5 days ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Post Malone suffers onstage fall ahead of San Francisco show
Before bringing his Big Ass Stadium Tour to San Francisco, Post Malone had a big ass fall.
The Grammy-winner, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, fell off stage during a concert at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., a little more than a week before his first-ever headlining country tour is set to wrap up at Oracle Park on Tuesday, July 1.
A now-viral clip shared to TikTok shows the singer walking down the catwalk and kneeling down to raise his red Solo Cup to toast a fan while performing his hit duet with Blake Shelton, 'Somebody Pour Me a Drink,' at the June 21 show. But part of the stage quickly gave out, causing Post Malone to lose his balance, sending him to the floor as fans screamed.
'I am SO sorry Austin,' read the video caption, which was posted on June 22 and has amassed more than 626,000 likes. 'I love you! Such an amazing show.'
The Outside Lands 2024 headliner was able to quickly compose himself and finish the remainder of his set. So far, his subsequent shows have been going smoothly.
Post Malone's Arizona incident is far from the first time he's had to deal with onstage mishaps.
The rapper fell through a trap door during a St. Louis concert in September 2022 that sent him to the hospital for bruised ribs. He updated fans on his condition via a video shared to X, and wound up cancelling a Boston show a few days later due to ongoing pain.
That October, he twisted his ankle after stepping into a pyrotechnic hole onstage in Atlanta. He attempted to shake it off, but shared with fans that he was injured during the show.
Post Malone, who shot to fame in 2015 with his debut rap/R&B single 'White Iverson,' returned to his Texas roots last year, performing an all-country set at Southern California's Stagecoach festival. In August, he released his country debut album, 'F-1 Trillion.' Though he still performs hits from across his discography, including fan-favorite rap tracks, his aesthetic now largely centers on his new record.
Post Malone's current trek, which features support from Nashville country artist Jelly Roll, began in late April in Salt Lake City and has stopped at a total of 26 cities.
His San Francisco concert on Tuesday night marks his first Bay Area performance since his show at Mountain View's Shoreline Amphitheatre last August.
