Kesha Says She ‘Didn’t Know’ Prop Knife Was Swapped for Real Blade at Lollapalooza

Kesha‘s Lollapalooza knife-wielding efficiency was apparently rather more actual than anybody knew—together with the ‘We R Who We R’ singer.

“Sooooo apparently the prop knife went lacking and so they changed it with an actual butcher knife stolen from the kitchen,” the 37-year-old claimed by way of X hours after her Thursday, August 1, efficiency. “and that i didn’t know. until now. so watch that once more…..”

On the widespread Chicago music pageant, the pop star brandished a knife on stage throughout her efficiency of the 2010 Animal album minimize ‘Backstabber.’

The singer restricted the knowledge shared by the one tweet and didn’t contact on who was accountable. As a substitute, Kesha appeared excited and happy about her general pageant look, sharing extra footage from the set.

She even shared one picture on X of her crouched down with one knee on the stage and her proper hand holding up the sharp kitchen knife with the caption studying “new relationship app profile pic.”

However the energetic efficiency, now seen in another way with the regarding reveal, raised questions on security, particularly because the singer flaunted the blade round earlier than pretending to stab her dancers.

On Reddit, one widespread remark learn: “How do they go for a REAL knife as a substitute of getting a backup prop knife?? Thank God nothing occurred for the reason that knife was the focus of the track and a part of the choreography was ‘stabbing at’ her backup dancers.”

“Yikes. Why wouldn’t you inform her!!” one other netizen questioned why the artist wouldn’t learn of the change, which might have resulted in a horrible accident.

Yet another added: “That’s so wild and unbelievably harmful, contemplating a part of the choreography is for her to ‘stab’ at her dancers.”

“On prime of stabbing at her dancers, she’s flailing it round in a hand that’s moist with faux blood from the track earlier than,” one other person identified. “If that flew out of her hand and at her dancers or into the gang…”

Lollapalooza, which debuted as a touring occasion in 1991, expanded internationally in 2010, now with festivals throughout the globe in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Sweden, France, and India. Headliners included Blink 182, The Killers, SZA, Megan Thee Stallion, and Melanie Martinez.

Different artists who carried out Thursday at Chicago’s Grant Park included Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier, Chappell Roan, and Tyla.