it’s okay, just do something with your hands like this,” she said, motioning for the crowd to signal her.
Doja continued to wait about five minutes for approval to proceed, telling the crowd that she “cannot proceed if things are not good”.
“I want to ask you a question. Is it important that everyone here gets home safely? Make noise when everyone who needs to get home safely gets home safely. Then you’re on my side, right? That’s all that matters,’ she said.
“Guys over there in that circle who just signaled to me if everything is ok then just go like that. just do that just wait If it’s not okay, don’t do anything, but if it’s okay, just do something with your hands like this,” she said, motioning for the crowd to signal her
Doja continued to wait about five minutes for approval to proceed, telling the crowd that she “cannot proceed if things are not good”.
“I want to ask you a question. Is it important that everyone here gets home safely? Make noise when everyone who needs to get home safely gets home safely. Then you’re on my side, right? That’s all that matters,’ she said
“These things happen. It’s a lot of people and people get knocked down. That is much. If you can see it from the perspective I’m seeing it from, it’s a lot of people. Nobody is to blame, everyone wants to be here.”
Performers have prioritized safety since 10 people were killed during rapper Travis Scott’s deadly Astroworld festival in November 2021, which ended in a deadly crush.
“Do you see what I’m saying? So don’t be sad or upset. I will come back. I will, I promise,’ she said, worried that she might not be able to continue.
Tragedy: Performers have prioritized safety since 10 people were killed during rapper Travis Scott’s deadly Astroworld festival in November 2021, which ended in a deadly crush
But eventually the situation was confirmed to be okay and she immediately bounced back and kicked off with her hit song Say So Much to the delight of fans.
This comes a month after Billie Eilish abandoned a concert to give an inhaler to a fan who had a medical emergency.
The 20-year-old performer was in the middle of a show at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena when she spotted a concert-goer trapped in a pit near the front of the stage’s catwalk and requiring medical attention, according to TMZ.
She seemed to allude to Scott’s deadly Astroworld Festival while shaming the rapper’s on-stage behavior.
Caution: Billie Eilish stopped a concert to give an inhaler to a fan who had a medical emergency on Sunday before appearing to denounce Travis Scott’s behavior at his deadly Astroworld festival; She performs on February 3rd
After noticing the distraught fan, Eilish halted her show and directed the medical staff to help the fan, then asked the other contestants to step back and let the person in question regain their composure.
She then seemed to allude to Travis Scott’s behavior at the Astroworld Festival in November, saying, “I’ll wait until people are okay before moving on.”
The singer’s comment got the audience cheering loudly and she continued her show.