After a hectic week that was highlighted by rushing his son, Memphis, to the emergency room with a fractured collarbone, Jason Aldean returned to his Full Throttle Tour this past weekend. Hitting Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rogers, Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri, the “She’s Country” singer performed a string of sold-out shows across both amphitheaters and arenas.
Despite all three concerts going off without a hitch and Aldean treating fans to a wide selection of his 30 #1 hits throughout his career, there were still some head-scratching moments from fans during the shows.
Beginning with the most random one, on Friday, July 18th, during his show in Rogers, Arkansas, Aldean stopped the concert for a moment to highlight the fact that a fan threw their food on the stage. In the video, Aldean says, “I don’t know what’s going on out here. I came out a second ago, and there’s french fries, pickles, tomato… Is somebody having a picnic over here? What’s going on?”
Just the day before in Tulsa, Aldean also got a phone tossed at him on stage during a performance of his 2014 smash hit, “Burnin’ It Down.” In a TikTok by user, Cm lane, the phone is shown getting thrown behind the Georgia native on stage. Clearly confused, he looks back at it before picking it up and throwing it back into the crowd to return it.
While it’s safe to say that the fan simply wanted Aldean to take a photo or video onstage, it still begs the question, “Why randomly toss your phone to him while he’s clearly not looking?” And on top of that, there’s probably a strong chance you won’t always be able to get it back.
While neither of these instances shows any malicious intent by fans in the crowd, it’s just another example in the long line of poor concert etiquette that artists have been dealing with over the years. Sure, there’s always going to be unruly fans wherever you go; however, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that these issues are continuing to increase.
From fights becoming more and more frequent, artists getting phones and drinks hurled at them and artists such as Morgan Wallen getting grabbed while walking through fans, there needs to be a serious discussion about fan behavior moving forward.
Upcoming dates for the Full Throttle Tour include the following:
- July 24 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
- July 25 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
- July 26 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Aug 7 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
- Aug 8 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
- Aug 9 — Pittsburgh, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
- Aug 14 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
- Aug 15 — Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
- Aug 16 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
- Aug 21 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park
- Aug 22 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion