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Kelsea Ballerini got a not-so-welcome surprise during Wednesday night’s concert.
The country music artist was hit in the face on stage at Boise’s Idaho Botanical Garden when a member of the audience threw an unknown object at her.
Kelsey was playing “If You Go Down” when the incident happened, but stopped midway through the song.
Social media video Footage of the moment shows the 29-year-old talking to the violinist and checking his eyes. She then paused the show and went backstage.
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Back on stage, Ballerini asked the crowd, “Can I tell you what happened?”
As seen in TikTok videothe singer went on to voice concerns about “keeping everyone safe” on the show.
“If you feel insecure, let the people around you know. Always flag someone if they are pushing themselves too hard, or if you feel like you are. ?”
She continued, “I always want my own show. Every artist’s every show, but I’m the one in control of this show. I just want it to be a safe place for everyone.” We have a small child, can you help us with that tonight?”
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Kelsea Ballerini & Chase Stokes on the official red carpet for the CMT Music Awards
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Ballerini is the latest musician to suffer an injury on stage. Less than two weeks later, Bebe Rexha was hit in the face by a cell phone thrown during a concert.
The assault left Bebe with a bruise on her left eye, but she shared a photo on Instagram on June 19 with the caption, “I’m fine.”