Eric Clapton ends concert early after getting hit by object

Eric Clapton ended a caller performance successful Spain early aft he was struck by an entity thrown by personification successful nan audience.

While performing astatine nan Movistar Arena successful Madrid connected May 7, a concertgoer threw what appeared to beryllium a vinyl grounds astatine nan legendary guitarist, according to fan-captured video of nan incident.

The viral clip shows Clapton stepping connected nan shape erstwhile he’s deed by nan object, which startled him and caused him to momentarily pause.

Clapton, 81, had conscionable vanished performing “Cocaine” and, aft being impacted by nan vinyl record, did not return to nan shape to execute “Before You Accuse Me” arsenic nan encore, arsenic he’s done pinch different shows connected nan European limb of his tour, reports Guitar World.

The musician didn’t look to beryllium injured, and performed successful Barcelona connected May 10.

Representatives for Clapton didn’t person a remark erstwhile contacted by Page Six.

The European limb of Clapton’s 2026 circuit kicked disconnected successful April and wraps pinch 3 dates successful Germany betwixt May 13 and May 17.

After a one-off show successful nan UK successful August, he’ll return his show crossed nan US pinch dates betwixt Sept. 6 and Sept. 27.

Clapton’s caller acquisition of having a vinyl grounds thrown astatine him is nan latest successful an unfortunate shape of bad behaviour from concertgoers successful caller years.

In 2023, Bebe Rexha sustained a achromatic eye aft a instrumentality threw a telephone astatine her mid-concert, and Kelsea Ballerini was struck by an chartless object, which immoderate reported to beryllium a bracelet, while performing.

The pursuing year, Nick Jonas rushed disconnected stage aft a crowd personnel pointed a laser astatine him, Zach Bryan stopped a show aft personification threw an entity astatine him and Billie Eilish was hit successful nan look pinch a bracelet.

In 2025, Katy Perry was grabbed by a instrumentality who stormed nan stage, and Luke Bryan was hit successful nan look pinch a ball during a concert.