Katy Perry Stops Concert After Fan Collapses Onstage

The incident took place during the “Choose Your Own Adventure” segment of the show, when Perry traditionally invites audience members to accompany her in a performance of a fan-selected song from her catalog.

Footage of Sunday’s show, captured for posterity by Michigan-based outlet MLive, shows Perry welcoming four young fans, including one who identifies herself as McKenna, to the stage at Little Caesars Arena.

After a brief introduction, the 13-time Grammy nominee tells the fans they’ll be joining her in a live rendition of “The One That Got Away,” at which point McKenna collapses to the ground, prompting many in the crowd to gasp audibly.

Watch footage of the incident below.

Perry can be seen kneeling beside McKenna as members of her touring company come to the girl’s aid. Eventually, medical staff removed McKenna from the stage on a stretcher, according to reports.

Moments later, Perry asked her fans to join her in a brief prayer for McKenna so “that she will come back fully and brighter and better than ever.”

“It’s so much. Sometimes you’re so brave and you can get on stage, and it’s overwhelming,” she remarked, per Billboard. “I understand that feeling.”

Toward the end of the show, Perry assured the audience that McKenna had recovered and was “doing great,” but offered no further details.

Perry kicked off her Lifetimes Tour in April following the 2024 release of her latest album, “143.” The tour is set to conclude Dec. 7 in Abu Dhabi, following performances across the U.S., Latin America, Europe and Asia.

The Sunday show was Perry’s first performance in Michigan in seven years. The Detroit News commended the pop star for keeping her performance on track in spite of the unexpected drama while praising the concert as one of her “most satisfying shows, a focused piece that, while reveling in spectacle, avoided some of the momentum-reducing excesses of her previous productions.”