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The rocker was injured so badly during a fan attack at a 1971 concert in London that his bandmates initially thought he was dead. An audience member rushed the stage and knocked Zappa down onto the concrete-floored orchestra pit, causing multiple fractures, head trauma and injuries to his back, leg and neck. Zappa also suffered a crushed larynx; his voice reportedly dropped a third lower after healing. —Jeff Royer (Photo: file photo, AP Images)
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With Fans Like T...For some artists, the most precarious item a fan is likely to toss onstage is a bra. For others, rocks and bottles are the projectiles of choice. Needless to say, some people have funny ways of showing their affection. Click through to see which musicians have tangled with their unruly fans. —Jeff Royer (Photos: Getty Images)
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Miley CyrusThe former Disney starlet was caught on camera swearing at a group of fans in Costa Rica over the 2011 holidays. After pausing during her vacation to sign a few autographs, Cyrus attempted to board a helicopter, angering at least one fan who’d been waiting in line. The fan yelled out an obscenity at the 19-year-old star, who spun around and promptly returned the favor. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Frazer Harrison, Getty Images)
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RihannaRihanna got roughed up by a fan in May 2011 as she performed on the streets of New York for the kickoff of the “Today” show’s summer concert series. As the pop star launched into a rendition of “S&M,” a male fan reached out, caught her and yanked her up against a metal barricade. Rihanna pulled herself free and security pounced on the fan, and the show went on. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Ian Gavan, Getty Images)
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Keith RichardsWhen a fan rushed the stage during a 1981 Rolling Stones concert in Hampton, Virginia, guitarist Keith Richards did not take it well. After spotting the fan heading towards Mick Jagger, Richards coolly unstrapped his Telecaster and clocked the offending fan in the head. He then plugged his guitar back in and casually resumed playing. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Jan Pitman, AP Images)
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Justin BieberThe teen pop star was midway through a May 2011 performance in Sydney when six eggs were launched from the crowd onto the stage, narrowly missing Bieber and his pair of backup dancers. Strangely enough, the latter four eggs appear to have been dropped from above, indicating that Bieber’s stage crew may have been in on the act. The teen wonder returned to the stage shortly after the mess was cleaned up and resumed his show. His fans weren’t nearly as forgiving, however, and took to Twitter en masse to voice their displeasure. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images)
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GameRapper Game mixed it up with a fan at a December 2011 concert in Oslo, Norway. After an unidentified man chucked a vodka bottle at the stage, the startled rapper cut the music and challenged the fan to a fight. “Next time you throw something, I’m just gonna ask someone next to you who threw it, we gonna jump over there, and we gonna f*** you up,” Game yelled before hopping off the stage onto the floor. The fan wisely kept quiet. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Christopher Polk, Getty Images)
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Avril LavigneThe Canadian pop princess was attacked onstage during a February 2011 tour stop in Brazil. Lavigne was perched atop a piano, getting ready to treat her fans to a “special song,” when a man suddenly appeared on the right side of the stage and rushed at the unsuspecting singer. After being grabbed by the assailant, Lavigne squealed into the microphone and scampered across the piano to safety. Security guards grabbed the mystery man, hauled him off the stage and more than likely taught him a lesson or two about attacking defenseless celebrities. Fortunately, Lavigne regained her composure relatively quickly and was able to laugh off the incident. “Just getting in the moment there! Let's try that again,” she giggled before launching into a cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You.” —Jeff Royer (Photo: Slaven Vlasic, Getty Images)
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AkonThe R&B star chose an interesting form of retaliation against an unruly fan during a June 2007 concert in New York. The trouble began when an audience member hurled an object onstage, setting off the short tempered Senegalese star. Akon asked the crowd to point out the culprit. A member of his security team identified a 15-year-old boy and lifted him up onto the stage. Akon then proceeded to hoist the boy onto his shoulders and fling him into the crowd like a rag doll. He was later charged with endangering the welfare of a minor and second-degree harassment. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Kevin Winter, Getty Images)
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Tim McGrawMcGraw, who is never shy about ejecting unruly fans from his concerts, got hands-on during a June 2008 tour stop in Washington state. After witnessing a fan roughing up a woman in the front row, the country star called security while reaching off the stage, grabbing onto the enormous man’s arm and shirt and hauling him onto the stage. The fan then charged McGraw, who was waiting with a clenched fist to finish what he started. Security intervened, however, and the man was dragged off the stage before any more shenanigans could take place. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Frazer Harrison, Getty Images)
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Axl RoseDuring a 1991 concert in St. Louis, Axl Rose did what Axl Rose does best: freak out. What prompted the freakout was the sight of a camera – something he does not tolerate at Guns N’ Roses concerts. "Take that! Get that guy, and take that!” Rose yelled to security. After security took longer than Axl would have liked, he took matters into his own hands. “I'll take it!” he yelled, and hurled himself into the crowd to retrieve the camera himself. Rose was eventually hauled back onto the stage, where he hurled insults at the venue’s security crew before tossing his mic and fleeing the stage. The drama didn’t end there. When the house lights went up 10 minutes later, fans rioted, damaging the venue and sending 60 people to the hospital. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Nousha Salimi, AP Images)
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Keri HilsonThe R&B starlet was performing her last song of the night during a September 2011 concert in Paris when an overzealous male fan jumped onstage, grabbed her and tried to force a kiss and a hug. Security stepped in quickly and taught the man a harsh lesson about assaulting a pop star. A visibly upset Hilson quickly regained her composure and asked the guards to ease up on the man, saying, “Leave him alone, he just wants another kiss.” —Jeff Royer (Photo: David Livingston, Getty Images)
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Pete WentzThe former Fall Out Boy bassist had a scuffle with a heckling fan at a 2008 acoustic gig in Chicago. Wentz apparently pretended to laugh it off when the fan repeatedly interrupted the set to mock him for being a sell-out and make disparaging remarks about his then-wife Ashlee Simpson. But when the band left the stage after the set, Wentz expressed his feelings in a more tangible way. The offending fan was found on the floor bleeding from his nose and ears. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Frazer Harrison, Getty Images)
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Noel GallagherThe Oasis guitarist was left in sorry shape after being assaulted during a 2008 concert in Toronto. A fan rushed the stage halfway through “Morning Glory” and pushed Gallagher off the stage and onto a rack of monitors, breaking three of his ribs and causing the cancellation of several shows. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Jo Hale, Getty Images)
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Frank ZappaThe rocker was injured so badly during a fan attack at a 1971 concert in London that his bandmates initially thought he was dead. An audience member rushed the stage and knocked Zappa down onto the concrete-floored orchestra pit, causing multiple fractures, head trauma and injuries to his back, leg and neck. Zappa also suffered a crushed larynx; his voice reportedly dropped a third lower after healing. —Jeff Royer (Photo: file photo, AP Images)
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PitbullThe Miami rapper took exception to a fan at a 2009 concert in Colorado who insisted on repeatedly “making it rain,” or tossing money onto the stage. At Pitbull’s invite, the fan then climbed onto the stage, where he made the mistake of tossing yet another fistful of money into the rapper’s face. Pitbull responded by dropping the fan to the floor with a solid punch to the face, all without missing a note of the song he was performing. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images)
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Bring Me the Hor...British metalcore stars Bring Me the Horizon ended their November 6, 2011 concert in Helsinki with a bang. Prior to the band’s final songs, singer Oli Sykes headed into the crowd to confront a disrespectful fan. A fight broke out, and guitarist Jona Weinhofen came to Sykes’ aid. By the time security broke up the scuffle, the guitarist was left with a broken hand. —Jeff Royer (Photo: Simone Joyner, Getty Images)
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