Tina Arena berates fans for daring to use the bathroom during chaotic live show
Australian pop star Tina Arena left concertgoers stunned when she called out fans who tried to use the toilet mid-show.
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Iconic Australian pop star Tina Arena was left fuming after she spotted concertgoers sneaking off to use the bathroom during her show.
The Chains singer performed at the Palais theatre in Melbourne on Thursday night as part of her Don’t Ask Again tour.
Some fans who had paid up to $250 for a ticket to the show were spotted by the star getting up to use the toilet mid-performance, and Arena was heard heckling them as a result.
“Back in my day you wouldn’t leave to go to the toilet unless you were sh***ing your pants,” shouted the star, who last year opened up about seeking therapy.
The drama continued later on in the night when Arena was forced to stop a brawl that had broken out between two of her fans.
Arena paused her show to chastise the man and woman who were hurling abuse at each other before security eventually intervened.
“Ladies and gentlemen, if we could please just have some calm in this hall, I would really, really appreciate it,” said the star.
“Sorry about this, ladies and gentlemen. I have never experienced anything like this in 50 years.
“If there’s something that needs to be discussed, please do it outside. I won’t commence the show until this is the case.
Channel 7 reporter Peter Ford shared more insight into the incident, revealing that one of the fans “threw themselves on the ground” at one point during the ruckus.
“We don’t expect this to happen at a Tina Arena concert,” Ford said.
“We don’t know what caused it. We certainly know that people who were shouting abuse at each other were not easily going to leave. Security did have to intervene.
“One woman threw herself on the ground and said, ‘don’t you dare touch me’. The show had to stop. It happened right at the foot of the stage.
He continued: “It was not like it was happening at the back and people didn’t know about it.
“It was clear the show had to stop until this was resolved.
“To her credit, calling upon those 50 years (of performing), Tina, of course, stayed very calm and collected. She was very resolute that all these people who were warring should be leaving the theatre.”
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