Bring Me the Horizon Frontman Oliver Sykes Suffers Mild Concussion After Fan Throws Phone at Him
The UK rocker has shared that he's doing OK after the incident.
Whoever did this to Oliver Sykes, you might be doomed.
Sykes, the frontman of two-time Billboard Hot 100 hitmaking British rock band Bring Me the Horizon, suffered a mild concussion after an audience member tossed a phone onstage Monday night during the band’s concert in St. Louis.
In fan-captured footage of the incident, the offending phone can be seen striking Sykes in the head as he sang “Happy Song” from Bring Me the Horizon’s 2015 album That’s the Spirit.
“Who the f— just threw a phone at my f—ing head?” Sykes exclaims after getting hit and throwing the device back toward the crowd. In later footage, the singer can be seen feeling at his head and checking his hands, presumably for blood. While singing “Can You Feel My Heart,” Sykes pauses multiple times to continue rubbing his temples and forehead.
Following the incident, Sykes took to his Instagram Story on Tuesday (May 12) to update his fans and offer an explanation of what happened.
“Alright everyone – just wanted to let you know I’m all good,” Sykes writes. “The phone to the head definitely smarted and I ended up with a mild concussion, but the swelling’s gone down a decent amount already.”
Sykes also offered an apology to fans in the audience who witnessed how he performed after the incident.
Sykes continues: “Last night I was struggling a bit on stage afterwards because singing was putting a lot of pressure on the wound and making things feel a bit disorienting while performing, so I’m sorry on my part for what may of seemed like a half hearted performance.”
The rocker concluded by letting fans attending their Tuesday show in Kansas City that “everything should be fine for tonight’s gig.”
