Former One Direction member Harry Styles recently sparked concern among fans after he collapsed on stage during one of his latest concerts. The star has been on tour for weeks and was performing at Wembley Stadium in London when the incident occurred.
Harry Styles collapses on stage in London
On June 26, while performing on stage in London at Wembley Stadium, Styles collapsed in front of thousands of fans. While performing ‘As It Was,’ the singer was seen chugging water from a black bottle to perform one of his signature stunts, where he spits water into the air.According to videos circulated online, he was seen heaving and bending over for a few seconds before gradually collapsing and lying down on stage to catch his breath. He was seen coughing while pulling at the collars of his pale blue shirt as he struggled to breathe properly.Styles was seen trying to catch his breath after collapsing on stage, running his hands up and down his abdomen, which left fans at the venue worried for his well-being. However, after 10 to 20 seconds, the ‘Aperture’ singer got up from his position, seemingly recovered, and continued with the show.The singer continued the show afterwards and returned to Wembley Stadium on June 27.
Fans’ reactions to Harry Styles collapsing on stage
While the singer put on a show on June 27 and continued with his concert like a champ, many fans raised concerns about the management. Although everything happened quickly—in a small window of 10-20 seconds, leaving little time for response or action—many people pointed out that no one came to help the artist.One fan commented, “Omg! Harry Styles was choking at his concert yesterday! Why didn’t any of his team notice that he was struggling with his tie? This is so bad,” while another raised concerns and shared, “Someone should have come up to him on stage to check on him, he was clearly struggling and coughing. What is this management?” A fan on X pointed out that the singer may have also been struggling with his outfit, commenting, “Different angles of this look like he was really struggling with his tie.” Another fan of the singer quoted the video that has gone viral on social media and shared, “How do you expect me not to worry when you throw yourself to the ground like that? I would’ve jumped the fence.” Another person posted their concerns for the artist and said, “If he does that in front of me, I think I’d even have a heart attack from worry cuz I wouldn’t know if it was true or not.“Many others commented that they would have climbed over the barricade, and are surprised by the fact that no one from his team came to check on him after this. One person’s comment read, “If I were there, I would’ve jumped on stage to see if he’s okay or not.”The singer is currently on his ‘Together, Together’ tour and is completing his Wembley residency, where he is supposed to play 12 shows.
Wembley issues new rules amid heat wave at Harry Styles’ concert
As an ongoing heatwave affects Europe, Wembley Stadium introduced new rules for Styles’ residency ahead of the incident. On their website, the stadium’s official team issued a notice stating that water bottle policies were relaxed following the ongoing heatwaves, where many parts of Europe reached over 40 degrees Celsius.While normally metal water bottles are not allowed inside the venue, the stadium relaxed its rules, stating that both metal and hard plastic water bottles would be allowed inside. They also stated that water refilling stations would be available across the venue for fans to access.