Oli Sykes was hit in the head by a phone that a fan threw on stage during a Bring Me The Horizon gig in St. Louis, but now appears to be on the mend.
Oli Sykes has revealed that he had a mild concussion from a fan throwing a phone at his head during a Bring Me The Horizon show.
The incident took place during a show in St Louis on Monday (May 11) on the band’s current Ascension Program 2 tour across North America. Fan-filmed footage shows that while BMTH were playing Happy Song early on in their set, a fan threw a phone on stage and it hit Oli in the left temple.
“Who the fuck just threw a phone at my fuckin’ head?” he asked.
In footage from later in the show, he was seen rubbing his temple and looking uncomfortable. The band cut YOUTopia from the set and he left out his usual routine of coming down to the crowd for Drown.
Oli later addressed the incident on his Instagram story and confirmed he’d suffered a concussion but was already on the mend.
“Alright everyone – just wanted to let you know I’m all good. The phone to the head definitely smarted and I ended up with a mild concussion, but the swelling’s gone down a decent amount already,” he wrote.
“Last night I was struggling a bit on stage afterwards because singing was putting a lot of pressure on the wound and making things feel a bit disorienting while performing, so I’m sorry on my part for what may of seemed like a half hearted performance. Appreciate everyone checking in and worrying about me though. Everything should be fine for tonight’s gig.”
Fortunately, it hasn’t affected any of Bring Me The Horizon’s other tour dates and they performed as planned in Kansas City last night (May 12).
Catch Bring Me The Horizon's Count Your Blessings anniversary shows in Manchester on July 10-11 and across North America on the Third Ascension Program tour in September and October.
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